Colts Make Numerous Moves in Wake of Injury Updates

The Indianapolis Colts announced several roster updates on Saturday ahead of Sunday's home matchup with the Miami Dolphins:

Key was injured in the Colts' Week 4 win over the Washington Commanders. He left the game early and was placed on IR the following week, missing the subsequent five games. His practice window was activated this week.

In four games (four starts) this season, Key has eight tackles, 0.5 sack, three QB hits, and one forced fumble.

After sustaining his injury during Friday's practice, Mallory joins a long list of Colts absences for Sunday's game against the Dolphins, including right tackle Jalen Travis (knee), linebacker Jaylon Carlies (neck), defensive tackle Jerry Tillery (calf), and long snapper Luke Rhodes (hamstring). Alie-Cox and Davis-Gaither had also been ruled out prior to being placed on IR.

Mallory has only been active for three games (one start) in 2026, primarily due to injury, and has two catches for 20 yards (10.0 avg.). Pharaoh Brown is the only tight end behind Mallory on the depth chart.

Bobenmoyer was signed to the practice squad this week and will take over on Sunday for Rhodes, who is missing his first game since Week 14 of 2016. Bobenmoyer is a seven-year vet who's appeared in 98 games for the Denver Broncos (2020-22), Las Vegas Raiders (2023-25), and Jacksonville Jaguars (2026).

Rhodes (78 games) and Alie-Cox (104) will be ending a pair of iron-man streaks. In nine games this year (four starts), Alie-Cox has four catches for 31 yards (7.8 avg.) and a touchdown. He'll be replaced primarily by Drew Ogletree and Brown.

Davis-Gaither was set to miss his second game in a row before his trip to IR. He'd popped up on the injury report with his knee injury multiple times throughout the season before it ultimately began costing him playing time. He was replaced in the lineup first by CJ Allen at MIKE linebacker before Bryce Boettcher took over at WILL linebacker.

In eight games this season, Davis-Gaither has a team-high 65 tackles (three for loss) and one pass breakup.

Weeks was signed by the Colts as a priority free agent following this year's draft, and has spent the season developing on the practice squad. The Colts envisioned him as a core special-teamer when they signed him, and that appears to begin this Sunday.

The Colts signed Watkins in early October, hoping he could eventually get on the field and provide some speed. After the recent trades of Josh Downs and Keenan Allen, the Colts need Watkins as depth.

Most recently, Watkins spent 2025 on the Philadelphia Eagles' practice squad and was ultimately let go during preseason roster cuts this summer. He has not played in an NFL game since Week 18 of 2023.

In 49 career games (25 starts), Watkins has 98 receptions (147 targets) for 1,249 yards (12.7 avg.) and six touchdowns. He's also returned 14 kickoffs for a 14.3-yard average.

The Colts host the Dolphins on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. ET at Lucas Oil Stadium on CBS.