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2008
Colts
Injury Update
August 23, 2008
Peyton May
Not be Ready against The Bears
Colts
Injury Update
August 20, 2008
Colts
Injury Update
Peyton
Manning Watch
Peyton
Manning Won't Guarantee to be Ready for Regular Season Opener
August 19, 2008
Colts
Medical update
August 18, 2008
Manning
could be practicing next week
Sanders
and Freeney Ready
August 14, 2008
Hayden bruises heel in practice
Colts Injury Update
August 12, 2008
August
12, 2008 Injury Update
August 07, 2008
Coe
undergoes knee surgery, out two months
August 06, 2008
Injury
Update
August 05, 2008
Three more
Colts suffer injuries
Aug 1, 2008
The Tribune Star reports
Indianapolis Colts RB Dominic Rhodes, RB Kenton Keith,
CB Tim Jennings (knee), DE Ben Ishola (foot), S Melvin
Bullitt (thumb), MLB Gary Brackett
(offseason hip surgery), OLB Clint Session (strained left
calf), and undrafted rookie WR Charles Dillon (foot) did not
practice Thursday morning. Neither Rhodes or Keith were
injured and both are expected back for Friday morning's full-team
workout. "Kenton and Dominic Rhodes were out. It's hard to
describe, but they're fine. Actually, you just have to take my word
for it. It's something that you don't want to know," Dungy said
with a smile.
The Tribune Star reports
injuries at the linebacking position may force the Indianapolis Colts
to scan the waiver wire for some additional help. MLB Gary
Brackett (offseason hip surgery) and strongside OLB Clint Session
(strained left calf) both sat out Thursday's morning training camp
practice. Session expected to be sidelined for the next week with a
strained left calf muscle. Brackett has been ruled out of Sunday's
Hall of Fame Game preseason opener with the Washington Redskins. He
has been limited to one practice per day during the first week of
camp as he recovers from off-season hip surgery. Session, meanwhile,
was also hurt during the Wednesday night practice. He has been
filling in with the first-team defense as projected starting OLB
Tyjuan Hagler (torn pectoral) recovers from a torn pectoral muscle.
Hagler isn't expected back in the lineup until late September or
early October. "Gary had an MRI done on his hip area. They still
don't know exactly what it is, but he's going to be out this week.
We'll see where it goes from there," Colts HC Tony Dungy said
Thursday. He added that Brackett's current injury is not related to
his earlier surgery. "I don't think it's at the point where we
need to be concerned. They didn't say this or that could be long
term. They expect him back pretty quick." Second-year LB Ramon
Guzman or third-round draft pick OLB Philip Wheeler (sore knee) may
get the start at strongside linebacker against the Redskins. Wheeler,
though, has been bothered by a sore knee in recent days. The shortage
of depth at the position has the Colts looking elsewhere for some
linebacking help. Dungy added that team president Bill Polian has
talked informally with former Indianapolis first-round draft pick
OLB/MLB Rob Morris. Morris, who has started both at middle and
strongside linebacker for the Colts, was released in February after
eight seasons with the team. Morris has had some injury issues in the
past, but that doesn't appear to be a problem now. "He is
[healthy]. I think he's going through did he want to play or not.
He's a name to keep in the back of your mind, I would say that,"
Dungy said. "We're at the point now we got we have six healthy
linebackers. So we would look for a guy. You'd like to try to find a
guy that knows what we're doing or something similar. Maybe [someone
who] has been in camp in Minnesota or Tampa or Detroit."
Brackett
to miss 1st exhibition
Colts aren't too worried about linebacker's hip
injury, and he is expected back soon
Source: Mike Chappell - Indy Star
An injury bug that has pestered and thinned the
Indianapolis Colts' linebacker corps has claimed Gary Brackett.
The veteran starting middle linebacker will miss
Sunday's preseason opener against the Washington Redskins in Canton,
Ohio, because of a hip injury. It forced him to miss a portion of
Wednesday night's practice and kept him off the field Thursday morning.
"I don't think it's the point where we need to
be concerned,'' coach Tony Dungy said after Thursday afternoon's
special teams-only work at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. "The
doctors didn't say, 'Hey, this could be this or that or long term.'
"They expect him back pretty quick.''
Dungy wasn't able to share details of a magnetic
resonance imaging test performed on Brackett's hip.
Brackett wasn't available for comment Thursday
afternoon. He underwent hip surgery in the offseason, but team
physicians told Dungy this was unrelated.
Brackett is the latest linebacker to be slowed by
injury. Tyjuan Hagler, the projected strong-side starter, tore a
pectoral muscle while lifting weights in the offseason. He is on the
physically unable to perform list and is expected to be out until
October. Clint Session, Hagler's replacement, strained a muscle in
his left calf Wednesday and might miss a week.
