Overview
- Indianapolis placed defensive tackle DeForest Buckner on season-ending injured reserve following a setback in the game against the 49ers.
- Buckner aggravated a previously diagnosed herniated disc in his neck and subsequently underwent surgery.
- Doctors identified the disc was compressing a nerve, which led to intermittent loss of feeling and strength on his left side.
- He had returned to the lineup after roughly five weeks before the reinjury occurred against San Francisco.
- The update was first reported by the Indianapolis Star, republished by Yahoo Sports, and Buckner ends his season with four sacks, 30 solo tackles and nine tackles for loss.