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Muhammad was hit with a PED suspension late last season while on the Colts practice squad. The veteran EDGE has totaled 12 sacks in his six-year career and will likely have a chance to carve out a role on a Cowboys roster that recently lost pass-rusher Sam Williams to a torn ACL. Muhammad recorded six sacks during his 2021 season with the Colts but didn’t play a regular-season snap last season. He’s not a lock to make the 53-man roster.

Take this with a grain of salt, but according to Boyd, Pierce has outperformed second-round rookie Adonai Mitchell early in training camp while making several big plays in practice. He also notes that Mitchell “has not been the same playmaker he was during the spring” when he repeatedly turned heads in practice. Pierce caught 32 passes for 514 yards and two touchdowns last season and has a career receiving line of 73-11074. He was targeted on just 10.4 percent of his routes and has a career TPRR of 0.128. The fantasy ceiling for Pierce is low, but it’s possible this early camp hype carries over into the regular season.

It’s a brutal outcome for Ebukam, who joined the Colts last season and immediately turned in a career year. The eight-year vet totaled career highs in tackles (57), TFLs (10), and sacks (9.5) while starting all 17 games he appeared in. Ebukam, 29, has 33 career sacks to his name and was expected to build on his breakout campaign from last season in his second year with the Colts.

“We’re not gonna get away from that,” Steichen said when asked about the possibility of limiting Richardson as a runner. Last year’s season-ending shoulder injury, coupled with Richardson’s physical style of play, has led to many questions about his durability and how long he can hold up taking the level of punishment we saw last season. Richardson has made it known that he doesn’t plan on changing how he plays, and Steichen appears more than willing to use his quarterback’s greatest strength as often as he can. This should come as music to fantasy manager’s ears, as Richardson has the profile of an overall QB1 if he can put things together over the course of a full season. in the two full games he appeared in, Richardson averaged an impressive 27.4 fantasy points per game. It’s a small sample size, but it’s easy to see how high his fantasy ceiling can be if healthy.

Indy waived WR Xavier White in a corresponding move. Treadwell bounced between the Ravens’ practice squad and active roster throughout the 2023 season. He appeared in five games and caught one pass for 16 yards. The former first-round pick will be a depth option for the Colts if he makes their 53-man roster.

Dulin did not participate in OTAs or minicamp, as the sixth-year receiver continues to recover from a torn ACL in training camp last year. In the posted workout video, Dulin appears to be doing plenty of running and cutting, but whether or not he’ll be ready for the start of training camp is to be determined. Dulin has caught 33 passes for 450 yards and three touchdowns in 55 career games and will likely be competing for a spot on the 53-man roster in training camp.

Colts GM Chris Ballard said the team is not concerned about Richardson’s shoulder, which flared up earlier this month. Richardson underwent season-ending shoulder surgery to repair an AC joint sprain suffered in Week 5 and has been working his way back to the field ever since. When he wasn’t injured, Richardson flashed top-five fantasy upside as a rookie, thanks in part to his abilities as a rusher. Playing in Shane Steichen’s run-heavy attack, we’d expect Richardson to flash similar upside if he can stay healthy this season. The fact he’s expected to be a full-go in camp is a good sign, but his shoulder will remain something to monitor throughout the summer.

A former third-round pick of the 49ers in 2021, Sermon hasn’t seen much work as a pro, appearing in just 25 games during his three-year career while rushing for 78-346-1 over that span. With Zack Moss now in Cincinnati, Sermon, who joined the Colts last season, has a chance to earn a meaningful role heading into this season. Jonathan Taylor will still handle the large majority of the Colts’ touches, but whoever ends up as his backup could make for a solid stash in fantasy leagues. Sermon rushed for 88 scoreless yards on 17 carries in a Week 15 matchup against the Steelers last season and averaged a solid 4.6 YPC on the season.

This reinforces previous reports that downplayed the severity of the discomfort in the second-year quarterback’s throwing shoulder, the same shoulder he had surgery on after just five games in his rookie campaign. There isn’t enough to raise concern regarding his surgically repaired shoulder at this point, but it is something fantasy gamers will want to monitor as the summer progresses from organized team activities to camp and preseason. When healthy, Richardson proved to be one of the most dynamic play makers in the league after surging to five total touchdowns in just over eight quarters worth of play in 2023.

Anderson was waived by the Colts earlier in the week and now lands with the Jaguars. The former 2021 seventh-round pick is now on his fourth different team since entering the league and will likely have a chance to compete for a spot on the Jaguars’ 53-man roster. Anderson has seen regular season reps at tackle, center, and guard, but has played in just 15 games through his first three years.