That leaves the Colts with only six healthy
linebackers. Dungy indicated the team likely will add another player
at the position before Sunday's game. That will necessitate cutting a player.
"We're working on it as we speak,'' Dungy said.
Interest in Morris
The team hasn't ruled out
re-signing linebacker Rob Morris. "He's
a name to keep in the back of your mind,''
Dungy said.
The team's 2000 first-round
draft pick finished last season on the injured reserve list after
damaging a tendon in his left knee Sept. 30 against Denver. The Colts
terminated his contract in February, in part because Morris wasn't
certain if he wanted to go through the long rehab process in
preparation for this season.
Dungy said Morris, 33, has fully
recovered from the injury and there have been conversations about him
returning for a ninth season.
"I don't know exactly
where it is to be honest,'' he
said. "I
know Bill (Polian,
team president)
had some conversations with him.''
Neither Morris nor his agent,
Ethan Lock, could be reached for comment.
What about Lynch?
Veteran safety John Lynch is
finished with the Denver Broncos, and possibly looking to relocate.
What about Indy?
Dungy spoke highly of Lynch
when the nine-time Pro Bowl selection was released by Tampa Bay after
the 2003 season. He was more guarded Thursday.
"If he's still on
Denver's roster, we don't want him,''
Dungy said with a smile, wary of the NFL's tampering rules.
As of Thursday, Lynch
remained property of the Broncos. However, he told media who cover
the Broncos he had been given permission by Denver coach Mike
Shanahan to explore his options.
"That's what I'm
going to do,''
he said. "But
I won't be playing for the Broncos.''
Not knowing the Colts' level
of interest, if any, the price would have to be right. Lynch is due
to make $1.5 million this season.
Lynch and Dungy were together
in Tampa from 1996-2001.
Help for Vinatieri?
The team would like to sign a kicker to ease Adam
Vinatieri's workload during the five preseason games, and the likely
candidate is rookie Adam Crossett, who was cut last week.
But injuries at other positions might make that impossible.
Michael Coe
The Colts revealed that Michael Coe sustained a knee
injury during practice Thursday, which may require surgery. Coach
Tony Dungy commented that Coe is going to be out for a while.
He wasn't expected to see the field much this season anyway.
ADDAI OUT WITH HEAD INJURY
August 3, 2008, 8:32 p.m. EDT
Colts running back Joseph Addai, who made the team
quickly forget Edgerrin James with a stellar rookie performance in
2006, has been yanked from the Hall of Fame game after suffering an
apparent head injury on the Colts' first drive of the game.
The injury doesn't look to be serious.
Still, it's unlikely that Addai will be back.
Addai is fine
August 4, 2008
Colts coach Tony Dungy reiterated
that the "head injury" Joseph Addai suffered in Sunday
night's preseason game isn't a concern.
"Joseph was fine," Dungy
said. "He was ready to go back in the game. The first group
was out at that point, but he's fine." Addai should play more
extensively in later preseason games.
Source: colts.com
Three
more Colts suffer injuries
Aug. 5, 2008
The bad news
is that the Colts lost their preseason opener to the Redskins 30-16.
The other piece of bad news is that three of their players — WRs
Roy Hall and Pierre Garcon, and DE Jeff Charleston — suffered
injuries. The good news is that none of the injuries are considered serious.
Hall
(hamstring), Garcon (hamstring) and Charleston (groin) are the latest
Colts to be bitten by the injury bug. In addition to them, star
players such as Dwight Freeney, Bob Sanders, Peyton Manning and
Marvin Harrison have seen reduced or no playing time at training camp.
The silver
lining in all of this is that of all the injuries, a torn pectoral
muscle for starting SLB Tyjuan Hagler is the only Colts injury
expected to linger into the regular season.
Addai Practicing
Wed Aug 6, 2008
The
Indianapolis Star reports Colts RB Joseph Addai (head)
practiced on Wednesday after he was smacked in the head on Sunday
against the Redskins.
Undrafted
rookie RB Chad Simpson (ankle), who rolled his ankle against
the Redskins on Sunday night, was able to practice Tuesday. But
several Colts missed Tuesday's practice including WR Roy Hall
(hamstring - out 1 week), DE Jeff Charleston (groin pull),
rookie WR Pierre Garcon (hamstring), RB Clifton Dawson
(strained knee), MLB Brandon Archer (ankle) and MLB Victor Worsley (hamstring).
