
The Indianapolis Colts positioned Professional Bowl defensive sort out DeForest Buckner on injured reserve on Tuesday with a excessive ankle sprain.
Buckner, 30, was benched within the third quarter of the Colts’ 16-10 loss to the Inexperienced Bay Packers on Sunday. Packers working again Emmanuel Wilson fell on Buckner’s ankle, inflicting it to bend awkwardly.
The sturdy veteran has missed simply two video games with damage in his nine-year profession and can miss not less than 4 video games underneath league guidelines. The earliest he might be eligible to return is Oct. 20 in opposition to the visiting Miami Dolphins.
Buckner has 1.5 sacks and 7 tackles for loss in two video games (one begin) to this point. He had 62.5 profession sacks with the San Francisco 49ers (2016-19) and Colts. He began 126 of his 131 video games, made the Professional Bowl 3 times and was a first-team All-Professional choice in 2020.
Buckner signed a two-year contract extension with the Colts in April that can take impact subsequent season. He’s within the last yr of a four-year, $84 million contract.
The Colts additionally signed defensive finish Genard Avery to the energetic roster on Tuesday. Ivory missed all of final season as a result of a preseason damage that resulted in LCL/meniscal surgical procedure. Ivery had 106 tackles in 62 video games (17 begins) with the Cleveland Browns (2018-19), Philadelphia Eagles (2019-21) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2022). 29 quarterback hits and eight.5 sacks.
The Colts’ different strikes on Tuesday included the signings of defensive sort out Adam Gotsis, cornerback Gregory Junior and defensive finish Titus Leo. follow squad and launched defensive sort out McTelvin Agim and cornerback Ameer Pace from the follow squad.
The Colts (0-2) subsequent face the Chicago Bears (1-1) on Sunday in Indianapolis.
–Scene-level media