Indianapolis Colts veteran defensive end Jabaal Sheard has been dealing with a knee injury since the first training camp practice and while his outlook is cloudy, he won’t be taking a trip to the injured reserve list.
Speaking to the media following Sunday’s practice—the first with the 53-man roster—general manager Chris Ballard said Sheard isn’t a candidate to go on short-term I.R.
This is encouraging news for Sheard and the Colts defense. It wasn’t clear if Sheard was going to be out for so long that the injured reserve would be an option.
It still isn’t clear when Sheard will be back for the Colts but in the meantime, Kemoko Turay, Al-Quadin Muhammad and second-round pick Ben Banogu will be the ones to step up.
