Where the Indianapolis Colts sit in waiver wire order after roster cuts

The Indianapolis Colts will finalize their roster cuts ahead of Tuesday's deadline, but the moves won't end there.

The Colts and the rest of the NFL will have a chance to make claims on players who were waived. Those waiver claims must be made by noon ET on Wednesday.

Any player with fewer than four accrued NFL seasons becomes subject to waivers for 24 hours and can not sign with a team unless they go unclaimed.

If they clear waivers, they become a free agent able to sign with any team. If they are claimed, the team making the claim will take on whatever contract exists at the time.

Players with at least four accrued seasons are released outright, and they are free to sign with any team immediately.

An example of the latter for the Colts would be the release of safety Ronnie Harrison Jr., who has been in the league since 2018 and has six accrued seasons, according to the NFL Players Association.

At this point, the waiver order is determined by the NFL draft order before trades. So even if a team traded away their first-round pick, they still hold that original spot in the waiver order.

Every team makes waiver claims at the same time, and the team with the highest waiver wire position gets both the player and his existing contract. There is no limit on how many waiver claims a team can make, but they must make corresponding moves to satisfy the 53-player roster limit.

The waiver order changes after Week 3 to reflect 2024 records rather than the draft order from the previous offseason.

The Colts could look to add to the defensive line, safety and cornerback rooms on the waiver wire.

Here’s a look at the full waiver wire order following roster cuts and where the Colts sit:

NFL waiver wire order

1. Carolina Panthers
2. Washington Commanders
3. New England Patriots
4. Arizona Cardinals
5. Los Angeles Chargers
6. New York Giants
7. Tennessee Titans
8. Atlanta Falcons
9. Chicago Bears
10. New York Jets
11. Minnesota Vikings
12. Denver Broncos
13. Las Vegas Raiders
14. New Orleans Saints
15. Indianapolis Colts
16. Seattle Seahawks
17. Jacksonville Jaguars
18. Cincinnati Bengals
19. Los Angeles Rams
20. Pittsburgh Steelers
21. Miami Dolphins
22. Philadelphia Eagles
23. Cleveland Browns
24. Dallas Cowboys
25. Green Bay Packers
26. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
27. Houston Texans
28. Buffalo Bills
29. Detroit Lions
30. Baltimore Ravens
31. San Francisco 49ers
32. Kansas City Chiefs

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