El Jefe
11-09-2007, 11:45 AM
Read the bottom and see who the Colts will have as their 3rd active WR, a guy who I thought was out of the league a long time ago.
Disclocated thumb to sideline Colts rookie WR Gonzalez 3-4 weeks
NFL.com
Indianapolis Colts team doctors have told rookie wide receiver Anthony Gonazalez he will miss three to four weeks with a dislocated thumb that also might have a torn ligament, reports NFL Network's Adam Schefter.
Around The League
In his weekly Around The League column The NFL Network's Adam Schefter discusses the impact that Colts WR Anthony Gonzalez's dislocated thumb -- expected to sideline the rookie 3-4 weeks -- will have on the Colts' offense.
Anthony Gonzalez
Games played: 8
Receptions: 15
Touchdowns: 0
Yards: 207
Gonzalez, the team's first round pick in 2007's draft, injured his thumb on the first play from scrimmage of the Colts' loss to the Patriots. On the play, a 13-yard catch, Patriots cornerback Asante Samuel tried to rip the ball out of Gonzalez's possession and instead damaged the receiver's thumb. Gonzalez tried to play the rest of the first half but struggled. He did not play in the second half.
To compound the loss of Gonzalez, tight end Dallas Clark is recovering from a concussion and wide receiver Marvin Harrison is still recovering from a left knee injury. Clark has yet to participate in practice this week, while Harrison has had limited work on both Wednesday and Thursday.
"Part of this is putting him through these testing runs that simulate games and then see how he responds," Dungy said of Harrison. "When he's OK, that's when he'll be ready to go."
If Gonzalez and Harrison can't play against the Chargers, the Colts would have only three healthy receivers on the active roster -- Wayne, Aaron Moorehead and Craphonso Thorpe, who was on the inactive list against New England.
Disclocated thumb to sideline Colts rookie WR Gonzalez 3-4 weeks
NFL.com
Indianapolis Colts team doctors have told rookie wide receiver Anthony Gonazalez he will miss three to four weeks with a dislocated thumb that also might have a torn ligament, reports NFL Network's Adam Schefter.
Around The League
In his weekly Around The League column The NFL Network's Adam Schefter discusses the impact that Colts WR Anthony Gonzalez's dislocated thumb -- expected to sideline the rookie 3-4 weeks -- will have on the Colts' offense.
Anthony Gonzalez
Games played: 8
Receptions: 15
Touchdowns: 0
Yards: 207
Gonzalez, the team's first round pick in 2007's draft, injured his thumb on the first play from scrimmage of the Colts' loss to the Patriots. On the play, a 13-yard catch, Patriots cornerback Asante Samuel tried to rip the ball out of Gonzalez's possession and instead damaged the receiver's thumb. Gonzalez tried to play the rest of the first half but struggled. He did not play in the second half.
To compound the loss of Gonzalez, tight end Dallas Clark is recovering from a concussion and wide receiver Marvin Harrison is still recovering from a left knee injury. Clark has yet to participate in practice this week, while Harrison has had limited work on both Wednesday and Thursday.
"Part of this is putting him through these testing runs that simulate games and then see how he responds," Dungy said of Harrison. "When he's OK, that's when he'll be ready to go."
If Gonzalez and Harrison can't play against the Chargers, the Colts would have only three healthy receivers on the active roster -- Wayne, Aaron Moorehead and Craphonso Thorpe, who was on the inactive list against New England.