Former Chargers second-round pick Nasir Adderley signs with Colts three years after retiring at 25

Nasir Adderley, a erstwhile second-round prime by the Los Angeles Chargers, shocked the NFL erstwhile helium announced helium would beryllium retiring from the crippled astatine conscionable 25 years old.

Three years later, Adderley is shocking the shot satellite again by announcing a comeback aft signing with the Indianapolis Colts.

Adderley, present 28, signed a woody with the Colts to vie for a spot among their secondary, the squad announced connected Tuesday.

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Nasir Adderley of the Los Angeles Chargers walks disconnected the tract aft a triumph implicit the Indianapolis Colts astatine Lucas Oil Stadium successful Indianapolis connected Dec. 26, 2022. (Justin Casterline/Getty Images)

"After a play of aforesaid reflection, I person decided it’s clip for maine to locomotion distant from the crippled of football," Adderley wrote successful an Instagram station successful March 2023. At the time, Adderley said wellness was a origin successful his decision.

"Over the past mates of years I person denied this realization, but I’m yet going to enactment myself archetypal for once. My wellness is supra thing and everyone astir maine knows that."

But Adderley said successful February that helium intended connected trying a comeback to the league. Now, helium has his changeable successful Indianapolis.

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"It’s present been determination years since I near the NFL, and I americium highly blessed with my development," Adderley said successful a connection successful February. "Healthy, family, and entrepreneurship were my apical priorities, and I’m arrogant of what I’ve been capable to accomplish. The state to negociate my ain docket was precise important to me, but what I didn’t recognize was however overmuch I’d miss having shot successful my life.

"The competition, the brotherhood, and conscionable being progressive successful the crippled that means truthful overmuch to maine and my family. Therefore, I americium officially announcing my volition to instrumentality to the NFL.

Nasir Adderley of the Los Angeles Chargers covers an hostile during an NFL crippled against the Indianapolis Colts astatine Lucas Oil Stadium successful Indianapolis, Ind., connected Dec. 26, 2022. (Perry Knotts/Getty Images)

Adderley had racked up 12 passes defended, 3 interceptions and 232 full tackles successful his 4 years with the Chargers, who took him with the 60th wide enactment successful 2019.

Adderley ne'er got past his rookie declaration with the Chargers, arsenic helium retired pursuing his 4th year, which was a coagulated play for him.

The Delaware merchandise finished with 2 interceptions, 1 forced fumble, 4 passes defended, 62 combined tackles and 1 tackle for loss.

Adderley volition look to beryllium himself with a caller squad now, and 1 that could usage immoderate secondary assistance heading into the 2026 season. The Colts were 8-2 entering their bye week this past season, coming successful arsenic 1 of the bigger surprises successful the NFL.

Nasir Adderley of the Los Angeles Chargers covers an hostile during an NFL crippled against the Indianapolis Colts astatine Lucas Oil Stadium successful Indianapolis, Ind., connected Dec. 26, 2022. (Perry Knotts/Getty Images)

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However, aft backmost Daniel Jones' wounded issues, among others connected the roster, the Colts slid. They tried desperately to halt sinking, adjacent bringing successful Philip Rivers retired of status to play successful caput manager Shane Steichen’s discourtesy with Jones retired the remainder of the year. But it wasn’t capable arsenic they finished 8-9, ne'er winning a crippled pursuing that Week 11 bye.

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