Where do the Colts rank in waiver wire priority?
While cutdown day is chaotic around the NFL, another important aspect of the process is the waiver wire. The Indianapolis Colts should be one of the more active teams after the roster deadline passes Tuesday.
First, we must begin by looking at what the process of being waived means.
Players with fewer than four accrued NFL seasons are subject to waivers. Players with at least four accrued seasons are released outright, and they are free to sign with any team immediately. An example of the latter for the Colts would be the release of running back Kenyan Drake, who has been in the NFL since 2016.
Any player with fewer than four accrued NFL seasons becomes subject to waivers for 24 hours and can not sign with a team unless they go unclaimed. If they clear waivers, they become a free agent able to sign with any team. If they are claimed, the team making the claim will take on whatever contract exists at the time.
At this point, the waiver order is determined by the NFL draft order before trades. So even if a team traded away their first-round pick, they still hold that original spot in the waiver order.
Every team makes waiver claims at the same time, and the team with the highest waiver wire position gets both the player and his existing contract. There is no limit on how many waiver claims a team can make, but they must make corresponding moves to satisfy the 53-player roster limit.
Here’s a look at the full waiver wire order following roster cuts:
Chicago Bears
Houston Texans
Arizona Cardinals
Indianapolis Colts
Denver Broncos
Los Angeles Rams
Las Vegas Raiders
Atlanta Falcons
Carolina Panthers
New Orleans Saints
Tennessee Titans
Cleveland Browns
New York Jets
New England Patriots
Green Bay Packers
Washington Commanders
Pittsburgh Steelers
Detroit Lions
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Seattle Seahawks
Miami Dolphins
Los Angeles Chargers
Baltimore Ravens
Minnesota Vikings
Jacksonville Jaguars
New York Giants
Dallas Cowboys
Buffalo Bills
Cincinnati Bengals
San Francisco 49ers
Philadelphia Eagles
Kansas City Chiefs
Story originally appeared on Colts Wire
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