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Colts’ Spencer Shrader Out for Season With Knee Injury After Roughing-the-Kicker Hit

Multiple reports say the AFC Special Teams Player of the Month tore knee ligaments, forcing Indianapolis to seek a replacement.

Overview

  • ESPN reports Shrader will miss the rest of the season after injuring his right knee on a successful PAT when Raiders safety Tristin McCollum was flagged for roughing the kicker.
  • The Colts shifted strategy after the injury, attempting two-point conversions while punter Rigoberto Sanchez handled kickoffs and was designated as the emergency placekicker.
  • Head coach Shane Steichen said postgame the outlook “doesn't look good,” and the team has not issued a detailed medical update beyond that.
  • Pat McAfee first relayed, and local reporting corroborated, that Shrader sustained multiple ligament tears in the knee.
  • Shrader exits a breakout start in which he led the NFL in made field goals and earned September’s AFC Special Teams Player of the Month, and the Colts are expected to add a kicker from the free-agent market.