Veterans and rookies for the Indianapolis Colts will report for training camp on July 24th, with the first practice taking place on July 25th.
Between now and then I will be previewing the Colts’ 91-man roster with a look back at each player’s 2023 season, along with what’s ahead for 2024.
I’ll be going through the Colts’ roster alphabetically, so up next is cornerback Chris Lammons. To stay up to date with our other previews, be sure to head over to Colts Wire.
2023 Season Review
Lammons would spend most of the 2023 season on the Colts’ practice squad but was signed to the active roster in mid-December and appeared on defense in the team’s Week 17 matchup with Las Vegas.
In that game, Lammons was the Colts’ slot cornerback for that game with Kenny Moore inactive dealing with an injury. Lammons allowed four completions on six targets for 41 yards and one pass breakup, with a quarterback passer rating when targeted of just 86.1.
On special teams, Lammons appeared in three games over the course of the season. He was elevated to the active roster in Weeks 8 and 9 and was signed to the active roster for the team’s Week 16 matchup. Lammons played 58 snaps primarily across three different phases of the special teams unit and logged two tackles.
2024 Season Preview
Although the cornerback position for the Colts has its question marks, this is a somewhat crowded room with the additions of Jaylin Simpson and Micah Abraham in the draft.
What we know right now is that Moore will be in the slot, JuJu Brents will be starting at one of the boundary positions, while Jaylon Jones and Dallis Flowers will be competing for the playing time at the other.
Presumably, Simpson and Abraham may be the favorites to round out the cornerback room on the 53-man roster, given that they are recent draft picks. However, as we saw just last year with Darius Rush, that doesn’t necessarily make them a roster lock either.
The Colts have options when it comes to the boundary cornerback position, but the backup nickel role behind Moore may be up for grabs this summer. Abraham played on the boundary in college, but the Colts believe he can play inside. The team also signed undrafted rookie Clay Fields, who will presumably play from the slot as well.
Then there is Lammons, who is easily the most experienced of that trio, having played 239 defensive snaps since entering the NFL in 2018. When it comes to backup roles, that experience can either be viewed as valuable or the team could decide they’d rather roster the younger, higher upside player, like Abraham in this instance.
Lammons did not participate in the OTA or minicamp practices and was seen with a boot on his left ankle–although, according to The Athletic’s James Boyd, Lammons had only a brace on for the final day of practice. It’s unknown if what Lammons was dealing with will impact his availability for the start of training camp.