On Saturday, the Indianapolis Colts announced that the team has elevated quarterback Seth Henigan, as well as tight end Sean McKeon from the practice squad to the active roster ahead of Sunday’s road game against the Houston Texans.
Originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Jacksonville Jaguars out of Memphis, the listed 6’3”, 215 pound rookie quarterback, Henigan, was 2x All-AAC for the Memphis Tigers. However, he has yet to appear in an NFL game, having spent all offseason with the Jaguars and
the beginning of the season on their practice squad.
Having signed Henigan earlier this week, Colts head coach Shane Steichen indicated that if he was comfortable enough, the freshly added quarterback would serve as Indianapolis’ QB2 against the Texans behind projected rookie starting quarterback Riley Leonard. Veteran Philip Rivers will serve as the Colts’ emergency QB3, if needed. To recap, Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson (eye) was not activated off injured reserve this week.
Meanwhile, with backup tight end Will Mallory suffering from a lung injury and already ruled out, the Colts have added Sean McKeon for additional positional depth. It’s worth noting that backup tight end Drew Ogletree was already placed on injured reserve with a neck injury two weeks ago.
Regarding McKeon, the 5th-year tight end, who played four prior seasons for the Dallas Cowboys (2020-23), has 6 career receptions for 38 total receiving yards—having appeared in 45 career games (3 starts).
