In an Instagram post announcing his decision, Willis said he was retiring "to devote the remainder of my life to the further advancement of the Gospel of Jesus Christ." The Colts drafted Willis in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft. He was a weekly starter by his second season and appeared in 11 games in 2021. Willis ends his career with four interceptions, 11 pass defenses, and 3.5 sacks. He projected to start at strong safety in 2022. That role could fall to Julian Blackmon if the Colts see him as a good fit at the position. 

The rookie fourth-round pick made nine starts in 2019, and he proved to be a useful run stopper. If Clayton Geathers isn't re-signed before becoming an unrestricted free agent in March, Willis will be the frontrunner for a starting strong safety role in 2020.

Willis suffered a stinger in Week 16's win over the Panthers, and it will force him to miss his second game of the year. Starting safeties Clayton Geathers and Malik Hooker are good to go, and George Odum figures to pick up the reserve snaps left behind by Willis.

Willis suffered the injury in the third quarter of last week's game against Carolina and failed to practice this week. With these factors in mind, it's highly unlikely that Willis suits up Week 17. In his stead, George Odum is in line to receive the depth safety snaps.