The Colts on Tuesday signed kicker Michael Badgley to the 53-man roster, replacing Spencer Shrader after Shrader sustained a season-ending injury in the Colts' Week 5 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. The Colts also placed Shrader on the reserve/injured list, placed cornerback Mike Hilton, who left Sunday's game with a shoulder injury, on the practice squad injured reserve and signed cornerback Troy Pride Jr. to the practice squad.
Badgley is already familiar with the Colts, as he was initially signed by the team in 2018 as an undrafted free agent. Badgley spent the preseason working alongside Pro Football Hall of Fame nominee Adam Vinatieri before he was waived by the Colts before the beginning the season. Badgley returned to the Colts in 2021, replacing the injured Rodrigo Blankenship in