Colts Cut 16 Players Including RB Stevan Ridley, Get Down To 53

The Indianapolis Colts have begun the process of trimming their roster down to 53 players. Here’s the list of roster cuts up to this point:

1. DE Sterling Bailey
2. ILB Trevor Bates
3. S Alden Darby
4. CB Tay Glover-Wright
5. S Lee Hightower
6. S Stefan McClure
7. WR MeKale McKay
8. CB Christopher Milton
9. G Kitt O’Brien,
10. OLB Earl Okine
11. DT Kelcy Quarles
12. G Adam Redmond
13. WR Tevaun Smith
14. OT Mitchell Van Dyk
15. OT Jeremy Vujnovich
16. RB Stevan Ridley

Other roster moves include:

• CB Tevin Mitchel, OLB Ron Thompson and G Hugh Thornton (Injured Reserve)

Ridley, 27, is a former third-round pick of the Patriots back in 2011. He played out his rookie contract before signing a one-year, $1.25 million contract with the Jets back in April of last year.

The Lions signed Ridley to a one-year contract this past April before he was cut last week. The Colts signed him to a contract less than a week ago.

In 2015, Ridley ran for 90 yards on 36 carries (2.5 YPC) to go along with four receptions for -minus two yards receiving and no touchdowns.

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Smith, 23, was taken in the third round of this year’s NFL draft and signed a four-year, $3.314 million contract that included an $808,846 signing bonus. He stands to make a base salary of $590,000 for the 2016 season.

Indianapolis placed Smith knee on short-term I.R. with a knee injury just a few weeks into the regular season last year.

In 2015, Smith was limited to four games in which he made one tackle and recovered a fumble.