Overview
- The Colts elevated linebacker Germaine Pratt and cornerback Kenneth Harris from the practice squad to the active roster Saturday for Week 7 at Minnesota and released veteran punter Thomas Morstead from the practice squad.
- Pratt was signed to the Colts’ practice squad on Oct. 13 and was tapped to provide immediate linebacker insurance after rookie C.J. Allen was ruled out and Bryce Boettcher was listed questionable.
- Harris, an undrafted rookie originally signed by the New England Patriots this spring, was previously elevated in Week 1 and earns another chance for defensive snaps because starter Sauce Gardner is ruled out and Justin Walley is questionable.
- The team cut Morstead after bringing him in as temporary insurance earlier in the week once starting punter Rigoberto Sanchez was cleared to play.
- The transactions illustrate the Colts’ short-term roster management strategy of using practice-squad elevations to plug injury-driven gaps while avoiding long-term roster commitments.