Colts Lose Armani Watts (Ankle) for Season
The Indianapolis Colts have some tough decisions to make in the coming days when deciding which players on the roster bubble they should retain or let go.
Unfortunately, a decision has been made for them regarding one of these players in the worst way.
Safety and special teamer Armani Watts suffered an ankle injury on the opening kickoff of Saturday's game between the Colts and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He laid on the field, clearly in pain while surrounded by trainers, eventually being taken off the field on a cart.
After the game, Colts head coach Frank Reich called the injury "significant," and elaborated that it will require a procedure that will keep Watts out for the remainder of the season.
“Yeah, it’s an ankle injury that’s going to keep him out for the year," Reich said. "He’s going to have to have a procedure done. I don’t want to confirm all the details, but I think it was pretty significant.”
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The Colts signed Watts this offseason in hopes he could contribute on special teams and provide some depth snaps at safety when needed.
He has been in and out of training camp practices with injury but still had a chance to punch his ticket onto the opening-day roster.
Watts was a fourth-round pick by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2018 NFL Draft out of Texas A&M. He played four seasons with the Chiefs, winning Super Bowl LIV in the process, before hitting free agency and joining the Colts.
In 53 career games, Watts has totaled 58 tackles (3 for loss), 2.0 sacks, 1 fumble recovery, and 2 pass breakups.
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