The Indianapolis Colts were back on the practice field Wednesday ahead of their Week 1 matchup with the Houston Texans and so was cornerback Dallis Flowers.
#Colts CB Dallis Flowers (hamstring) will practice today, per HC Shane Steichen.
— James Boyd (@RomeovilleKid) September 4, 2024
Flowers missed some practice time last week while dealing with a hamstring injury. When the full injury report is released later this afternoon, we will see in what capacity Flowers practice and whether or not he was limited.
Coming off an Achilles injury in 2023 that limited Flowers’ season to only four games, he was competing with Jaylon Jones for a starting boundary cornerback position. This was a competition, however, that Jones took control of quickly and never let go of.
Flowers would play 85 defensive snaps over the Colts’ three preseason games. He had a rough debut, allowing four receptions on six targets for 54 yards with two penalties as well.
“I know for him he didn’t play as good as he wanted to,” said Gus Bradley. “But we kind of anticipated there might be some different looks that he might have to get accustomed to just coming back off this injury. So I think that’s a good start for him. We know where he’s at. He knows where he’s at and the progress he has to make.”
However, shaking the rust off, he bounced back over the next two games allowing just two total completions for 18 yards with no penalties.
Flowers will begin the season as a backup cornerback–a position for the Colts where there are more questions than answers right now, and that goes for both the starting boundary cornerbacks as well as the depth.
It’s going to be a tough test right out of the gate for this Colts’ secondary. They open the season against Houston, who at receiver have Stefon Diggs, Nico Collins, and Tank Dell.
Then in Week 2, the Colts travel to Green Bay to face the Packers, who have Jordan Love at quarterback and cast of six wide receivers, with the offense more than willing to rely on all of them.
