An Indianapolis native see his playing tenure in the Circle City come to an end—at least for now.
The Indianapolis Colts announced on Tuesday that the team has claimed Dallas Cowboys linebacker Buddy Johnson off Jerry Jones’s practice squad and waived fellow linebacker Cameron McGrone in a corresponding roster move on the final 53-man roster.
The former 2021 4th round pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers has been well traveled in his early NFL career, having also spent time with the San Francisco 49ers, Houston Texans, Chicago Bears, and most recently, the Cowboys organization.
At 6’2”, 240 pounds (with 31 1/2” arms), Johnson has appeared in 21 career games, recording 14 tackles (8 solo). Coming out of Texas A&M, he had a RAS of 9.22 out of a maximum of 10.0. He definitely has some elite physical measurables to take note of.
He appeared in 1 game for the Cowboys so far this season, playing 82% of the team’s special teams snaps in Week 1. However, he played in 14 games for Dallas last season, recording 8 tackles (3 solo).
Meanwhile, McGrone was a former 2021 5th round pick of the New England Patriots. He’s been with the Colts organization since late in the 2022 season. He’s appeared in 26 career games for Indianapolis, recording 13 tackles (8 solo). He played in 4 games for the Colts so far this season, making 2 tackles (1 solo).
The Lawrence Central native was in the mix for the starting linebacker job at the Will alongside reigning All-Pro Zaire Franklin, and ended up in the 1st-team defense linebacker rotation to begin the season.
However, McGrone put together some initially underwhelming film out there and didn’t play a single defensive snap last weekend. Per PFF, he earned a +28.2 overall grade so far this season, which ranks 130th among 131 qualifying linebackers.
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