One year, $2 million for Marlon Mack, who heads back to Indianapolis to finish what he started after last year's Achilles tear. https://t.co/EefV7BAnrA
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) March 17, 2021
The Indianapolis Colts are signing running back Marlon Mack to a one-year deal, first reported by Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.
Even though the Colts drafted Jonathan Taylor in the second round in 2020, Mack was the lead rusher in the backfield until he tore his Achilles halfway through the Week 1 opener. He is still expected to be ready for training camp in 2021.
Now, he gets a short deal to work in the backfield again with one of the strongest units in the NFL.
The former fourth-round pick carved out a starting role in 2018 despite missing a good chunk of the start of that campaign. He followed that up in 2019 by taking 247 carries for 1,091 yards and eight rushing touchdowns.
Now Mack will be working in a rotation behind starting running back Jonathan Taylor and likely alongside Nyheim Hines and Jordan Wilkins. How this will impact the rotation isn’t all that clear, especially since we don’t know what kind of back Mack is after Achilles surgery.
Regardless, this was likely the best possible situation for Mack. The Colts add some depth to the backfield while he gets a bit more money than what he would have gotten on the market.
