The Colts on Wednesday opened cornerback Jaylon Jones' 21-day window to be activated from injured reserve, head coach Shane Steichen said.
Jones will begin participating in practice on Wednesday and can be activated off injured reserve at any point between today and Nov. 12 (which is during the Colts' bye week).
Jones missed a few weeks of training camp due to a hamstring injury, then sustained an injury to the same hamstring while on special teams during the Colts' Week 1 win over the Miami Dolphins. The Colts placed Jones on injured reserve on Sept. 13.
Over his three years with the Colts, Jones has appeared in 35 games (27 starts) with two interceptions, 15 pass break-ups and 144 tackles. In 2024, Jones earned AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors with two interceptions in Week 3 against the Chicago Bears; he also totaled 100 tackles while starting all 17 games.
Jones' return to practice does not necessarily mean he will be activated off injured reserve for the Colts' Week 8 game against the Tennessee Titans, though it's encouraging news for a depleted secondary.
"We'll see how the week goes," Steichen said.
The Colts last week placed cornerback Charvarius Ward Sr. on injured reserve due to a concussion; Ward will be eligible to return for the Colts' Week 12 road game against the Kansas City Chiefs. In August, 2025 third-round pick Justin Walley – who was tracking to start next to Ward and Kenny Moore II – sustained a season-ending torn ACL in a joint practice with the Baltimore Ravens.
Check out photos from the Indianapolis Colts' practice at the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center as they prepare for an AFC South divisional matchup versus the Tennessee Titans in Week 8.
TE Tyler Warren #84
TE Tyler Warren #84
TE Tyler Warren #84
TE Tyler Warren #84
QB Daniel Jones #17
QB Riley Leonard #15
QB Daniel Jones #17
WR Laquon Treadwell #13
RB Jonathan Taylor #28
Shane Steichen Head Coach
DT DeForest Buckner #99
LB Germaine Pratt #53 and DT DeForest Buckner #99
G Tanor Bortolini #60
T Bayron Matos #78
RB Ameer Abdullah #26
S Camryn Bynum #0
QB Daniel Jones #17
QB Riley Leonard #15
QB Daniel Jones #17
RB Jonathan Taylor #28
RB Jonathan Taylor #28
RB Jonathan Taylor #28
P Rigoberto Sanchez #8
TE Tyler Warren #84
QB Daniel Jones #17
QB Daniel Jones #17
WR Ashton Dulin #16
WR Alec Pierce #14
RB Jonathan Taylor #28
TE Tyler Warren #84
TE Drew Ogletree #85
RB Jonathan Taylor #28
TE Tyler Warren #84
QB Daniel Jones #17
DE JT Tuimoloau #91, DT Tim Smith #93 and DT DeForest Buckner #99
DT Tim Smith #93, DE JT Tuimoloau #91 and DT DeForest Buckner #99
TE Tyler Warren #84
S Camryn Bynum #0
RB Ulysses Bentley IV #37
RB Jonathan Taylor #28 and QB Daniel Jones #17
WR Michael Pittman Jr. #11
WR Michael Pittman Jr. #11 and Reggie Wayne Wide Receivers
WR Ashton Dulin #16
WR Ashton Dulin #16
WR Ashton Dulin #16
WR Ashton Dulin #16
WR Alec Pierce #14
WR Alec Pierce #14
RB Jonathan Taylor #28
WR Ashton Dulin #16
QB Daniel Jones #17
QB Daniel Jones #17
QB Daniel Jones #17
WR Alec Pierce #14
WR Alec Pierce #14
QB Daniel Jones #17
TE Tyler Warren #84
RB DJ Giddens #21
TE Mo Alie-Cox #81
TE Mo Alie-Cox #81
TE Maximilian Mang #45
DT Neville Gallimore #92
DE JT Tuimoloau #91
G Quenton Nelson #56 and DT Grover Stewart #90
CB Cameron Mitchell #43
LB Zaire Franklin #44 and LB Segun Olubi #50
CB Jaylon Jones #40
T Jalen Travis #75
QB Brett Rypien #4
RB Ameer Abdullah #26
WR Ashton Dulin #16
WR Laquon Treadwell #13
WR Anthony Gould #6
WR Michael Pittman Jr. #11
WR Michael Pittman Jr. #11
WR Ashton Dulin #16
TE Sean McKeon #49
TE Mo Alie-Cox #81 and TE Maximilian Mang #45
Lou Anarumo Defensive Coordinator and S Camryn Bynum #0
QB Daniel Jones #17
CB Jaylon Jones #40
CB Jaylon Jones #40
QB Daniel Jones #17
TE Drew Ogletree #85
WR Ashton Dulin #16
WR Alec Pierce #14
WR Alec Pierce #14
DT Tim Smith #93
DE Durell Nchami #74
DE Seth Coleman #96
Wednesday's full practice report:
