See that photo above? That was Indianapolis Colts offensive lineman Jared Veldheer — a veteran tackle who has played with the Raiders, Cardinals, Broncos, Packers and Colts in his career — celebrating a touchdown with his teammates last weekend in the Colts’ loss to the Buffalo Bills.
This weekend, Veldheer could be celebrating touchdowns with another playoff team: the Green Bay Packers. If he plays, he would be the first player in NFL history to play two playoff games for two different teams in the postseason?
How is that possible, you ask?
It all has to do with the practice squad rules in a season like no other. From ESPN:
He is allowed to sign with Green Bay because he was on the Colts’ practice squad and was elevated only for the Colts’ playoff game Saturday and not signed to the 53-man roster. In addition, he should be allowed to practice immediately because was in the Colts’ COVID-19 testing program.
It’s quite a continuation of Veldheer’s story after he’d been lured out of retirement by the Colts.
I know Packer fans know Jared Veldheer, but some new interesting details about him from Zak’s recent story: https://t.co/79gFjL39ig
— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) January 11, 2021
A pretty wild story, isn’t it?
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