Colts Notebook: Bradshaw out, Herron in; Faulk, Dickerson to be honored
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The Indianapolis Colts have placed running back Ahmad Bradshaw on injured reserve.
Bradshaw was signed by the Colts as a free agent on June 11, 2013. He played in three games (two starts) this season, rushing 41 times for 186 yards and two touchdowns, while catching seven passes for 42 yards. In Week 3 at San Francisco, Bradshaw recorded 19 carries for 95 yards and a touchdown in the Colts’ 27-7 victory.
The Colts also waived fullback Robert Hughes from the active roster and released running back Kerwynn Williams from the practice squad.
Hughes was signed by the Colts on September 30, 2013 and appeared in one game this season, catching one pass for six yards. In 2012, he played in five games (one start) with the team and recorded one rush for five yards and one reception for three yards.
Williams was selected by the Colts in the seventh round (230th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft. He appeared in one game this season, returning one kickoff for 28 yards.
The Colts filled the void by signing running back Daniel “Boom” Herron from the Cincinnati Bengals’ practice squad.
Herron, 5-10, 212 pounds, has appeared in three career games with the Bengals after being selected by the team in the sixth round (191st overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft. In 2012, he recorded a blocked punt, four special teams tackles and four rushes for five yards. Prior to the NFL, Herron played four seasons (2008-2011) at Ohio State University where he totaled 592 rushing attempts for 2,869 yards and 32 touchdowns as well as 44 receptions for 309 yards and a touchdown.
The Colts also added free agent linebacker Andy Studebaker to the 53-man active roster.
Studebaker, 6-3, 248 pounds, has appeared in 70 career games (eight starts) all with the Kansas City Chiefs (2008-2012) and has registered 51 tackles (40 solo), five passes defensed, 2.5 sacks, two interceptions, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble. He has also compiled 45 special teams tackles. He was released by the Chiefs on April 1, 2013. In 2010, he played in all 16 games and set career highs in tackles (18) and sacks (2.5). In his first career start against Pittsburgh (11/22/09), he posted two interceptions, including one returned for 94 yards.
RING OF HONOR
The Indianapolis Colts announced that former Colts running backs Eric Dickerson and Marshall Faulk will be inducted into the Ring of Honor on Sunday, December 15. The ceremony will take place during halftime of the team’s Week 15 game against the Houston Texans.
Dickerson totaled 1,258 rushing attempts for 5,194 yards and 32 touchdowns during his five seasons (1987-1991) with the Colts. He also recorded 138 receptions for 1,120 yards and three touchdowns during that span. Dickerson posted three consecutive 1,000-yard rushing seasons in his first three years with the team and in 1988, he won the NFL rushing title after recording 1,659 yards to go along with 14 touchdowns.
Dickerson earned three Pro Bowl (1987-89) and two All-Pro (1987-88) selections during his time with the Colts. He ranks second in Colts history in career 100-yard rushing games (24), fourth in rushing attempts and yards and eighth in rushing touchdowns. Dickerson’s 1,659 rushing yards in 1988 rank as the second-highest single-season total in franchise history while his 196 yards against Tampa Bay on December 27, 1987 rank as the fourth-highest single-game total by a Colts player.
Dickerson, the NFL’s seventh-leading rusher of all-time, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on August 7, 1999. For his 11-year career, he tallied 13,259 yards and 90 touchdowns on 2,996 carries to go along with 281 receptions for 2,137 yards and six touchdowns. Dickerson claimed four NFL rushing titles (1983-86, 1988) and set an NFL single-season record with 2,105 rushing yards in 1984. He was named to six Pro Bowls (1983-84, 1986-89) and five All-Pro teams (1983-84, 1986-88) and earned the 1983 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award.
Faulk spent five years (1994-98) with the Colts after being selected by the team with the second overall pick in the 1994 NFL Draft. During that span, he compiled 1,389 carries for 5,320 yards and 42 touchdowns rushing and 297 receptions for 2,804 yards and nine touchdowns receiving. In all, he totaled 8,124 scrimmage yards and 51 total touchdowns during his time with the Colts. Faulk posted four 1,000-yard rushing seasons (1994-95, 1997-98), including one season (1998) with over 2,000 scrimmage yards for the year.
Faulk was a three-time (1994-95, 1998) All-Pro and Pro Bowl selection with the Colts and was named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 1994. He ranks third in franchise history in career rushing attempts and yards and fourth in rushing touchdowns and 100-yard rushing performances (14).
Faulk, the NFL’s 10th-leading rusher of all-time, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on August 6, 2011. For his 12-year career, he totaled 2,836 carries for 12,279 yards and 100 touchdowns as well as 767 receptions for 6,875 yards and 36 touchdowns. Faulk was a seven-time Pro Bowl selection (1995-96, 1999-2003), six-time All-Pro team member (1994-95, 1998-2001) and three-time NFL Offensive Player of the Year (1999-2001). He was also named NFL Most Valuable Player in 2000 and NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 1994. Faulk is the first player in NFL history to gain 2,000 yards from scrimmage in four straight seasons (1998-2001) and the second to eclipse the 1,000-yard mark in both rushing and receiving in the same season (1999).
