The Colts placed yet another defensive starter on the IR after an injury suffered in Week 4
The Indianapolis Colts probably have a better starting defensive line on their injured reserve list right now than some NFL teams have playing on Sundays. They placed their 2023 sack leader Samson Ebukam on the IR early into training camp with a torn Achilles, and they placed DeForest Buckner on the IR with a high ankle […]
The Indianapolis Colts probably have a better starting defensive line on their injured reserve list right now than some NFL teams have playing on Sundays.
They placed their 2023 sack leader Samson Ebukam on the IR early into training camp with a torn Achilles, and they placed DeForest Buckner on the IR with a high ankle sprain following their Week 2 loss to the Green Bay Packers.
And now edge rusher Tyquan Lewis is joining them after suffering an elbow injury in the team's Week 4 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Colts placed Tyquan Lewis on the IR
Since Ebukam was lost to injury, Lewis has been slotted in his starting spot. Through four games this season, Lewis has recorded 17 total tackles, two tackles for loss, three quarterback hits, and 1.5 sacks. He will have to miss at least the next four games, but it seems it will be longer. Below, you can see the play that knocked Lewis out of the team's Week 4 win against the Steelers.
The Colts drafted Lewis in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft, and he has spent the last seven seasons repping the horseshoe. During his career, he has recorded 15.0 sacks, 112 total tackles, 28 tackles for loss, and 41 QB hits. He is coming off arguably his best individual season in 2023, with him tying his career high in sacks with four and setting new career highs with 25 total tackles, nine tackles for loss, and 13 QB hits.
With Lewis joining Ebukam and Buckner on the IR, this opens up more opportunities off the edge of the defensive line for their 2024 first-round pick Laiatu Latu, Dayo Odeyingbo, Isaiah Land, and even potentially Adetomiwa Adebawore. This injury to Lewis hurts even more because starter Kwity Paye is also banged up. He didn't play in Week 4 due to a quadricep injury that didn't allow him to practice last week. So now the team has to hope that the week off gave him enough rest to be able to play in Week 5 for a critical AFC South matchup with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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