The Indianapolis Colts today signed tight end Pharaoh Brown to the 53-man roster from the practice squad. The team also signed linebacker Germaine Pratt to the practice squad.
Brown, 6-5, 246 pounds, has spent the entire season on the team’s practice squad. He has played in 94 career games (56 starts) in his time with the Colts (2026, 2023), Arizona Cardinals (2025), Miami Dolphins (2025), Seattle Seahawks (2024), New England Patriots (2023), Cleveland Browns (2018-20, 2022), Houston Texans (2020-22) and Oakland Raiders (2017-18). Brown has compiled 74 receptions for 752 yards (10.2 avg.) and three touchdowns.
Pratt, 6-3, 250 pounds, re-joins Indianapolis after spending time with the team last season. He has started 104-of-112 career games in his time with the Colts (2025), Las Vegas Raiders (2025) and Cincinnati Bengals (2019-24) and has totaled 734 tackles (416 solo), 38.0 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, 33 passes defensed, eight interceptions, eight forced fumbles, seven fumble recoveries and eight special teams stops. Pratt has started seven postseason contests and has compiled 49 tackles (32 solo), 1.0 tackle for loss, four passes defensed and one interception. In 2025, he started 12 games with Indianapolis and registered 101 tackles (57 solo), 5.0 tackles for loss, eight passes defensed, one interception, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries. Pratt began last season with the Raiders, where he started four games and compiled 25 tackles (10 solo), 1.0 tackle for loss and two passes defensed.
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COLTS RELEASE UNOFFICIAL DEPTH CHART FOR WEEK 6 VS. TITANS
The Colts haven’t played at Lucas Oil Stadium in nearly three weeks, and they return home to face the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. In their second divisional matchup of the season, the Titans are seeking their first win of the season, while the Colts are hoping to get back to .500 after a 34-22 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday.
The depth chart below has one notable difference from Week 5: defensive end Arden Key is no longer listed as he was placed on injured reserve Saturday due to a hamstring injury. There is an open spot on the roster below.
Onto the depth chart:
OFFENSE
WR: Laquon Treadwell, Darius Slayton
LT: Bernhard Raimann
LG: Quenton Nelson, Dalton Tucker
C: Tanor Bortolini, Sedrick Van Pran-Granger
RG: Matt Goncalves, Jalen Farmer
RT: Jalen Travis, Luke Tenuta
TE: Tyler Warren, Mo Alie-Cox, Drew Ogletree
WR: Josh Downs, Anthony Gould
WR: Keenan Allen, Ashton Dulin, Deion Burks
QB: Daniel Jones, Anthony Richardson Sr., Riley Leonard
RB: Jonathan Taylor, Seth McGowan, DJ Giddens
DEFENSE
DE: Jaylahn Tuimoloau, George Gumbs Jr.
DT: DeForest Buckner, Adetomiwa Adebawore
NT: Grover Stewart, Jerry Tillery, Tim Smith
DE: Laiatu Latu, Caden Curry
WLB: Jaylon Carlies, Bryce Boettcher, Tahj Chambers
MLB: Akeem Davis-Gaither, CJ Allen, Austin Ajiake
CB: Charvarius Ward Sr., Cam Taylor-Britt
FS: Cam Bynum, Jonathan Owens
SS: AJ Haulcy, Hunter Wohler
N: Justin Walley, Kapena Gushiken
CB: Sauce Gardner
SPECIAL TEAMS
P: Rigoberto Sanchez
PK: Spencer Shrader
H: Rigoberto Sanchez
LS: Luke Rhodes
KR: Ashton Dulin, Seth McGowan
PR: Anthony Gould, Josh Downs, Ashton Dulin
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Offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter discusses Josh Downs’ role on offense and how he’s seen defenses cover him that may be different from previous seasons. Cooter also touches on running back Jonathan Taylor’s production on offense and what the offensive coaching staff can do to get him back over 100 yards. Similar to Downs, Cooter has noticed defenses have approached Taylor in a more aggressive way. He also shares his observations of the Steelers defense in Week 5. Cooter was really happy with how Jalen Travis handled TJ Watt, who is widely regarded as one of the best defensive players in the league: https://www.colts.com/video/jim-bob-cooter-on-jonathan-taylor-s-production-colts-vs-titans-week-6
Defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo shares his thoughts on how the Colts defense has performed the last couple weeks, as well as how players have taken accountability for mistakes. Anarumo details the tackling issues he’s seen and how the defense can fix those heading into the rest of the season. Anarumo highlights how the defense locked down Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf and tight end Darnell Washington, but is aware that collectively, not enough was done. The biggest thing he thinks the defense needs to improve on: allowing explosive plays: https://www.colts.com/video/lou-anarumo-knows-explosive-plays-must-be-eliminated-by-colts-defense-colts-vs-titans-week-6
Special teams coordinator Brian Mason continues to be impressed by kicker Spencer Shrader’s performance each week, and says Shrader is fully cleared to resume his regular kicking schedule after sustaining a groin injury in warm ups during Week 3. Mason has seen improvement from returner Anthony Gould each week as well. Although the special teams unit has been playing very well, there are a couple of things Mason hopes to clean up in practices this week: https://www.colts.com/video/brian-mason-on-rigoberto-sanchez-spencer-shrader-s-performances-thus-far-colts-vs-titans-week-6
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