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With Richardson out, Daniel Herron said he took the bulk of the snaps with the starting offense Wednesday. Indy does not have another running back on the active roster, though they could promote Zurlon Tipton or Michael Hill from the practice squad.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Josh Cribbs insists there's plenty of tread left on his wheels — perhaps even more than his recently repaired car.
"He was in excellent shape,Cheap Jerseys Store, there was availability, there was room," coach Chuck Pagano said. "We got a really good football player out there that we felt like could help us win."
Whatever the Colts decide, Cribbs knows this: It's an opportunity to show everyone he's not finished yet.
He has 109 career receptions, two career carries and a history of running the wildcat in Cleveland.
"Trent said it's a place of winners. You come here to rejuvenate your career, to add to something," Cribbs said. "That was what Trent was looking for. He wanted to come here and shine and be with a quarterback that can find him whenever he's in trouble. This is already a great organization,Wholesale NFL Jerseys China, but to be a contributor,Cheap Jerseys, to produce and add value to this football team says a lot about you."
Cribbs went to the Pro Bowl three times with Cleveland and was an All-Pro in 2009. He is tied with Leon Washington for the most kickoff returns for touchdowns in league history (eight), is third all-time in kickoff return yards (10,505) and is fifth all-time in combined yards on kickoff and punt returns (12,Wholesale Jerseys China,755).
"I was told you're old when you're in your 30s, but I don't feel that old," Cribbs said Wednesday,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, looking as fit as ever. "It's just a stereotype that I'm fighting."
In high school, many of the big-name programs wanted him to redshirt and change positions. Cribbs thought he could play immediately, landed at Kent State and wound up having one of the most productive quarterback careers in college history.
But after struggling to recover from knee surgery in time to start the 2013 season and finishing the year on injured reserve with a shoulder injury, most teams figured Cribbs was as broken down as the car that failed him after he drove from Cleveland to Indy for last week's workout.
Pagano said he expects his new player to return both punts and kickoffs, possibly as soon as this weekend. And with the Colts (6-4) short on running backs — Trent Richardson missed Wednesday's practice with an illness — Cribbs helps with the offense,Cheap NFL Jerseys, too.
Four years later, NFL scouts were so uncertain about where he belonged, they didn't even bother to draft Cribbs in 2005. Instead, the 6-foot-1 undrafted rookie landed with the nearby Browns and found a perfect fit.
Notes: Tight end Dwayne Allen (right ankle) and cornerback Greg Toler (concussion) also did not practice Wednesday. Pagano said three players were held out of practice to rest -- right tackle Gosder Cherilus, linebacker D'Qwell Jackson and receiver Reggie Wayne. ... Defensive tackle Arthur Jones was a full participant Wednesday, Pagano said.
When the Colts contacted Cribbs' agent to work out a deal Monday, Indianapolis already knew running back Ahmad Bradshaw was likely to miss the rest of the season with a broken left leg. He was placed on injured reserve Tuesday.
"I'll be right behind him (Andrew Luck) going, 'Do you need a breather?' I'll be his break," Cribbs said with a laugh when asked about the possibility of lining up as a wildcat quarterback in Indy. "The coaches are thinking about doing some things with me on offense."
The Colts saw something entirely different on the field.
While Luck appreciated the offer, the Colts seem to have other plans.
Cribbs has been fighting those sorts of images most of his football life.
At age 31 and nearly a year removed from his last NFL game, the return specialist is getting another chance to prove himself — this time with the Colts. |
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