{"id":33708,"date":"2025-08-09T19:01:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T19:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=33708"},"modified":"2025-08-09T19:01:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T19:01:07","slug":"shocking-colts-practice-nightmare-players-illegal-tackle-may-end-teammates-nfl-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=33708","title":{"rendered":"Shocking Colts Practice Nightmare: Player\u2019s Illegal Tackle May End Teammate\u2019s NFL Career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/indianapolis-colts\/\">Indianapolis Colts<\/a>\u00a0running back Salvon Ahmed has received the worst possible news ahead of the 2025\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0season, as he is expected to miss all of it after suffering an injury in practice.<\/p>\n<p>Ahmed was the victim of a hip-drop tackle from teammate Trey Washington last week, which resulted in hospitalization.<\/p>\n<p>He\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1953932170067947925\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">has since been ruled out for the entire 2025 season<\/a>\u00a0with an ankle injury, and his career is now thought to be at risk.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=KavanFlavius&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1952026966514688333&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Fshocking-colts-practice-nightmare-illegal-tackle-may-end-teammates-nfl-career%2F&amp;sessionId=e8c6f52cfd7676d6764e40227afffbba9d432739&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1952026966514688333\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-1\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<p><em>\u201cNever want to see that happen,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>Colts head coach Shane Steichen said, per ESPN\u2019s Stephen Holder.<em>\u00a0\u201cI know we don\u2019t encourage hip-drop tackles.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>He added:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cI know Trey\u2019s down in the dumps, and I don\u2019t think he\u2019s trying to do that. We\u2019re just trying to create an edge. \u2026 Those [backups] are going to have to tackle come preseason.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The hip-drop tackle is described as one from a defensive player who\u00a0<em>\u201cunweights himself by swiveling and dropping his hips and\/or lower body, landing on and trapping the runner\u2019s leg(s) at or below the knee.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It was banned by the league before the 2024 season, with the owners agreeing to implement a 15-yard penalty.\u00a0Sadly, its use in practice has resulted in Salvon Ahmed suffering a potential career-ending injury.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-why-salvon-ahmed-could-be-done-in-the-nfl\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Salvon Ahmed Could Be Done In The NFL<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2371846\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/USATSI_26774835-1024x658.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/USATSI_26774835-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/USATSI_26774835-595x382.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/USATSI_26774835-768x493.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/USATSI_26774835-1024x658.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/USATSI_26774835-1536x987.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/USATSI_26774835.jpg 1936w\" alt=\"Salvon Ahmed rushing in practice\" width=\"1024\" height=\"658\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Indianapolis Colts quarterback Riley Leonard (15) hands off Friday, July 25, 2025, to running back Salvon Ahmed (36) during training camp (Photo via Imagn Images)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Salvon Ahmed was already faced with the tough task of making it in the NFL as an undrafted running back, even as a backup, and was on his fourth team in six seasons.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s now 26, which is around the point where running backs begin to slow down, so the injury could indeed end his career as he will have a difficult time landing on a team after dealing with such a serious injury.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, we hope that isn\u2019t the case and wish him the best.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Indianapolis Colts\u00a0running back Salvon Ahmed has received the worst possible news ahead of the 2025\u00a0NFL\u00a0season, as he is expected to miss all of it after suffering an injury &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":33709,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33708"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33708\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33710,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33708\/revisions\/33710"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/33709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}