Week 2
Preseason Injuries
August 06, 2008
Archer
and Worsley were slated to get MRIs. "Roy has a little bit of a
hamstring that we may even have to rest this week. He is a little
sore and will probably rest his hamstring early in this week
anyway," HC Tony Dungy said. "Chad Simpson, who we thought
was the worst, actually is doing pretty well. We had muscle injuries.
Pierre Garcon's got a little high hamstring that's going to keep him
out a little while. Jeff Charleston has a little bit of a groin pull
that's going to keep him out for a little bit. But those were three
we weren't really expecting after the game. But nothing that looks
like its going to be too major." Garcon and Hall probably won't
be available Saturday night at Carolina. Charleston, however, has a
chance to play against the Panthers. CB Michael Coe (left
knee) is scheduled to have exploratory surgery on his left knee
today. Rookie MLB Philip Wheeler (left knee surgery),
meanwhile, had already undergone surgery on his left knee. DE Ben Ishola
(ankle) may be able to return to practice today. MLB Gary Brackett
(groin) and strong-side OLB Clint Session (calf) have a chance
to return to practice by the end of this week.
Colts owner Irsay visits training camp
August 6, 2008
Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay visited training
camp for this afternoon's practice and said he wasn't overly
concerned about the injuries to a number of players, including
quarterback Peyton Manning.
Irsay said he'd rather have players healthy and ready
to go in camp. But he said there's no doubt everyone should be at
100% for the regular season.
And Irsay said team doctors have told him none of the
ailments, once healed, are likely to make the players more
susceptible to the same types of injury.
Coe
undergoes knee surgery, out two months
Aug. 7, 2008
Colts CB
Michael Coe should be out approximately two months after undergoing
surgery on his left knee Wednesday.
"The
surgery went well," coach Tony Dungy told the Indianapolis Star.
"We're looking at probably eight weeks from now before he's
ready to get back going."
A second-year
pro out of Alabama State, Coe recorded 10 tackles in his rookie
season. He was expected to add depth to the Colts' secondary, most
likely seeing time in a reserve role or in the nickel and dime packages.
Coe, who
injured the knee in practice last week, is the latest casualty to a
Colts defense already operating without starters DE Dwight Freeney, S
Bob Sanders, DE Robert Mathis, MLB Gary Brackett and SLB Tyjuan
Hagler. All except Hagler and Coe are expected back for the regular
season, although it's no certainty Coe will make the final 53-man roster.
Training Camp
July 25, 2008
Marvin Harrison is practicing with the Colts at
the start of training camp Friday.
Fans chanted Harrison's name and cheered his catches
during practice.
This is great news, as Harrison was previously
expected to miss camp due to off-season surgery in January. His
fantasy stock is back on the rise
Dwight Freeney to begin camp on PUP list, and
is expected to remain there for about three weeks.
His foot is structurally fine after sustaining a
Lisfranc fracture last season, and he hopes to play in the Colts'
fourth preseason game. He remains on pace to be ready to go for Week
1 of the regular season.
Bob Sanders' return uncertain
Bob Sanders, who is recovering from shoulder surgery,
is not sure of his timetable to return to the Colts, according to
ESPN. Sanders said, "Within the next week or so I'll be able
to move around and do a lot more and hopefully participate out here
before we end it. But I'm not exactly sure, it's something we still
have to cover."
Two injuries
Safety Melvin Bullitt and rookie linebacker Philip
Wheeler were unable to finish this morning's practice.
Dungy was unable to elaborate on the severity of
either injury.
Bullitt had a sprained thumb, so he probably won't
miss the Hall of Fame Game August 3rd.
However, the news is not so good for Philip Wheeler.
Wheeler couldn't finish practice because he
"injured a knee". The fact that it doesn't say
"bruised his knee" or "sprained his knee" implies
something much worse. The same thing that cost Booger McFarland
and Rob Morris roster spots. Torn ligaments.
August
12, 2008 Injury Update
Indianapolis
Colts strongside OLB Clint Session (calf), rookie WR Pierre
Garcon (hip) and DE Jeff Charleston (groin)
returned for Monday's morning workout. All three sat out the Carolina
preseason game with injuries. Among those not practicing Monday were
DE Josh Thomas (groin), WR Roy Hall (hamstring),
rookie DE Curtis Johnson (quad), MLB Victor Worsley (hamstring),
rookie MLB Philip Wheeler (knee surgery) and CB Michael Coe (knee
surgery). Coe is expected to miss up to eight weeks, while
Wheeler might be back in time to play in one of the Colts' final
preseason games. Both underwent surgical procedures last week. Thomas,
meanwhile, will probably be out anywhere from one to two weeks,
according to HC Tony Dungy, after being hurt against the Panthers. RB Dominic
Rhodes (personal reasons) was excused from Monday
morning's full-squad practice for personal reasons.
