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Colts WR Daurice Fountain signed his ERFA tender

Daurice Fountain signed his tender.

Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Daurice Fountain signed his exclusive rights free agent tender, the team announced Tuesday.

Fountain is now under contract on the one-year deal, which is worth $675,000 for the 2020 season. The former fifth-round pick has had a rough start to his career but there is promise he can bounce back.

Seemingly primed for a role in the offense during training camp, Fountain was enjoying plenty of success. But he suffered a dislocated ankle that ended his season before it could even begin.

Now, Fountain will be returning on a one-year deal while competing for a spot in the room. The Colts haven’t made any additions to the wide receiver room in free agency but they could still do so in a small way. Most are expecting the Colts to hit the draft hard at the wide receiver position.

When looking at the depth chart, Fountain is probably sitting somewhere at WR4 behind T.Y. Hilton, Zach Pascal and Parris Campbell. Depending on how many wide receivers are brought in this offseason, Fountain could be fighting for his roster spot again.

Regardless, he will have the chance to do so having signed the ERFA tender on Tuesday.

Report: Colts place tender on ERFA WR Daurice Fountain

Colts are bringing back Daurice Fountain.

The Indianapolis Colts are placing a tender on exclusive rights free agent wide receiver Daurice Fountain, per Joel A. Erickson of The Indianapolis Star.

Given that he was an exclusive rights free agent, the Colts have total control over Fountain’s contract. Once they extend the tender to the player, they have to sign the deal or sit out the season. Teams can’t contact tendered ERFAs.

The Colts had to place the tender on Fountain—and any other restricted or ERFAs—before the new league year begins on Wednesday. If they didn’t, Fountain would become an unrestricted free agent.

Fountain is a promising young wide receiver who saw his 2019 season end during training camp when he suffered a dislocated ankle. He was making his way toward a roster spot before suffering the season-ending injury.

Fountain was selected by the Colts in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL draft out of Northern Iowa.

WATCH: Colts WR Daurice Fountain progressing from ankle injury

Can Daurice Fountain break through in 2020?

There were some high hopes that wide receiver Daurice Fountain would find a role in the wide receiver room for the Indianapolis Colts, but all of that was shot down when he suffered a broken ankle during training camp.

It was an unfortunate end to the season—before it even began—for the second-year wideout. He underwent surgery during training camp and has been progressing since then. Fountain was recently cleared for field activities and gave an update on that progress with a video from his Twitter account.

Fountain was having a strong training camp before suffering the season-ending injury. It wasn’t clear what type of role he was going to have in the room, but he had a promising start to the preseason.

The Colts have a massive need at the wide receiver position this offseason and while there are likely to be some new faces joining the room, Fountain should be competing for a role once he’s allowed to practice with the team.

His timetable for return isn’t yet clear, but it is apparent he is making progress.