A second-round selection in the 2020 NFL Draft, Davis had played four seasons with the Miami Dolphins when he joined Indianapolis in 2024

Indianapolis Colts cut former Alabama defensive lineman

Last March, defensive tackle Raekwon Davis signed a two-year, $14 million contract with the Indianapolis Colts. But the former Alabama standout won’t play the second half of that deal. The Colts released Davis on Thursday.

A second-round selection in the 2020 NFL Draft, Davis had played four seasons with the Miami Dolphins when he joined Indianapolis in 2024. His contract included a $5 million signing bonus and $7 million in guaranteed money.

By cutting Davis, the Colts sliced $6.46 million off their salary-cap obligations for 2025.

Davis played in every game for Indianapolis in 2024 after missing most of training camp. He did not practice in training camp until Aug. 20 after his physical in July showed his blood pressure was too high.

With the Colts, Davis played career lows of 349 defensive snaps and 47 special-teams plays this season. He also recorded a career-low 15 tackles.

In four seasons with Miami, Davis played in 80 regular-season games, with 48 starts. He played 2,047 defensive snaps and recorded 129 tackles, five tackles for loss and two sacks.

Former Alabama First Team All-SEC Recipient Released by Indianapolis Colts

Former Alabama offensive coordinator takes same position with NFL team

Doug Nussmeier has officially followed Kellen Moore from the Philadelphia Eagles to the New Orleans Saints.

Two days after the Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in Super Bowl LIX on Feb. 9, the Saints named Moore as their head coach.

Moore had been the offensive coordinator for Philadelphia during the 2024 season, with Nussmeier working as the quarterback coach for the Eagles. With Moore moving up in New Orleans, so is Nussmeier, who was hired as the Saints’ offensive coordinator, the NFL team revealed on Thursday when it announced its 2025 coaching staff.

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New Orleans chose Nussmeier, an Idaho quarterback, in the fourth round of the 1994 NFL Draft, and he spent four seasons with the team. Nussmeier played in five regular-season games, with two starts (both losses to the Atlanta Falcons), for the Saints.

Since starting his coaching career in 2001, Nussmeier’s stops have included Alabama, where he worked as offensive coordinator in 2012 and 2013. The Crimson Tide defeated Georgia 32-28 in the SEC Championship Game and Notre Dame 42-14 in the BCS national-title contest for the 2012 season.

Since then, Nussmeier has worked as the offensive coordinator at Michigan and Florida, tight-ends and quarterbacks coach for the Dallas Cowboys and quarterbacks coach for the Los Angeles Chargers and Eagles.

Nussmeier and Moore have been on the same coaching staff for the past seven seasons.