The Indianapolis Colts are signing former Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt to a one-year deal. NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero was first to report the move.
Taylor-Britt, a former second-round pick in 2022, spent his first four seasons with the Bengals. In his four seasons with Cincinnati, the 26-year-old cornerback appeared in 38 games and recorded 151 solo tackles and 7 interceptions.
The move for Taylor-Britt makes sense for the Colts for a number of reasons. For starters, Indianapolis’ cornerback room dealt with a number of injuries last season — specifically to starters Sauce Gardner and Charvarius ‘Mooney’ Ward. Ward appeared in only 10 games during the 2025 season after suffering three separate concussions — two of which landed the star cornerback on injured reserve. Gardner, meanwhile, suffered a calf strain and appeared in only 4 of the team’s final 8 games last season.
Additionally, Taylor-Britt knows current Colts defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo quite well, as the former Bengals cornerback played under him during his first three seasons in the NFL (2022-2024). Reuniting Taylor-Britt with Anarumo makes a lot of sense from a schematic perspective.
More specifically, Taylor-Britt found success under Anarumo as a man coverage corner, allowing just 30 catches on 68 targets for 518 yards and 3 touchdowns. Taylor-Britt also tallied 5 pass breakups, 4 interceptions and had an 11.7 forced incompletion percentage during that span, too, per Zach Hicks of Locked On Colts/Colts on SI.
Taylor-Britt joins a Colts cornerback room that is semi-crowded. Currently, Indianapolis’ cornerback room consists of the aforementioned Gardner, Ward, veteran Kenny Moore II, second-year corners Justin Walley and Johnathan Edwards, as well as Jaylon Jones and Mekhi Blackmon.
But given the number of injuries the Colts dealt with at cornerback last season, having extra insurance at the position — especially in the form of a player who is very familiar with the team’s defensive scheme — is something that could be beneficial to the team in the future.
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