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Carter O’Donnell is surprise starter at LG for Cardinals

O’Donnell became the Cardinals’ fourth different starter at left guard this season.

The Arizona Cardinals started their game on Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons with a new starting left guard. With Elijah Wilkinson on injured reserve and Trystan Colon ruled out for the second straight game with a calf injury, Dennis Daley was expected to get the start.

He didn’t.

It was Carter O’Donnell, who became the fourth player to start at left guard for Arizona.

O’Donnell had not even dressed for a game for the Cardinals until last week.

He finished the game at right guard when Will Hernandez exited with a knee injury.

He was even questionable to play this week. He suffered an ankle injury in practice.

Last week was his first NFL game and his start against the Falcons was the first of his career.

The Cardinals acquired O’Donnell via a waiver claim before the season began.

So far this season, Elijah Wilkinson started six games at left guard. Trystan Colon started two and Daley one before O’Donnell started on Sunday.

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Cardinals claim OL Carter O’Donnell off waivers from Colts

Carter O’Donnell was claimed by the Cardinals.

The Arizona Cardinals were awarded offensive lineman Carter O’Donnell off the waiver wire from the Indianapolis Colts, according to the league’s transaction wire Thursday.

O’Donnell, who initially made the 53-man roster for Indy, was waived as a corresponding move following the waiver claims the Colts made Wednesday, which included the addition of two offensive linemen.

O’Donnell has yet to play in an NFL regular-season game and has been with the Colts since joining the roster as an undrafted free-agent rookie following the 2021 NFL draft. He missed the entire 2022 season due to a foot injury.

Cardinals land another O-lineman on waiver claim

O’Donnell spent the last three seasons with the Colts but has not yet played in an NFL game.

The Arizona Cardinals continue to be active on the waiver wire. After acquiring six players on Wednesday off waivers, they added a seventh on Thursday, the team announced.

They were awarded former Indianapolis Colts offensive lineman Carter O’Donnell.

He is 6-foot-5 and 305 pounds. He spent the last three seasons with the Colts, bouncing between the practice squad and active roster, although he has yet to appear in an NFL game.

He signed with the Colts in 2020 as an undrafted rookie out of the University of Alberta in Canada. He is Canadian.

He earned second-team All-Candian honors in 2018 and then first-team honors in 2019, his final year at Alberta.

He is the Cardinals’ 10th offensive lineman and fourth now on the roster who was not with the team before final cuts.

The Cardinals, following this move and placing guard Dennis Daley and linebacker Myjai Sanders on injured reserve, still have a roster vacancy.

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Colts place TE Jelani Woods on IR among several roster moves

Jelani Woods will start the season on the injured reserve list.

The Indianapolis Colts tight end Jelani Woods was placed on the injured reserve list among several roster moves, the team announced Wednesday.

Woods has been dealing with a torn hamstring since the start of training camp, which was the reaggravation of the injury he dealt with during the spring workouts.

The second-year tight end was held out of the majority of training camp and the entirety of the preseason. Because he was placed on the injured reserve list after the waiver process concluded, he will be eligible to return but after he’s forced to miss the first four games of the season.

The Colts made three roster claims Wednesday in the forms of offensive tackle Ryan Hayes, guard Josh Sills and linebacker Isaiah Land.

In order to make room on the roster for those three waiver claims, the Colts waived defensive tackle McTelvin Agim and guard/tackle Carter O’Donnell. They also released wide receiver Isaiah McKenzie, who was almost immediately re-signed to the roster.

Studs and duds from Colts’ preseason win over Eagles

Studs and duds from the Colts’ preseason win over the Eagles.

The Indianapolis Colts officially concluded the preseason Thursday night with a 27-13 win over the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field.

Though the Eagles rested their starters, the Colts had their starting units on the field for the entire first half before giving way to the second and third teams.

Rookie quarterback Anthony Richardson got the start and found himself in the gray area. He showed plenty of promise but also some extreme growing pains, which is to be expected throughout the entire regular season. So he won’t be on this list.

Regardless, here’s a look at the studs and duds from the Colts’ preseason win over the Eagles:

1 veteran player on roster bubble at each position for Colts

Taking a look at one Colts’ veteran on the roster bubble from each position.

The Indianapolis Colts are just weeks away from the start of training camp when the team will arrive at the Grand Park Sports Complex in Westfield.

Bringing in a rookie head coach and new coaching staff on the offensive side of the ball means there will be a lot of competition taking place throughout the roster.

