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Indianapolis Colts training camp is in full swing. We’ve already seen the beginnings of what’s been a heated quarterback competition between Anthony Richardson and Daniel Jones, where the former has displayed improved accuracy.
Yet, Colts training camp generated a different headline on Sunday when sixth-year running back Salvon Ahmed suffered what appeared to be a severe leg injury as the result of the now-banned hip-drop tackle.
The NFL banned the hip-drop tackle ahead of last season, so it’s not like this is a new practice. Plus, if it’s banned in live NFL games, that would make it even more off-limits in practice, where contact is supposed to be extremely limited.
Undrafted rookie free agent signing Trey Washington is the player who injured Ahmed, and as Colts head coach Shane Steichen admitted after practice, Washington feels horrible about the whole ordeal.
“We don’t encourage hip-drop tackles,” Steichen said. “We know Trey (Washington) is down in the dumps, and I don’t think he was trying to do that. … Our thoughts and prayers are with Salvon (Ahmed), and we wish him a speedy recovery.”
Ahmed is 26 years old, he’s bounced around to four different teams in his NFL career, and was set to enter his second season with the Colts. Unfortunately, now his season may be over before it could even officially begin.
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