Indianapolis Colts provide injury update on two starters ahead of pre-season

[p]“[b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/downs-josh/2J8NtwM0/"]Downs[/a] ain’t serious at all. He might practice Tuesday,[/b]” ‌Steichen stated. “[b]Nothing serious there.[/b]”[/p][p]Downs, entering his fourth year in the league, was the fourth different [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/indianapolis-colts/OOp2WPqe/"]Colts[/a] player to be out during training camp. The team's top receiver, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pierce-alec/0zQDDi9H/"]Alec Pierce[/a], has yet to partake in a practice so far due to a surgically-repaired ankle.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/treadwell-laquon/lz7ZPfgb/"]Laquon Treadwell[/a] has been nursing a hamstring issue, causing him to miss the last three practices. As for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pancol-eli/KEVEzjgd/"]Eli Pancol[/a], he also was unavailable for a couple of days witth undisclosed injury.[/p][p]Both of the Colts' weekend preactices did not have Pierce, Downs, nor Treadwell involved. The three-receiver sets were instead completed by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/westbrook-nick/dtIf3dkT/"]Nick Westbrook[/a]-Ikhine, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dulin-ashton/jJP8ioo5/"]Ashton Dulin[/a], and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gould-anthony/t8md95hN/"]Anthony Gould[/a]. Combined, the trio had just 18 catches last season.[/p][embed guid="f91c30e5-c17e-444b-a4a0-a4a1c056d6cc" url="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/2086444580086391155?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Steichen was also concerned about cornerback [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/walley-justin/E5L4nROf/"]Justin Walley[/a], who was absent for the reps during Sunday's practice. He took part of the warm-ups, but tweaked a hamstring. Walley sat out of his rookie NFL season in 2025 due to a torn ACL.[/p][p]“[b]We’re just monitoring him, too[/b],” Steichen said. “[b]He had a little thing in practice. It wasn’t anything bad, but we just wanted to be smart with him today, and he just went in individual.[/b]”[/p][p]In total, the Colts currently have five players with hamstring issues - Walley, Treadwell, running back [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/giddens-dj/zmzYJD1i/"]DJ Giddens[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wohler-hunter/GhtHJBX8/"]Hunter Wohler[/a], and CJ Allen.[/p][p]Indianapolis' first pre-season game will be on Thursday versus the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-england-patriots/G6oNfmi8/"]New England Patriots[/a].[/p]