If the Colts move Leonard from active/PUP to reserve/PUP, he'd have to miss the first four games of the season.
INDIANAPOLIS — The Colts have not made a decision yet on the possibility of moving star linebacker Shaquille Leonard from the active/physically unable to perform list to the reserve/PUP list as part of their roster reduction to 53 players.Leonard has spent most of the offseason recovering and rehabilitating from offseason back surgery to relieve the pressure two discs in his spine were putting on two nerves, leading to issues in his left calf and ankle.
But Reich has also said in the past that he’d like Leonard to be able to get back on the practice field as soon as possible, and a player on reserve/PUP cannot practice until the first four weeks have passed. “How long is that going to take, once he gets back on the practice field? Not sure the number of days,” Reich said. “We could project about that, but I think that’s probably not worth doing. I know this: Shaq has done everything possible to make that time, whatever time that is, as short as possible. He’s been a great pro and a great leader.”