The
Indianapolis Colts' official website reports Colts HC Tony Dungy said
SS Bob Sanders (shoulder - PUP) and DE Dwight Freeney (foot
- PUP) have a better chance of being activated next week than
this week. "They could get some at the end of the week,"
Dungy said. "My sense is we'll probably hold them until the
start of next week. They're lobbying hard for it." QB Peyton Manning
(knee - PUP) "is doing fine, on course. He's moving better
and doing a lot of rehab work. I'm not sure exactly when he'll start
practicing, but he's doing fine," said Dungy. Manning has been
out since the beginning of training camp after undergoing surgery to
remove an infected bursa sac from his left knee. Dungy also said RB
Kenton Keith (hip) missed practice Tuesday. MLB Philip Wheeler (knee)
is off crutches and he may return to practice next week or the
final week of the preseason when the Colts play Cincinnati, Dungy said.
Hayden bruises heel in practice
August 14, 2008
Colts cornerback Kelvin
Hayden bruised his right heel during Thursday afternoon's practice,
the latest starter to join Indianapolis' growing injury list.
Hayden started all 16 games
last season, producing career highs in tackles (117), interceptions
(three) and forced fumbles (two) and passes defended (12). He was
hurt late in the afternoon session and was taken into the locker room
with his right foot wrapped in ice.
"I don't think it's
too serious," coach Tony Dungy said. "He was a lot
better at the end of practice."
Also added to the injury
list: starting right tackle Ryan Diem.
Diem did not practice
Wednesday or Thursday and Dungy said it was unlikely Diem would play
in Saturday's preseason game at Atlanta because of an injured shoulder.
The Colts have had injuries
to several prominent players.
Five starters - two-time
league MVP Peyton Manning, 2007 defensive player of the year Bob
Sanders, former league sacks champ Dwight Freeney,
outside linebacker Tyjuan Hagler and left guard Ryan Lilja
- still have not practiced after being placed on the physically
unable to perform list when training camp opened.
Rookie linebacker Philip Wheeler,
a third-round pick, was on the sideline Thursday but has not
practiced since having knee surgery last week. Second-year defensive
back Michael Coe will miss the rest of the season after
undergoing knee surgery.
Punter Hunter Smith likely
is out for Saturday after hurting his hamstring, and left tackle Tony
Ugoh practiced Thursday after missing Wednesday's morning
session with a knee injury.
Linebackers Gary Brackett,
the defensive captain, and Clint Session, Hagler's
replacement, both missed time last week with injuries but have since returned.
The Colts have one more
practice Friday at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology before
returning home.
Sanders
and Freeney Ready
August 18, 2008
Indianapolis
Colts coach Tony Dungy said Monday that Bob Sanders, the 2007 NFL
defensive player of the year, and defensive end Dwight Freeney, a
former league sacks champion, should be cleared for practice this
week-easing two of the team's biggest preseason concerns. "Our
hope is that they will practice this week," Dungy said. "We
expect both to practice by Wednesday." If Sanders has his way,
the return could come even sooner. He's hoping to be on the field
when the Colts hold their first workout at the new Lucas Oil Stadium
on Tuesday.
Manning
could be practicing next week
August 18, 2008
Coach Tony
Dungy said Monday that Peyton Manning (bursa sac surgery) could
resume practicing with the Colts next week.
Manning's
initial timetable was 4-6 weeks. Next week would put him at the back
end of that estimate, but Indy is always cautious with injuries and
shouldn't have been expected to rush him. The Colts open the season
vs. Chicago on September 7, giving Manning 20 days from Monday to ge
Colts Medical update
August 19, 2008
Last
Saturday's preseason win at Atlanta came at a cost, which primarily
was paid by the defensive line.
Expected
to miss at least a few days of practice because of injuries sustained
against the Falcons are ends Robert
Mathis (sprained ankle),
Curtis Johnson (shoulder)
and Marcus Howard (oblique)
and tackle Eric Foster (calf).
"We're
a little short on the defensive line and that will cause us to move
some people around,'' coach Tony Dungy said.
Josh
Thomas, who missed the Atlanta game with a groin injury, should
return to practice today.
Rookie
tight end Tom Santi (knee) might be cleared to join practice this
week. The only lingering concern, according to Dungy, is his conditioning.
"Physically
and clinically, he's ready to go,'' Dungy said.
More
playing time
The starting
offensive and defensive units should see their most extensive work of
the preseason Sunday night against Buffalo.
