Colts Elevate CB to Active Roster for Week 9
Veteran cornerback Chris Lammons made his Indianapolis Colts debut last week against the New Orleans Saints. Lammons will play again for the Colts in Week 9.
Indianapolis announced on Saturday that the team has elevated Lammons to the active roster from the practice squad for Week 9. The Colts will face the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte.
Lammons is in his fifth NFL season. He signed with the Colts practice squad on September 25 hours after the team had released him.
The 27-year-old spent the first three weeks of the season suspended. The NFL suspended Lammons, along with New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara, for his "involvement in the beating of a man who was left with serious injuries."
Lammons was initially charged with a felony but reached a plea deal for a lesser charge. Kamara did the same.
The 27-year-old cornerback began his career as an undrafted free agent with the Atlanta Falcons in 2018. He made his NFL regular season debut with the Miami Dolphins in 2019.
During the 2019 season, Lammons posted 13 combined tackles, 3 pass defenses and an interception in 12 games.
The following year, Lammons joined the Kansas City Chiefs. He spent three seasons in Kansas City, playing in 30 contests. He also dressed for 3 playoff games but didn't appear in a Super Bowl with the team.
In 43 career NFL games, Lammons has posted 27 combined tackles, 3 pass defenses and 1 interception. He has also recorded 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery.
He hasn't played at least 20 defensive snaps in a season since 2019 with the Dolphins. Lammons didn't have a defensive snap in Week 8 for the Colts, but he lined up for 18 snaps on special teams.
Lammons will dress while starting cornerback JuJu Brent will miss Sunday's game. In Week 9, the Colts defense will be looking to hold an opponent to under 30 points for the first time since October 8.
In addition to elevating Lammons to the active roster, the Colts downgraded linebacker Zaire Franklin from questionable to doubtful for Week 9.
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