Luck may return to practice soon
Colts coach
said Monday that there’s a chance
could return to practice Wednesday.
Pagano already has ruled Luck out of Sunday night’s road game against the Seahawks.
Still, it would be a major milestone in Luck’s recovery from offseason shoulder surgery.
The franchise quarterback missed all of the team’s offseason workouts, all of training camp and the entire preseason before he was activated from the physically unable to perform list Sept. 2.
But the most significant indication Luck’s return is close came when Pagano didn’t rule him out of practice this week — something he did each of the last two Mondays.
Luck had surgery to repair a partially torn labrum in his throwing shoulder. Sproles done for season:
will miss the rest of the season after tearing the ACL in his left knee and breaking his right forearm on the same play during the Eagles’ 27-24 victory over the Giants on Sunday.
“It’s a devastating loss,” coach said of the Sproles injury.
The versatile Sproles has nine career returns for touchdowns, including seven on punts. He has been to three Pro Bowls, including last season when he had a career-high 94 carries.
“He’s a great man. He’s a great leader, well-liked on this team and in this locker room and in this community,” Pederson said. “He’s a lot of energy, and that’s hard to replace.” Villanueva mix up: Every Steeler but left tackle
remained in a tunnel while the anthem played before a loss in Chicago on Sunday.
says the team asked Villanueva to join the other captains at the front of the line before kickoff and a miscommunication led to Villanueva, a West Point graduate and Army veteran, being left alone by the field.
“It’s a very embarrassing part on my end,” Villanueva said Monday. “When everyone sees images of me standing by myself, everybody thinks the team and the Steelers are not behind me and that is absolutely wrong. It’s quite the opposite.” Bucs lose David: Pro Bowl linebacker may miss at least a month after spraining his left ankle during the Buccaneers’ 34-17 loss to the Vikings on Sunday.
When asked about a potential four- to six-week timeline for David’s return, Bucs coach didn’t exactly agree.
“I think you’re jumping the gun,” he told the Tampa Bay Times. “It’s not as bad as it looked.” Extra points: Bengals TE will miss at least the next two games with a back injury, ESPN reported. He sat out the Bengals’ 27-24 overtime loss to the Packers on Sunday. ... Rams DE
was arrested Friday night on suspicion of carrying a loaded stolen firearm, NFL.com reported. He was charged with receiving stolen property, carrying a loaded firearm and a stolen loaded firearm, grand theft of a firearm and possession of a high capacity magazine. ... An MRI revealed Panthers WR has no structural damage to his left knee. He is day-to-day.