Dungy likes to
play each group into the third quarter of the next-to-last preseason
game to re-acclimate them to game conditions.
"So we
get the feel of what we're going to do at halftime, how we make
adjustments and incorporating that into the second half,'' Dungy said.
Colts
Injury Update
August 20, 2008
The
Tribune Star reports Indianapolis Colts DE Dwight Freeney (foot)
and SS Bob Sanders (shoulder) returned to full
practice on Tuesday. Freeney and Sanders, who have been on the Colts'
physically unable to perform list since the start of training camp,
both reported no ill effects from the workout and both would like to
see some playing time Sunday night against Buffalo. That decision,
though, will be up to Dungy and the team's athletic training personnel.
Sitting
out Tuesday were DE Robert Mathis (left ankle), rookie DE
Marcus Howard (oblique, calf), undrafted rookie DE Curtis
Johnson (shoulder), rookie DT Eric Foster (calf),
MLB Philip Wheeler (knee), and WR Roy Hall (hamstring).
Colts
Injury Update
Colts rookie OG Mike Pollak (right
knee) and DE Raheem Brock (ankle) are unlikely to play
this weekend. Both were injured during Thursday afternoon's practice.
Neither player practiced Friday and the severity of the injuries
wasn't known.
Rookie TE Tom Santi (left
knee surgery - PUP) looked the part of an active player
Thursday, and he's starting to feel the part, too. Santi remains on
the physically unable to perform list after undergoing surgery on his
left knee in July. He's limited to one-on-one work with trainers but
is closer to being cleared to practice.
Colts SS Bob Sanders (shoulder)
and DE Dwight Freeney (foot) practiced on Tuesday and
Wednesday. "Right now, it looks like Bob's on schedule to
play a little bit this week, but we'll see how the week goes,"
HC Tony Dungy said. "We may hold him and have some guys that
get their work on the following Thursday [against Cincinnati]. We'll
kind of see how that goes. The schedule is something that is weighing
into our plans." In other injury news, WR Roy Hall (hamstring),
rookie MLB Philip Wheeler (knee), rookie DE Curtis Johnson (shoulder),
rookie DE Marcus Howard (strained oblique muscle),
rookie DT Eric Foster (calf) and DE Robert Mathis (sprained
left ankle) did not practice on Wednesday. DE Josh Thomas (groin)
returned to practice Tuesday and is expected to see playing time
Sunday night against Buffalo
Mike Pollak Could
Start Regular Season Opener
OG/C Mike Pollak could be the
starting right guard for the regular-season opener if OG Ryan Lilja's
recovery from offseason knee surgery doesn't speed up. Pollak has
come off the bench in the first three preseason games and alternated
at right guard with veteran OG Charlie Johnson. OG Dan Federkeil
has started at left guard while Lilja has been rehabilitating. If
Lilja isn't back by the Sept. 7 opener against Chicago, a likely
scenario is for Johnson to move to left guard and Pollak to step in
as the starting right guard.
Peyton
Manning Watch
August 20, 2008
ESPN's John Clayton reports there
were two good signs in Indianapolis that Colts QB Peyton Manning
(left knee surgery) may be able to be available for the opener.
First, Manning was with the team when they visited their new stadium.
The fact he was around his teammates is a good sign. It shows his
infection has cleared up enough that he can be with them. The Colts
and doctors didn't want Manning near teammates because if the
infection returned, he could miss a good chunk of the season. The
second good sign was that rookie TE Tom Santi worked out on the field
for 45 minutes with trainers, doing some football related exercises.
Santi had the same infection of the bursa sac two weeks before
Manning. Based on Santi's return, Manning may be on a timetable to
practice after the fourth preseason game.
Peyton
Manning Won't Guarantee to be Ready for Regular Season Opener
August 20, 2008
The
Indianapolis Star reports Colts Peyton Manning (left knee surgery)
was in the building Tuesday morning as the team went through a get-to-know-you
practice session at Lucas Oil Stadium. Whether he will be ready for
the regular season opener is unknown. Colts owner Jim Irsay conceded
"it'll be close on Peyton. Only he will know if he's ready. I
think there's a good chance he will be. We know there's more rehab
ahead, but he is on schedule. The anticipation is he'll be ready, but
it'll be close." Manning's availability and ability to extend
his streak of 160 consecutive regular-season starts have been in
doubt since he underwent surgery July 14 to remove an infected bursa
sac from his left knee. His rehabilitation forced him to miss all of
training camp in Terre Haute and likely will keep him off the
practice field at least until next week. As for being ready for the
Colts' nationally-televised opener against the Bears, Manning offered
optimism, not a guarantee.
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