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There was an interesting development on the Indianapolis Colts' practice injury report on Thursday, as wide receiver Alec Pierce sat out for the first time since returning from offseason ankle/heel surgery a few weeks ago.
It's not yet known whether this was a planned maintenance day for Pierce's recovery or physically necessary, but head coach Shane Steichen will likely elaborate on Friday when he speaks to the media ahead of the team's Sunday Night Football matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Here is how both teams' health is shaping up ahead of Sunday afternoon's matchup.
COLTS
WEDNESDAY
- Did Not Participate — WR Ashton Dulin (ankle), QB Anthony Richardson Sr. (groin)
- Limited Participant — LB Austin Ajiake (hamstring), WR Keenan Allen (rest)
- Full Participant — DT DeForest Buckner (ankle), LB Akeem Davis-Gaither (knee), WR Alec Pierce (heel)
THURSDAY
- Did Not Participate — WR Ashton Dulin (ankle), RB DJ Giddens (knee), WR Alec Pierce (heel), DT Grover Stewart (personal)
- Full Participant — LB Austin Ajiake (hamstring), WR Keenan Allen (rest), DT DeForest Buckner (ankle), LB Akeem Davis-Gaither (knee), QB Anthony Richardson Sr. (groin)
Pierce returned to practice a few weeks ago and officially logged his first full practice of the young regular season on Wednesday after being limited all last week and playing 32 snaps on Sunday, which was 59% of the offense's snaps that day. However, he followed that up with a DNP on Thursday.
Dulin's week is also on pause after playing 10 snaps on offense and 19 on special teams last Sunday. He couldn't come down with his only target, but he made one special teams tackle and returned one kickoff for 33 yards. He hasn't practiced this week.
Ajiake returned to limited practice on Wednesday after sitting out last Friday's practice and missing Sunday's loss to the Baltimore Ravens. He progressed again on Thursday, logging a full practice.
Buckner and Davis-Gaither are both new additions to the injury report but practiced in full both days. Steichen announced Wednesday that Davis-Gaither will take over on-field play-calling duties effective immediately.
CHIEFS
WEDNESDAY
- Did Not Participate — S Chamarri Conner (knee), OT Josh Simmons (back)
- Limited Participant — DT Chris Jones (calf)
- Full Participant — CB Mansoor Delane (shoulder), DE Ashton Gillotte (foot), QB Patrick Mahomes (knee), WR Rashee Rice (knee), CB L'Jarius Sneed (knee), DE R Mason Thomas (hamstring)
THURSDAY
- Did Not Participate — S Chamarri Conner (knee), OT Josh Simmons (back)
- Limited Participant — DT Chris Jones (calf), CB L'Jarius Sneed (knee),
- Full Participant — CB Mansoor Delane (shoulder), DE Ashton Gillotte (foot), QB Patrick Mahomes (knee), WR Rashee Rice (knee), DE R Mason Thomas (hamstring)
The Chiefs got a dose of good news with rookie first-round pick Delane being a full participant in practice. He injured his shoulder on the Chiefs' defense's first drive on Monday but has practiced fully all week so far.
Starting left tackle Simmons remains out of practice, however. He was replaced in the lineup last week by undrafted rookie Kahlil Benson out of Indiana.
The Colts and Chiefs face off on Sunday at 8:20 p.m. ET at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday Night Football on NBC.
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