On a sleepy Wednesday in one of the quiet points of the NFL offseason, the Colts shook up their roster.
The club announced the release of three players this morning: safety LaRon Landry, offensive tackle Xavier Nixon and linebacker Andrew Jackson. Landry was outright released, while Nixon and Jackson are subject to waivers.
The 30-year-old Landry notched 46 tackles and 2.5 sacks in 11 games (six starts) in 2014. He served a four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing substances in the fall. Landry was slated to make $3.5 million in 2015 and $4.5 million in 2016, per Rotoworld data.
While the release of Landry could well be tied to finances, the departures of Nixon and Jackson could be not-so-subtle messages to the rest of the roster.
A reserve offensive lineman, Nixon missed the team flight to New England for the AFC title game in January. The 24-year-old Nixon played four games for Indianapolis in 2014, starting one.
Jackson, meanwhile, pled guilty to a driving under the influence charge in January, according to the Indianapolis Star. It was his second DUI charge in less than a year’s span, per the Star.
A sixth-round pick of the Colts in 2014, the 22-year-old Jackson notched 10 tackles in 13 games for Indianapolis as a rookie.