Training camp and the preseason will be the best time for players to make their cases for the 53-man roster. For this exercise, we’re going to look at veteran players from each position who are on the roster bubble.

We’ll try to include as many relevant veterans as possible, ones who carry some weight but realistically may be on the fringe of the roster.

Here’s a look at one veteran player on the roster bubble from each position for the Colts:

Grading the Colts’ free agency moves in 2023

Grading every move the Colts have made in free agency this offseason.

The Indianapolis Colts have turned their attention to the 2023 NFL draft after making some waves since the opening of free agency last month.

While the Colts are still likely to add a handful of pieces to the roster before the draft—specifically at cornerback and offensive line—the majority of their moves have been made in free agency.

If and when those moves are made before the draft, we’ll add them to this list of grades.

Even with the noise quieting down, we’re still tracking the moves the Colts are making in free agency and will do so through the month of April.

Here’s a look at our grades for the Colts’ moves in free agency, which also includes the notable moves of a trade and the release of a pair of starters:

Colts to re-sign OT Carter O’Donnell

The Colts are re-signing pending free-agent OT Carter O’Donnell.

The Indianapolis Colts reached an agreement with pending free-agent offensive tackle Carter O’Donnell ahead of the official start of free agency Wednesday.

O’Donnell has been with the Colts since he joined the team as an undrafted rookie free agent following the 2020 NFL draft. During that entire time, he’s been a practice squad body and has yet to see action in a regular season game. He spent the 2022 season on the injured reserve list.

Still, the Colts want to continue his development and are bringing him back for another season.

O’Donnell is likely to be a fringe roster player throughout the offseason, but the Colts clearly like him as a project.

A product of Canada, O’Donnell attended the University of Alberta, playing for the Golden Bears from 2016-2019. He attended the 2020 East-West Shrine Bowl, which is likely where the Colts first caught a glimpse of him.

There is a need for the Colts to add depth at right tackle behind starter Braden Smith while also bringing in both depth and competition at left tackle with projected starter Bernhard Raimann, who is going into his second season.

O’Donnell will be fighting this offseason for one of the final spots in the offensive line room as he hopes to be an active player for the first time in his NFL career.

Keep up to date with the latest news, signings and rumors through our free agency tracker for the Colts.

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Colts sign C Alex Mollette, place two on IR

The Colts signed C Alex Mollette and placed two on the injured reserve list.

The Indianapolis Colts signed center Alex Mollette and placed offensive tackle Carter O’Donnell and wide receiver John Hurst on the injured reserve list, the team announced Tuesday.

O’Donnell left the practice early on Saturday night and didn’t return. It isn’t clear what happened with Hurst, who signed with the team just before training camp started.

What is clear is that their season is over. Any player placed on the injured reserve list before roster cuts are not allowed to return unless they get waived with an injury settlement.

Mollette re-joins the Colts after being among the first wave of undrafted rookie free agents to sign with the team following the 2022 NFL draft.

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3 UDFA rookies who could make the Colts roster

Which UDFAs have the best chance to make it?

The Indianapolis Colts have had a long track record of finding undrafted free agents over the years. They currently have the longest streak of having at least one undrafted free agent make the initial 53-man roster going into the season at 21 consecutive seasons.

With the offseason program being completely flipped on its heels, this season will be very tough for an undrafted free agent to make the Colts’ roster. There have been no organized team activities, or mini-camps, and those workouts are primarily used for undrafted free agents to make a name for themselves.

Now, with training camp being very limited in terms of on-field activity, and without any preseason games, plus it looks unlikely the Colts will have any scrimmage games with another team, it’s a long shot an undrafted free agent makes this roster.

But, the undrafted free agents have a chance, and here are a few that could make the Colts initial 53-man roster and continue the streak the Colts have held over the years:

DE Kendall Coleman

The defensive lineman out of Syracuse has a ways to go, but he’s got a chance. Coleman was a UDFA from Syracuse, and not many fans know his name, but they should.

Coleman has a long history with Colts legendary pass rusher Robert Mathis to the point where the duo have been working together. Suffice it to say, Coleman has impressed Mathis.

Coleman will be in a deep camp battle as he’ll be fighting for backup snaps with Al-Quadin Muhammad, Ben Banogu, and Tyquan Lewis. Depending on how many defensive ends the Colts keep, Coleman could sneak on the roster come September.

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