The Indianapolis Colts today signed free agent defensive tackle Josh Boyd and waived outside linebacker Curt Maggitt with an injury settlement.
Boyd, 6-3, 310 pounds, played in 26 career games (four starts) in three seasons (2013-15) with the Green Bay Packers and totaled 43 tackles (23 solo) and one pass defensed. He appeared in three postseason contests (one start) and tallied two tackles (one solo). Boyd was originally selected by the Packers in the fifth round (167th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft out of Mississippi State.
In 2015, Boyd saw action in two games and recorded one solo tackle before being placed on the Injured Reserve list. He played in 15 games (four starts) in 2014 and compiled 34 tackles (18 solo) and one pass defensed. Boyd started one of two postseason contests for the Packers. As a rookie in 2013, he appeared in nine games and made eight tackles (four solo). Boyd saw action in one postseason contest and registered two tackles (one solo).
Maggitt, 6-2, 250 pounds, saw action in nine games as a rookie in 2016 and totaled four tackles (two solo) and four special teams stops. He was placed on the team's Injured Reserve list on December 12. Maggitt signed with the Colts as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2016 out of the University of Tennessee.
