The Indianapolis Colts announced on Monday that they have waived cornerback Dallis Flowers.
Flowers will go on waivers, and if unclaimed, he will become a free agent free to sign where he chooses.
Coming off an Achilles injury in 2023 that limited him to only four games, Flowers hasn’t been able to regain that form we saw last year prior to the injury.
What was thought to be one of the bigger positional battles during training camp between him and Jaylon Jones never materialized.
Then, with JuJu Brents placed on injured reserve after Week 1, Flowers and Sam Womack split snaps across from Jones in Weeks 2 and 3, but in the two most recent games, Womack has seen the bulk of that playing time.
Over 58 coverage snaps this season, Flowers has allowed five completions on five targets, giving up a hefty 22.2 yards per catch. He was also responsible for the 85-yard Brian Thomas touchdown in Sunday’s game against Jacksonville.
In regards to filling Flowers’ spot on the 53-man roster, the Colts could look to make an outside addition–although at this time of the year, I’m not sure who that would even be. Or they could sign one of Kelvin Joseph, Gregory Junior, Jaylin Simpson, or David Long–who has been elevated to the game-day roster the last two weeks–from the practice squad.
GM Chris Ballard was banking on the development of his young cornerback room this season to help elevate the play of this position group but outside of Jaylon Jones, that hasn’t happened. Brents is on IR, while Flowers, Darrell Baker, Jaylin Simpson, and Micah Abraham were all waived, with Simpson returning to the practice squad.
Fortunately, the addition of Womack during roster cutdowns has helped provide a bit of stability to this unit.
(This article was updated with additional information.)