Former Florida safety Shawn Davis is going to be sticking around in Indianapolis after all, at least for the time being. After the rookie fifth-round pick was released on Tuesday, the team brought Davis back the following day to join the practice squad.
Davis didn’t have a great preseason. Though he totaled 10 tackles in the Colts’ three games, he also dropped what should have been a sure interception in the team’s preseason finale, which certainly didn’t do him any favors in terms of trying to make the 53-man roster.
At UF, Davis started 15 games at safety in his final two years and was one of the strengths of the secondary. He returned for his senior season in 2020 hoping to boost his draft stock, but injuries limited him to just seven appearances, and his interception total dropped from three to two.
There were concerns entering the draft about his coverage abilities, and those preseason struggles seem to have demonstrated that. However, Indianapolis saw enough to put him on the practice squad, and he’ll hope for a chance to join the Colts active roster or that someone else scoops him up and adds him to theirs.
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