Indianapolis Colts coach Jim Caldwell said today uncertainty about offensive tackle Tony Ugoh’s toe injury prompted Wednesday’s decision to release the 2007 second-round selection.
“Tony certainly has had one of those tough stretches here in the preseason, kind of up and down,” Caldwell said of Ugoh, who the Colts traded a 2008 first-round pick to move up and select.
“We were just not quite certain of his health. Consistently, he had some problems and we just were not quite certain when he was going to be able to get back. So we had to make a decision.”
Indianapolis Colts put Tony Ugoh on waived-injured list
Last year,
Tony Ugoh lost his starting job. On Wednesday, he was simply out of On Wednesday, he was simply out of a job
The offensive lineman the
Colts once projected as its left tackle of the future was placed on the waived-injured list after missing practice with an undisclosed foot injury. To take his spot, the Colts claimed another offensive lineman, Joe Reitz, off waivers from Miami.
Colts players and coach Jim Caldwell weren't available after practice to comment on the move, but are expected to talk about it Thursday.
Ugoh's future with the Colts had been in doubt since Caldwell demoted him from starter to backup during training camp last season.
Charlie Johnson replaced him in the lineup and started 12 times with Ugoh starting the other four.
When camp opened this summer, the Colts hoped Ugoh would win the starting job at left guard, but he barely got a chance. Johnson sprained his right foot the first week of training camp, forcing the Colts to put Ugoh back in his old spot, and he spent the rest of the preseason at left tackle.
When Johnson returned to practice Wednesday, the first time he'd worked out with his teammates since August 6, the Colts wasted little time in parting ways with the 6-foot-5, 301-pound Arkansas alum.
Indy traded up to take Ugoh with the 42nd overall pick in 2007, and Colts president Bill Polian
this guy might be a steal
