Indianapolis – The Indianapolis Colts today signed wide receiver Ethan Fernea to the practice squad and released kicker Spencer Shrader from the practice squad.
Fernea, 6-0, 195 pounds, spent Week 7 on the team's practice squad. He participated in the Colts' 2024 offseason program and training camp. Fernea spent time on the team's active roster and practice squad the last two seasons (2022-23). In 2023, he saw action in three games. As a rookie in 2022, Fernea played in one game. He was originally signed by Indianapolis as an undrafted free agent on May 13, 2022, out of UCLA. His last name is pronounced FIR-knee-uh.
Shrader, 6-2, 201 pounds, has had multiple stints on the team's practice squad this season. 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.
