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The Indianapolis Colts today released their Wednesday injury report for Week 17 of the NFL season against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.
Center Tanor Bortolini missed practice today due to a concussion. Bortolini had entered the league’s concussion protocol. He will likely be out this week unless he can clear the protocol quickly this week. If he is out this week, the team will likely turn to veteran Danny Pinter to play in his place.
Defensive tackle DeForest Buckner missed practice today with a neck injury. Buckner was activated off injured reserve last week but appear to be missing practice due to the same neck injury. It could be a scheduled rest day to help with injury maintenance. Hopefully, he hasn’t re-injured his neck.
Cornerback Sauce Gardner continues to miss practice with a calf injury. Gardner’s chances of playing this week look very slim currently, and it is looking more and more likely he misses the rest of the year.
Tight end Drew Ogletree missed practice today with a neck injury. Ogletree had been largely a non-factor in the passing game until Philip Rivers arrived. He has since been able to add to his blocking talents and show up on the receiving box score too.
Left tackle Bernhard Raimann was limited today at practice with an elbow injury. Raimann was ruled out of last week’s game due to the elbow injury. However, he has equaled his practice participation of last week already. The offensive line has done well in his absence, but getting him back would be a big plus.
Quarterback Anthony Richardson (eye) continues to be limited at practice while he works his way back from injured reserve with the hopes of being activated before the end of the season. Safety Daniel Scott (knee) and wide receiver Ashton Dulin (hamstring) were both full participants, as they both aim to be activated off of injured reserve too.
Guard Dalton Tucker missed practice today with a shoulder injury. Tucker stepped into the starting lineup last week due to an influx of offensive line injuries. The Colts were down both starting tackles, so a shuffle was needed in which Matt Goncalves moved to right tackle and Tucker stepped into the starting right guard position. The Colts cannot afford to lose another offensive lineman to injury.
Rookie defensive end JT Tuimoloau missed practice today with an oblique injury. Tuimoloau has been a big part of the defensive line rotation as of late due to injuries elsewhere.
