AP

Ricky Jean Francois, a starter on the Colts’ defensive line the last two years, is on the way out of Indianapolis.

The Colts have announced that Jean Francois was released.

Jean Francois played in all 16 games and started 13 for the Colts last season. He also started all 10 games he was healthy enough to play for the Colts in 2013, the year the Colts signed him as an unrestricted free agent.

The 28-year-old Jean Francois was a seventh-round draft pick of the 49ers in 2009 and played his first four years in the league in San Francisco. He becomes a free agent immediately and will not need to wait until the start of unrestricted free agent on March 10 to sign with another team.