Eli Ankou made the Cleveland Browns 53-man roster after the initial cutdowns on the back of a strong training camp. The Browns cut him on Sunday however, claiming Vincent Taylor at DT and exposing Ankou to waivers.
Despite the Browns keeping an open spot on the 16-man practice squad for Ankou, the plans to keep Ankou have been dashed. The Indianapolis Colts claimed Ankou off waivers on Monday, per Jake Trotter of ESPN. The move has yet to be officially announced on the NFL’s transaction log.
Ankou thrived in training camp at disrupting passing lanes and looked effective at plugging holes in the run game. The Canadian will now help bolster a Colts defense that just lost DT Sheldon Day to injured reserve.