The Colts signed two
more players. The first is Deji Karim (5084/209/4.40pd in 2010) — full name Abdul-Gafar
Olatokumbo Ayodeji Lamar Karim. You probably know him as reserve back and kick
returner for the Jaguars. He had some good numbers as a rookie in 2010 (25-160-0
rushing, 3-10-0 receiving, 50-1,248-0 kick returns), but slowed down some in 2011
(55-125-0 rushing, 12-120-0 receiving, 27-652-0 kick returns), eventually
losing the No. 2 job in Jacksonville to DuJuan Harris. I’ve always like Karim, who
works very hard as a runner and blocker, has good, natural hands and seems like
a good kid.
I don’t think Karim is
a threat to take too many carries away from the Colts’ top backs, but I can see
him being used as a speedy change-of-pace guy if he can win the primary kick
return job. It’s interesting to note that the Eagles also put a waiver claim in
for Karim.
The other guy is
former Shepherd tight end Dominique Jones (6030/255/?). I don’t know a lot
about him at this point, except that he was a deep receiving threat there — he
went 34-403-9 as a senior in 2010 — after transferring from Liberty. He then
went on to lead the Reading Express of the Indoor Football League with 39-349-7
receiving after he played with the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the UFL. I’m digging now, and promise to have more to
tell you later.
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