Colts add rookie RB to replace Salvon Ahmed, who was injured by illegal hip-drop tackle
Ahmed suffered a severe ankle injury last week after being taken down by a hip-drop tackle from undrafted free agent safety Trey Washington as he headed to the end zone. A return this season is highly unlikely, but a source said Ahmed will be healthy again in 2026.
Indianapolis had initially signed Ahmed last season as insurance when Jonathan Taylor suffered a high ankle sprain, and he'd been with the roster ever since.
'Heartbroken. Angry. Sad,' Ahmed wrote on his Instagram account last week. 'I'm going through so many emotions. I went through so much just to get back on the field, and it's cut short at the blink of an eye again. I do know my GOD is the same in the valley as he is in the mountain top. It all happens for a reason and at some point it will all be clear to me. Thank you GOD in advance for whatever you have planned for me.'
Noel, an undrafted free agent out of Missouri, was waived by the Dolphins shortly after the start of training camp.
Undersized at 5-8 and 194 pounds, Noel spent his first four seasons at Appalachian State and rushed for 3,074 yards before transferring to the Tigers for his final year of college eligibility. Used as the team's primary running back, Noel rushed for 818 yards and three touchdowns with Missouri last season, but he went undrafted in April.
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