Reitz was projected this season to be in the competition at right tackle with Le'Raven Clark and possibly Joe Haeg. His retirement now makes right tackle depth more of a need for the Colts as they ...

Reitz was forced to leave last week's game after suffering his back injury in the second quarter. If he's unable to play in Week 4 look for Joe Haeg to fill in for him at tackle.

Indianapolis Colts offensive tackle Joe Reitz (76) lines up against the Tennessee Titans during an NFL football game on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016 in Nashville, Tenn. The Colts won the game 34-26.

On a typical weekday evening, Joe Reitz goes into his kitchen, fixes himself a big salad topped with chicken, a bowl of spaghetti or a plate of leftovers from the night before, and sits down to eat.

The Colts agreed to terms with free agent offensive lineman Joe Reitz, reports the Tribune-Star. Reitz, 29, is a key reserve who played in 10 games last season at guard and tackle.

Joe Reitz spent the last three years toiling on NFL practice squads with mostly himself in mind. He never knew motivation until he met Juliana, his infant daughter.

Reitz started three games last season, playing in 14 games overall. The Colts rushed for 1,743 yards last season, their most since 2006, and quarterback Andrew Luck passed for 3,822 yards last season.

Offensive lineman Joe Reitz, a former basketball player at Western Michigan who successfully shifted into a career in the NFL, was named the Indianapolis Colts' Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee.

INDIANAPOLIS – Retirement is in the air for the Indianapolis Colts. First it was sack king Robert Mathis. Then Pro Bowl punter Pat McAfee. On Tuesday, it was veteran offensive lineman Joe Reitz.

Reitz got two hands on Miller for a split second, but that was all. Now he knows what the Carolina Panthers felt like in the Super Bowl last February. “It was time to close,” Miller said later.

Joe Reitz, a 6-7 offensive guard for the Indianapolis Colts who weighs in at about 325 pounds when fully hydrated, acknowledges soccer players don't pack the heavy poundage.