Wheaton, Ill. - Former Wheaton All-American Andy Studebaker has been signed to the Indianapolis Colts' 53-man roster and will be joining the team in preparation for a Monday Night Football contest this week with the San Diego Chargers.

The linebacker, in his sixth NFL campaign, has spent the past five seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, playing in 70 games in that time and he played in every game for the Chiefs from 2009-12. He has registered 61 total tackles, with 2-1/2 career sacks and forced fumble in his pro career. He has two interceptions and two fumble recoveries. Studebaker was released by Chiefs last Spring.

Studebaker graduated from Wheaton in May of 2008 with a Bachelor's Degree in Applied Health Science. In four seasons with the Thunder, he tallied 111 total tackles, with 50-1/2 tackles for lost yardage (-292 yards), including 30 quarterback sacks. In 2011, Studebaker was named to D3Football.com's All-Decade Team for the 2000's

As a junior in 2006 he was selected as the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Defensive Player of the Year and was tabbed as a First Team All-American and the North Region Defensive Player of the Year by D3Football.com. He also earned Second Team All-American honors on the 2006 AP Little All-American team and was a Football Gazette Division III All-American. In that junior campaign he led the CCIW and Division III with 17-1/2 (-142 yards) quarterback sacks and was also the league leader in tackles for lost yardage with 25-1/2 (-161 yards). His 17-1/2 sacks tied the school record for sacks in a single season, and were the most of any player at any NCAA level in 2006.