The Indianapolis Colts released veteran cornerback Vontae Davis on Thursday according to ESPN.
The Colts are still set to pay Davis $9 million if he goes unclaimed on the waivers.
Davis made the best decision for himself and because of that the Colts cut him. According to Davis he hasn’t been playing well because of his groin injury. This groin injury happened in preseason versus the Steelers, which caused him to miss the first three games.
“I had a groin tear that I dealt with,” Davis said. “I got different opinions on it. One doctor said I should have had surgery, other doctor told me to let it heal. I took the let-it-heal approach. I came back, and probably came back a little too early, and in the process I probably hurt my teammates.”
What’s strange is that head coach Chuck Pagano said Davis missing time wasn’t injury related, instead it was deemed a coaches decision.
Davis understands it but doesn’t mean the coaches have to slither around and act as if everything is good, when it’s not.
In other words Davis feels he’s been neglected because of his health which is fair but don’t sugar coat it. Keep it 100 and be upfront with Davis.
“It’s a disagreement because I feel like I was demoted because of my health instead of my ability,” Davis said. “The agreement is I take full responsibility. I’m not myself. I’m not Vontae Davis. Obviously I know what level I can play at. I’ve been working trying to get back, like I have with previous injuries. In this situation it just hasn’t worked for me because of my injury, it was significant. It was a groin tear.”
It’s been a rough one for Davis, hopefully he can bounce back next season with a team that will value his talent.