In December, the Colts placed right tackle Braden Smith on the non-football illness list. There was no mention of the nature of the illness. Smith has now gone public with his condition. Joel A. Erickson of the Indianapolis Star has the story.

Indianapolis Colts right tackle Braden Smith says he missed the final five games last season because of an obsessive-compulsive disorder that was so severe he spent 48 days in a treatment facility and even contemplated suicide.

Right tackle Braden Smith will be back with the Indianapolis Colts this season, something which seemed far from being possible just five months ago.