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Colts add new QB as backup behind Riley Leonard in place of Philip Rivers
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After three weeks of Philip Rivers starting as the Indianapolis Colts QB at 44 years old, Indy is going total youth movement for Week 18.
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They're starting Riley Leonard at quarterback. He's a sixth-round rookie out of Notre Dame.
Rivers won't be his backup, either.
That role will go to Seth Henigan , who the Colts elevated from the practice squad on Saturday.
Henigan is an undrafted rookie also out of the 2025 draft class.
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He's originally from Denton, Texas, and from there he went to the University of Memphis.
He started his entire career for the Tigers, twice earning all-conference honors.
The 6-foot-3 Henigan went undrafted in the spring and spent the summer with the Jacksonville Jaguars .
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The Jags cut Henigan for good on Sept. 29.
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He signed with the Colts three months later, joining the practice squad on Dec. 29. And after this week's preparation, he's going to back up Leonard.
It likely is a short-lived role for Henigan, but it was a chance for him to get into the building and show Indianapolis a bit of what he's made of, which is worth something for a guy just trying to hang on at the fringes of the NFL.
