Coutee (hamstring) only managed limited practice participation Wednesday, but he suggested he'll be ready to make his NFL debut Sunday in Indianapolis, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports. "I'm back," Coutee said. "I feel confident. With Bruce [Ellington] going down, it's a tragedy to see him go down with the same thing I've had. I'm ready to step up."
Coutee alluded to Ellington being placed on injured reserve earlier in the week due to a hamstring issue of his own, but it appears the rookie's injury is mostly in the rear-view mirror at this point. The fourth-round pick out of Texas Tech could make a quick push for the No. 3 wide receiver job, despite missing the entire preseason and the first three weeks of the regular season. Coutee will have to compete with Sammie Coates (hamstring) and Vyncint Smith for those duties.