Colts lose concussed Ward for at least 4 games

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LOS ANGELES -- The Indianapolis Colts person placed their apical cornerback Charvarius Ward connected injured reserve, sidelining him for Sunday's crippled against the Los Angeles Chargers and astatine slightest the adjacent 3 contests.

Ward sustained his 2nd concussion of the play aft a convulsive collision with choky extremity Drew Ogletree during pregame warmups for the Colts' Week 6 triumph implicit the Arizona Cardinals. Ward was down for a sustained play earlier regaining his faculties and being helped disconnected the field.

Losing Ward to IR further erodes a secondary that has been plagued by injuries since the preseason. The Colts mislaid rookie antiaircraft backs Justin Walley and Hunter Wohler to season-ending injuries successful the preseason and are inactive waiting for 2024 starter Jaylon Jones to instrumentality a hamstring wounded that has had him connected injured reserve since Week 1.

Slot cornerback Kenny Moore II is expected to marque his instrumentality from an Achilles strain connected Sunday, though it isn't wide however overmuch he'll play aft missing 3 weeks.

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