Indianapolis – The Indianapolis Colts today signed running back Ameer Abdullah to the practice squad and released running back Khalil Herbert from the practice squad.
Abdullah, 5-9, 203 pounds, has played in 141 career games (26 starts) in his time with the San Francisco 49ers (2025), Las Vegas Raiders (2022-24), Carolina Panthers (2021), Minnesota Vikings (2018-21) and Detroit Lions (2015-18). He has compiled 494 carries for 1,994 yards (4.0 avg.) and eight touchdowns. Abdullah has registered 203 receptions for 1,468 yards (7.2 avg.) and 11 touchdowns. He has totaled 151 kickoff returns for 3,783 yards (25.1 avg.) and 10 punt returns for 91 yards (9.1 avg.). Abdullah has appeared in two postseason contests and has recorded one carry for nine yards, one reception for seven yards and six kickoff returns for 151 yards (25.2 avg.). He was originally selected by the Lions in the second round (54th overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft out of Nebraska. His name is pronounced uh-meer ab-dool-uh.
Herbert, 5-9, 212 pounds, was signed to the team's practice squad on August 27, 2025. He was originally signed by Indianapolis as an unrestricted free agent on March 14, 2025. Herbert has played in 56 career games (13 starts) in his time with the Colts (2025), Cincinnati Bengals (2024) and Chicago Bears (2021-24). He has registered 400 carries for 1,905 yards (4.8 avg.) and nine touchdowns. Herbert has totaled 53 receptions for 312 yards (5.9 avg.) and two touchdowns. He has also recorded 36 kickoff returns for 920 yards (25.6 avg.) and seven special teams tackles.
