Colts Make Moves To Reach Initial 53-Man Roster

Indianapolis is also releasing the following players:

1. DT Cameron Ball
2. RB Ulysses Bentley IV
3. S Austin Brown
4. CB Rob Carter Jr.
5. RB Anderson Castle
6. T Blake Freeland
7. TE JJ Galbreath
8. WR Anthony Gould
9. K Blake Grupe
10. WR Sahmir Hagans
11. CB Kenneth Harris
12. C Josh Kreutz
13. T Roy Mbaeteka
14. DE Mitchell Melton
15. TE Tyler Moore
16. C Jimmy Morrissey
17. DE Durrell Nchami
18. WR Ben Nikkel
19. WR Eli Pancol
20. CB Mekhi Rodgers
21. T Nolan Rucci
22. S Daniel Scott
23. WR Raylen Sharpe
24. C Geno VanDeMark
25. LB Devin Veresuk
26. S Trey Washington
27. T Trey Wedig
28. LB West Weeks
29. DT Colby Wooden
30. TE Pharaoh Brown
31. DT Derrick Nnadi
32. G Josh Sills
33. QB Easton Stick
34. S Juanyeh Thomas
35. WR Nick Westbrook-Ikhine

Wooden, 25, was a fourth-round pick by the Packers in the 2023 draft out of Auburn. He signed a four-year, $4,607,928 rookie deal through 2026 but was traded to the Colts this past offseason for LB Zaire Franklin.

Following the trade, Wooden signed a two-year, $18 million restructured deal and was scheduled to make a base salary of $1,145,000 in 2026.

In 2025, Wooden appeared in all 17 games for the Packers and recorded 50 total tackles, six tackles for loss, and a pass defended.