The Indianapolis Colts waived rookie defensive tackle Terrance Taylor and running back Mike Hart on Saturday.
Taylor was a fourth-round pick in April. Hart, Michigan’s career rushing leader, was a sixth-round pick in 2008.
Of the 22 players released in the cutdown, seven were drafted since 2006. Offensive linemen Jaimie Thomas and Steve Justice, who started games last season as rookies, were both released. Other former draft picks released were defensive end Marcus Howard, cornerback Dante Hughes and offensive lineman Michael Toudouze.
The Colts did not place Bob Sanders, the 2007 NFL defensive player of the year, on the physically unable to perform list. That means Sanders is not expected to miss the first six games of the year.
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