Indianapolis – The Indianapolis Colts today signed kicker Spencer Shrader to the practice squad and released cornerback Gregory Junior from the practice squad.
Shrader, 6-2, 201 pounds, rejoins the team after spending Weeks 1-4 on the practice squad. He was elevated to the active roster in Week 1 vs. Houston and converted three extra points. Shrader participated in the Colts' 2024 offseason program and training camp after originally signing with the team as an undrafted free agent on May 9, 2024. Collegiately, he appeared in 57 career games at Notre Dame (2023) and USF (2019-22) and converted 43-of-63 field goals and 156-of-158 extra points for 285 points. In 2023, Shrader played in all 13 games and made 15-of-22 field goals and 61-of-62 extra points for 106 points. He was a Lou Groza Award Semifinalist in 2021. His last name is pronounced Sh-RAID-err.
Junior, 6-0, 190 pounds, was signed to the team's practice squad on September 17, 2024. He appeared in 10 career games in two seasons (2022-23) with the Jaguars and totaled 17 tackles (11 solo), 2.0 tackles for loss and one pass defensed. Junior was originally selected by the Jaguars in the sixth round (197th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft out of Ouachita Baptist. He participated in Jacksonville's 2024 offseason program and training camp.
