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Colts Place DeForest Buckner on IR With Neck Injury, Out at Least Four Games

Indianapolis elevates Neville Gallimore next to Grover Stewart, readies Sauce Gardner's Berlin debut.

Overview

  • The IR move requires a minimum four-game absence that spans the Week 11 bye, making Week 15 at Seattle the earliest return window.
  • Buckner sustained the neck injury in the Week 9 loss to the Steelers, and the team has not set a timetable beyond the IR mandate.
  • Neville Gallimore is set to start alongside Grover Stewart on the interior, with Adetomiwa Adebawore in the rotation.
  • Defensive ends Samson Ebukam (knee) and Tyquan Lewis (groin) were ruled out for Sunday in Berlin, further depleting the front.
  • Cornerback Sauce Gardner cleared concussion protocol and is expected to make his Colts debut against the Falcons.