For the second consecutive day, Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Alec Pierce is not on the practice field.
He is listed as having a foot injury and was estimated as a non-participant on Wednesday when the team held a walkthrough instead of a full-on practice.
Earlier in the week, it was reported by James Boyd of The Athletic that Pierce was “good” after being seen getting his right ankle re-taped during Sunday’s game against Detroit–although Pierce is on the injury report with a foot injury.
Another injury tidbit: #Colts WR Alec Pierce, who got his right ankle looked at/re-taped on the sideline during yesterday’s loss, is “good,” per sources.
Pierce was walking gingerly in the locker room after the game, but there’s no reason to be overly concerned moving forward.
— James Boyd (@RomeovilleKid) November 25, 2024
Perhaps the Colts are just being overly cautious and giving Pierce some additional rest in preparation for Sunday’s game in New England, but any time a player misses two days of practice, it is worth monitoring.
With Anthony Richardson at the helm, Pierce has been one of the NFL’s most productive downfield targets in football this season. Overall, he leads the team in receiving yards with 623 and is averaging a heft 23.3 yards per catch with four scores.
On deep balls specifically, Pierce ranks third in receptions of 20-plus yards and is second in yards on those targets.
The Colts may already be short-handed at the receiver position for this game. Josh Downs hasn’t been ruled out yet, but as Shane Steichen put it on Wednesday, him being available will be “tough.”
Ashton Dulin, who exited Sunday’s game with an ankle injury, has also not practiced the first two days of this week either.
Awaiting the Colts is a New England defense who ranks 12th in yards per rush allowed, but is 26th in yards per pass attempt surrendered.
