The Indianapolis Colts switched Ronnie Harrison’s position last year and cut him at the end of the preseason. The Colts switched Harrison’s position again this year and, on Sunday, cut him at the end of the preseason.
On Sunday, five NFL teams announced their first reductions to move from the preseason total of 90 players to the regular-season limit of 53 men on the active roster.
Each NFL team must be down to 53 by 3 p.m. CDT Tuesday, and 41 players were waived and 17 were released on Sunday, according to the NFL’s daily transactions report.
While Indianapolis released Harrison, a former Alabama standout, the Jacksonville Jaguars waived wide receiver Seth Williams (Paul Bryant, Auburn) and the New York Giants waived linebacker Trey Kiser (South Alabama) on Sunday.
After 67 regular-season games as an NFL strong safety, Harrison was out of football last year until the Colts signed him halfway through training camp – to play linebacker.
While Harrison was released at the end of the 2023 preseason, Indianapolis brought him back as a member of its practice squad, and he joined the Colts’ active roster on Nov. 21.
He played in seven games, made 20 tackles, recorded one sack and intercepted two passes, including one he returned 36 yards for a touchdown against the Cincinnati Bengals on Dec. 10.
On March 14, Harrison re-signed with Indianapolis, and he worked during training camp at free safety. During the Colts’ three preseason games,
Harrison was on the field for 68 defensive snaps and 35 special-teams plays, and he recorded five tackles on defense, three tackles on special teams, one tackle for loss and one quarterback hit.
A seventh-round draft choice of Denver in 2021, Williams played in two games for the Broncos as a rookie before spending the past two seasons on Jacksonville’s practice squad. Williams had three receptions for 15 yards this month in the Jaguars’ preseason games.
Kiser signed with Jacksonville as an undrafted rookie on May 10, but the Jaguars waived him on July 30. With injuries affecting the linebacker position, the Giants signed Kiser on Monday,
and he played eight defensive snaps and 11 special-teams plays and made one tackle in a 10-6 loss to the New York Jets in the preseason finale on Saturday.