Former Mexico High School two-way football star and University of Missouri standout linebacker Dedrick Harrington hopes to come to the rescue of the Indianapolis Colts.
With up to five linebackers unavailable this week, the Colts have signed Harrington, who had been released late last month from the St. Louis Rams training camp.
The 6-foot-3, 250-pound Harrington spent time on the Colts’ practice squad last season and also has worked out with Dallas in hopes of continuing his gridiron career at the professional level.
After losing to Washington in Sunday’s Hall of Fame Game, the Colts had Monday off and a relatively light day Tuesday before going through a pair of full-team practices Wednesday.
The Colts were to practice twice today, then once Friday morning before traveling to Carolina to play the Panthers on Saturday night.