Colts cornerback Sauce Gardner said Wednesday the calf injury he sustained in the second half of Sunday's Week 6 loss to the Tennessee Titans isn't as bad as the one that sidelined him for most of the Colts' final six games of the 2025 season.
Gardner, who did not participate in practice Wednesday, exited Sunday's game four plays into the third quarter and did not return. He said this calf injury is in a different spot on his leg, and emphasized "it's much more minor than last year."
"I'm not really concerned," Gardner said. "I trust our training staff here, and like I said, it's not as bad as last year. I'm just happy that it's not the same spot."
Also not participating in practice Wednesday was punter Rigoberto Sanchez, who sustained a right foot injury on a blocked punt in the second half Sunday but returned to hold for kicker Spencer Shrader. The Colts on Tuesday signed veteran punter Thomas Morstead to their practice squad as an "insurance policy," special teams coordinator Brian Mason said.
Wide receiver Keenan Allen (rest), linebacker Bryce Boettcher (groin), guard Matt Goncalves (ankle), wide receiver Anthony Gould (concussion), tight end Drew Ogletree (ankle), defensive tackle Jerry Tillery (personal), cornerback Justin Walley (knee), cornerback Charvarius Ward Sr. (rest) and tight end Tyler Warren (groin) also did not practice.
Wide receiver Ashton Dulin (hamstring) and linebacker Jaylon Carlies (ribs) returned to practice for the first time since sustaining their respective injuries in the Colts' Week 4 win over the Washington Commanders at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Both were listed as limited.
Wednesday's full injury report:
Check out the top photos from Wednesday's practice at the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center as the team prepares to take on the Minnesota Vikings in Week 7.
DE Laiatu Latu #97
S Jonathan Owens #38
LS Luke Rhodes #46
CB Kenneth Harris #33
DE Jaylahn Tuimoloau #91
DE Laiatu Latu #97
DT DeForest Buckner #99
CB Sauce Gardner #1
CB Charvarius Ward Sr. #7
WR Laquon Treadwell #13
WR Laquon Treadwell #13
WR Laquon Treadwell #13
LB Akeem Davis-Gaither #51
LB Akeem Davis-Gaither #51
LB Akeem Davis-Gaither #51
WR Quez Watkins #9
WR Ashton Dulin #16
S Jonathan Owens #38
LB CJ Allen #53
LB Germaine Pratt
LB CJ Allen #53
LB Austin Ajiake #58
LB Austin Ajiake #58
LB Akeem Davis-Gaither #51
LB Tahj Chambers #44
LB Tahj Chambers #44
LB West Weeks #47
LB Germaine Pratt
LB Germaine Pratt
WR Josh Downs #2
WR Ashton Dulin #16
WR Nick Westbrook-Ikhine #12
WR Deion Burks #80
WR Deion Burks #80
WR Mecole Hardman Jr. #11
WR Mecole Hardman Jr. #11
WR Nick Westbrook-Ikhine #12
WR Quez Watkins #9
WR Quez Watkins #9
DE Caden Curry #55
DT DeForest Buckner #99
DT DeForest Buckner #99
DT DeForest Buckner #99
DT DeForest Buckner #99
DE Laiatu Latu #97
DT Adetomiwa Adebawore #95
DT Grover Stewart #90
DE Jaylahn Tuimoloau #91
DE George Gumbs Jr. #52 and DT Tim Smith #93
DE Carl Lawson #96
DE George Gumbs Jr. #52
WR Josh Downs #2
Thomas Morstead
DE Laiatu Latu #97
QB Daniel Jones #17
QB Daniel Jones #17 and QB Riley Leonard #15
RB Jonathan Taylor #28
RB Jonathan Taylor #28
T Jalen Travis #75
C Sedrick Van Pran-Granger #63
RB Jonathan Taylor #28
RB Jonathan Taylor #28 and S Camryn Bynum #0
S Camryn Bynum #0
RB DJ Giddens #21
DE Laiatu Latu #97
Carl Lawson
DE Caden Curry #55, WR Josh Downs #2, LB Tahj Chambers #44 and LB Akeem Davis-Gaither #51
LB Jaylon Carlies #57
DE George Gumbs Jr. #52
QB Anthony Richardson Sr. #5
RB Jonathan Taylor #28
RB DJ Giddens #21
RB Davon Booth #36
RB Jonathan Taylor #28
CB Kenneth Harris #33
G Quenton Nelson #56
