Former Notre Dame star and four-year NFL veteran Sheldon Day has a new home as the defensive lineman signed a deal with the Indianapolis Colts on Wednesday. The defensive lineman finds his third NFL franchise having previously spent time in Jacksonville before going to San Francisco in mid-2017 and eventually playing on their NFC Championship team last year.
Day rejoins defensive line-mate DeForest Buckner who he played alongside in San Francisco and who the Colts traded a first round pick for last week.
In his four NFL seasons Day has six career sacks and 53 tackles, 14 of which were recorded for a loss.
Welcome home, @SheldonDay_91! pic.twitter.com/wDAQlnYeXm
— Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) March 25, 2020
Day returns home as he grew up in Indianapolis and attended Warren Central High School and was the runner up in the 2011 voting for the state’s Mr. Football award. In Indianapolis he will rejoin his former Notre Dame teammate Quenton Nelson who will be entering his third NFL season in 2020. The two played together at Notre Dame in both the 2014 and 2015 seasons.
Day’s deal with the Colts is said to be for one year with the financial terms not yet being announced.
If you have a couple minutes – enjoy Sheldon Day ripping up the track during his time at Notre Dame:
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