- The Indianapolis Colts didn’t need long to decide Darius Slayton wasn’t going to stick.
- 22, 2026, Indianapolis released Slayton, ending a brief stint that produced no snaps in three games and no on-field contribution at all.
- The most telling detail is the simplest one: in three games with Indianapolis, Slayton never logged a single snap.
- After a few weeks of zero contributions from the veteran, they moved on.
- Slayton was released by New York before the opener after falling down the depth chart, a sign that his role there had already narrowed before Indianapolis ever brought him in.
Colts cut Darius Slayton after three quiet weeks, reopening the fit question the Giants already answered
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Sources & Referenced Reporting
- Indianapolis Colts, “Colts release wide receiver Darius Slayton,” Oct. 16, 2026.
- gmenhq.com, “It took 3 weeks for Colts to learn the Darius Slayton lesson Giants already knew,” Oct. 16, 2026.
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