The Indianapolis Colts take the field Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks with a number of players already ruled out of the game. The most notable is running back Ahmad Bradshaw, who will miss a least a couple of weeks with a neck injury he suffered in the win against the Jacksonville Jaguars last week.
The Colts backfield continues to deal with the injury bug. Former starting halfback Vick Ballard is already on the team's injured reserve list. With injuries at the position the trade for Trent Richardson continues to prove to be more valuable than the team could have imagined this season.
Here is a complete list of the Colts' week five injury list.
Will Play: Vontae Davis (foot), Delano Howell (toe), Samson Satele (elbow), Hugh Thornton (shoulder)
The good news for the Colts this week is that they'll get back starting center Samson Satele after he sat out last week with an elbow injury. Their top cornerback Vontae Davis should also be ready to play Sunday despite dealing with a foot injury.
Safety Howell and fullback Thornton could prove to be valuable players this week considering injuries at their respective positions.
Out: Ahmad Bradshaw (neck), Stanley Havili (ankle), Ricky Jean Francois (groin), Laron Landry (ankle), Bjeorn Werner (foot)
Bradshaw's absence will be felt against a stout Seattle defense. However, the Colts will be relying on the 1-2 punch of Richardson and Donald Brown to get their ground game going. Bradshaw will decide soon on whether or not to have surgery on his neck. Surgery could mean the veteran back would miss more than the the couple of weeks he was originally thought to have to miss with the injury.
The Colts will also be without starting fullback Stanley Havili, starting defensive tackle Ricky Jean Francois, and starting strong safety Laron Landry. Landry will miss his third week in a row with a high ankle sprain. However, it looks promising the veteran safety could return in week six when Indianapolis travels to San Diego. Jean Francois will also miss his third week in a row with the groin injury.
Werner is ruled out for at least four to six weeks with a torn plantar fascia. The foot injury completely undermines the outside linebacker's ability to make an impact in his rookie season. Cam Johnson will take Werner's place as the top reserve outside linebacker behind starters Erik Walden and Robert Mathis.
Stay tuned for more Colts' injury updates . . .
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The Colts backfield continues to deal with the injury bug. Former starting halfback Vick Ballard is already on the team's injured reserve list. With injuries at the position the trade for Trent Richardson continues to prove to be more valuable than the team could have imagined this season.
Here is a complete list of the Colts' week five injury list.
Will Play: Vontae Davis (foot), Delano Howell (toe), Samson Satele (elbow), Hugh Thornton (shoulder)
The good news for the Colts this week is that they'll get back starting center Samson Satele after he sat out last week with an elbow injury. Their top cornerback Vontae Davis should also be ready to play Sunday despite dealing with a foot injury.
Safety Howell and fullback Thornton could prove to be valuable players this week considering injuries at their respective positions.
Out: Ahmad Bradshaw (neck), Stanley Havili (ankle), Ricky Jean Francois (groin), Laron Landry (ankle), Bjeorn Werner (foot)
Bradshaw's absence will be felt against a stout Seattle defense. However, the Colts will be relying on the 1-2 punch of Richardson and Donald Brown to get their ground game going. Bradshaw will decide soon on whether or not to have surgery on his neck. Surgery could mean the veteran back would miss more than the the couple of weeks he was originally thought to have to miss with the injury.
The Colts will also be without starting fullback Stanley Havili, starting defensive tackle Ricky Jean Francois, and starting strong safety Laron Landry. Landry will miss his third week in a row with a high ankle sprain. However, it looks promising the veteran safety could return in week six when Indianapolis travels to San Diego. Jean Francois will also miss his third week in a row with the groin injury.
Werner is ruled out for at least four to six weeks with a torn plantar fascia. The foot injury completely undermines the outside linebacker's ability to make an impact in his rookie season. Cam Johnson will take Werner's place as the top reserve outside linebacker behind starters Erik Walden and Robert Mathis.
Stay tuned for more Colts' injury updates . . .
Follow @TheNFLInjuryRpt
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