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Gardner (calf) has been ruled out ahead of Monday night's matchup against the 49ers, Amanda Foster of the Colts' official site reports. The Cincinnati product is now in line to miss his third consecutive game due to a calf injury sustained in the Week 13 loss to the Texans. While Gardner remains sidelined for Monday night's contest, expect Jaylon Jones and Mekhi Blackmon to operate as Indianapolis' top boundary cornerbacks.
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Gardner (calf) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Seahawks. The fourth-year pro from Cincinnati didn't practice Wednesday or Thursday and is now in line to miss his second consecutive game due to a non-contact calf injury. While Gardner remains sidelined in Week 15, expect Mekhi Blackmon and Johnathan Edwards to operate as Indianapolis' top boundary cornerbacks.
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The Colts are not considering placing Gardner (calf) on injured reserve at the moment, Stephen Holder of ESPN.com reports. Head coach Shane Steichen told reporters Monday that Gardner's "Achilles is good," but the 25-year-old will still miss an undetermined amount of time due to a calf injury. Even so, Indianapolis is not expected to place the All-Pro corner on IR, which is an encouraging sign for his recovery timeline. Since being dealt to the Colts at the trade deadline, Gardner has appeared in three games and tallied 13 total tackles and two passes defensed. While he's sidelined, expect Mekhi Blackmon to start opposite Charvarius Ward in Indianapolis' secondary.
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Gardner is scheduled to undergo an MRI on his calf Monday and is expected to miss some time, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. Though Gardner was feared to have suffered an Achilles tear after going down on a non-contact play early in Sunday's 20-16 loss to the Texans, preliminary tests have left him and the Colts confident that he avoided a worst-case scenario and instead sustained a calf strain. The MRI will confirm the extent of Gardner's injury, but at the very least, the star cornerback seems highly likely to miss the Colts' Week 14 game against the Jaguars, a contest that could have major implications for the AFC South title race. Through his first three games with Indianapolis since being acquired from the Jets at the trade deadline, Gardner has compiled 13 tackles (11 solo) and two passes defensed.
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Gardner is believed to have suffered a calf strain during Sunday's contest against the Texans, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports. Gardner's Achilles appears to be intact, a fortunate report after the cornerback needed assistance returning to the locker room. Mekhi Blackmon will likely finish Sunday's game as the primary outside cornerback with Gardner being ruled out, but the starting corner may not be absent as long as initially feared.
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Completed Games
| WK | OPP | TK | SACK | INT | FF | DFR | DFTD | PDEF | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIT | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | BUF | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | @TB | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | @MIA | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DAL | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DEN | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | CAR | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| *8 | @CIN | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | ATL | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | @KC | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | HOU | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *14 | @JAC | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *15 | @SEA | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| * indicates player did not play that week | |||||||||
Scheduled Games
| WK | DATE | OPP | OPP RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 12/22 | San Francisco | 2 |
| 17 | 12/28 | Jacksonville | 18 |
| 18 | 01/04 | @Houston | 16 |