Colts offensive tackle Xavier Nixon missed the flight and is listed as out for tomorrow team reports

[patsinthesnow]

@AlbertBreer: Bizarre week for the Colts.

@HolderStephen: I’m not making this up: #Colts offensive tackle Xavier Nixon missed the flight and is listed as out for tomorrow, team reports.

@NEPD_Loyko: Xavier Nixon was the only other OT left on Colts roster that means they enter tomorrow with 2 active OT. If one goes down = screwed.

 

[Bradyking12]

Another one not playing tmw

https://twitter.com/HolderStephen/status/556612086126870528

 

[Bella*chick]

What in the what?

 

[PATS16N0]

rofl

 

[Joey007]

Who is that

 

[manxman2601]

Who is that

Their only listed backup tackle, both RT and LT.

 

[Bradyking12]

He was supposed to be a starter tomorrow

 

[Joey007]

Their starting RT

What happened to Cherilus?

 

[jmt57]

Who is that

Backup offensive tackle.

Soon to be a free agent based on lack of timeliness or alarm clock.

If I have a job making $400k a year, I would find a way to get to the airport in plenty of time.

And if that somehow wasn't possible, if I made that much money I'd buy myself a ticket to get there ASAP and let my boss know I would meet him there.

 

[Ross12]

He was supposed to be a starter tomorrow

I'm having trouble figuring out if he was starting or not. Depth charts list him as a backup but Wikipedia tells me he was starting recently. So you're saying he would've been a starter tomorrow? They'll be shuffling the offensive line with basically no prep time? Sounds like a good time to unleash the DEs.

 

[manxman2601]

Why wasn't Joe Reitz starting? He just came off a game where he pretty much shut down Von Miller.

 

[Joey007]

Wow, did not know who he even was. Says a lot about their O-line depth I suppose.

 

[Bradyking12]

What happened to Cherilus?

Injured and out for the season

 

[Joey007]

Injured and out for the season

Wasn't aware of this, thanks

 

[FrodoBagginz]

Missing the flight to the biggest game of the year.

If this happened to a Pats player, he would already would've been cut.

 

[jmt57]

According to the Colts beat writer who broke the story (Stephen Holder), Xavier Nixon is the backup tackle and not the starter.

http://itiswhatitis.weei.com/sports...t-to-new-england-wont-play-in-afc-title-game/




Edit: Indy looks to be a bit thin in terms of depth on the offensive line now.

http://www.ourlads.com/nfldepthcharts/depthchart/IND

 

[manxman2601]

Part time photographer got a picture of Nixon at the airport:

 

[Tunescribe]

Stupid Colts. Three players melting down (and out) for the biggest game of the year. Idiots. That team deserves all the distractions it can muster.

 

[New England Pride]

This isn't the Jetsons man, you can't just hover over to the airport.

http://itiswhatitis.weei.com/sports...t-to-new-england-wont-play-in-afc-title-game/

 

[asfpnepRefugee]

He might have been inactive tomorrow anyways, dude is a backup