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Colts’ Rob Windsor out for year with hip injury

Colts DT Rob Windsor suffered a hip injury and will miss the 2021 season.

The Indianapolis Colts announced Monday that defensive tackle Rob Windsor was placed on the injured reserve list and will be out for the entire 2021 season. Now, we know the reason.

General manager Chris Ballard said in his training camp press conference with the media on Monday that Windsor suffered a hip injury and the severity of it will keep him off the field in 2021.

“He had a hip that was bothering him during the offseason, and he ended up having to get that fixed. So, it’s going to cost him the year,” Ballard said.

Windsor was a sixth-round pick (No. 193 overall) with the Colts in the 2020 draft. He spent the majority of his rookie season on the practice squad outside of playing nine snaps on defense and two on special teams.

Windsor faces an uphill battle to make an impact when he returns in 2022 given the depth the Colts have on the interior defensive line. He’ll spend the season rehabbing in hopes of competing for a roster spot in a year’s time.

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Colts claim DT Andrew Brown from Texans

Colts grab another DT off of waivers.

The Indianapolis Colts yesterday claimed defensive tackle Andrew Brown off waivers from the Houston Texans, the team announced Wednesday.

After a very quiet start to free agency—outside of the trade for new starting quarterback Carson Wentz—Brown is the newest addition to a defensive line that is accustomed to creating havoc and pressure from the interior tackle spots. He’ll most likely slot in as a versatile depth option behind starters Grover Stewart and All-Pro DeForest Buckner although he has experience at defensive end as well.

Brown, at 6-foot-3 and 290 pounds, was originally drafted in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL draft by the Cincinnati Bengals out of the University of Virginia.

In 18 games played for the Bengals from 2018-20 with one start, Brown recorded 15 total tackles and a sack. In 2020, Brown was signed to the Bengals practice squad and was added by the Texans to the active roster, where he recorded one assist in 3 games played. Brown was waived by the Texans on Tuesday, and the Colts have added him to a growing and talented top 10 defense in the league.

One of the most valued things for this defensive line group is versatility, and the ability to play all four spots on the line is a key factor in who makes the final roster.

Brown brings that versatility with a chance to compete for depth snaps alongside the likes of Tyquan Lewis, Rob Windsor, and others. His best fit seems to be as more of a run-stuffing defensive tackle like Grover Stewart but we’ll have to see what role he can carve out in Indianapolis this upcoming season.

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Colts activate 3 players from COVID-19 list

Colts activate three from the COVID-19 list.

The Indianapolis Colts activated three players from the reserve/COVID-19 list, two of which come from the practice squad portion of the list, the team announced Tuesday.

Among those activated on Tuesday include rookie linebacker Jordan Glasgow (reserve/COVID-19 list), defensive tackle Rob Windsor (practice squad reserve/COVID-19 list) and safety Ibraheim Campbell (practice squad reserve/COVID-19 list).

Both lists are essentially the same with the difference being one is for players on the active roster while the other is for practice squad players.

Glasgow will be returning to the active roster after missing three games while Windsor and Campbell will revert back to the practice squad.

The Colts also announced the release of linebacker Chris Covington from the practice squad on Tuesday.

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3 things to know about Colts new DT Robert Windsor

Things to know about Robert Windsor.

The Indianapolis Colts snagged Penn State defensive tackle Robert Windsor with the No. 193 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.

This big, strong defensive lineman out of Penn State adds an interesting combination of size and speed to a defensive line that has been reformed and upgraded this offseason.

Here are three things to know about the newest addition to the Colts, Rob Windsor.

1. Had an impressive senior season

Windsor took awhile to break into a starting role for the Nittany Lions, but once he did he made his presence known. His senior season, he finished with 40 total tackles and had 3.5 sacks. He was named to the All-Big Ten third team by the coaches. He is a strong and aggressive player in the trenches.

Windsor has a high motor and solid length to work at the three-technique defensive tackle position. Since becoming a starter over the last two seasons with Penn State, he recorded 16.0 tackles for loss and 10.5 sacks.

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