The Colts only had to get to 75 players by Tuesday’s 4 p.m. deadline, but they went a step further.
The team is down to 74 players after waiving linebacker Anthony Sarao and cornerback Darius White and placing safety Dezmen Southward on injured reserve.
Southward was a third-round pick by the Falcons in 2014 and played in all 16 games during his rookie season. He didn’t make it past November with the team last year as the coaching change following his first year appeared to change the direction the Falcons wanted to go at safety. He closed out the year on the Colts’ practice squad.
With 74 players, the Colts have room to add a player in the next few days and may have their eye on someone who has been cut loose elsewhere. They will then need to get down to 53 players on Saturday.