The Indianapolis Colts were without one of their top offensive players and a crucial specialist as the practice week began ahead of Sunday's matchup with the Houston Texans.
On Wednesday, the Colts' initial practice injury report came out, and on it were the names of slot receiver Josh Downs and kicker Matt Gay. Downs suffered a high ankle sprain during a training camp practice in early August and has been out ever since. Gay's ailment cropped up two weeks ago according to head coach Shane Steichen.“Yeah, we'll see.
In Downs' absence, rookie AD Mitchell has taken the lion's share of the snaps in the spot, although we've also seen the Colts move Michael Pittman Jr. and Alec Pierce from the outside into the slot. Fellow rookie Anthony Gould has also received reps in the slot. “He won't practice today, but we'll see how the week progresses,” Steichen said about Gay, also declining to comment whether or not Gay had a procedure to correct the hernia. Steichen later acknowledged that today would've been a kicking day in practice for Gay.S M.J. Stewart
The injury report is pretty forgiving for the visiting Texans, who didn't list star edge defender Will Anderson Jr. after he dealt with an ankle injury throughout most of the preseason.A new, prominent Texans player who will be out for this matchup is former Colts defensive lineman Denico Autry, who is on the Reserve/Suspended by Commissioner list after a failed Performance-Enhancing Drug screen.
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