There was a slight rule change regarding IR this year.
In the past, teams had to use up a roster spot for an injured player by first including that player on the initial 53 man roster before placing him on IR a day later.
Teams can now place up to 2 players on IR and designate them to return without having to first put them on the initial 53 man roster and use up that roster space.
So the Colts could potentially use these two spots on Jelani Woods and/or Samson Ebukam. To date, they have not made any roster move for either player so they are at least considering this move which would allow them to play later in the season if they recover in time.
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