INDIANAPOLIS — The NFL has suspended Colts cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt for the first game of the 2026 regular season for violating the league’s personal conduct policy.
Taylor-Britt served a five-day jail sentence in Ohio’s Hamilton County in January after pleading guilty to reckless operation and driving without a license, charges that stemmed from two separate stops, one in June and another near Cincinnati’s Paycor Stadium in September.
He is eligible to play in the preseason, and he will be reinstated the day after the team’s season opener against Baltimore.
The veteran cornerback has already acknowledged that he was working
through some issues last season, leading to his fall on the depth chart.
“It didn’t have anything to do with the coordinator,” Taylor-Britt said. “I believe it was most definitely a personal thing with me. I couldn’t get my head right, and it showed in my game.”
He could play a significant role for the Indianapolis defense in 2026.
Drafted in the second round, Taylor-Britt was a starter for Colts defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo for two seasons together in Cincinnati, and the Colts signed him in free agency this offseason as a high-ceiling bet on a player who has struggled the last two seasons. Taylor-Britt has been playing with the No. 2 defense in Colts’ training camp through the first week, backing up the veteran tandem of Sauce Gardner and Charvarius Ward.
When Ward and Gardner have sat out practices, Taylor-Britt has often been the player who steps into the open spot on the No. 1 defense.
Barring a rash of injuries in the preseason, the Colts should be able to handle Taylor-Britt’s absence in the season opener. Indianapolis has plenty of depth at cornerback, a group that includes 2025 starter Mekhi Blackmon and promising developmental cornerback Johnathan Edwards.
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Colts CB Cam Taylor-Britt suspended for season opener
Reporting by Joel A. Erickson, Indianapolis Star / Indianapolis Star
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