.Stephen Owner, ESPNAug 7, 2024, 12:20 PM ETCloseStephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and also NFL at large. Stephen completed top place in pillar writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and also he is actually a previous top-10 winner in informative journalism in the Associated Press Athletics Editors nationwide contest. He has actually narrated the NFL given that 2005, covering the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2005-2013 and also the Colts due to the fact that 2013. He has earlier benefited the Miami Adviser, Tampa Fl Gulf Moments, Indianapolis Superstar as well as The Athletic.WESTFIELD, Ind.-- Indianapolis Colts beginning wide receiver Josh Downs left behind practice with an ankle joint injury Wednesday morning, needing to have the help of two team staffers to leave the area just before being continued a pushcart to the locker room.The Colts carried out certainly not divulge details details regarding the accident, yet a source said to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler that Downs experienced a high ankle joint sprain.Downs, entering his second NFL season, is actually a crucial member of the Colts' offense after capturing 68 passes for 771 gardens final season-- 2nd on the team in both categories.Editor's Picks1 RelatedAdding to the aggravation of the personal injury was the reality that it might possess been avoidable. Downs was actually addressed from overdue on the play through safety and security Chip Cross as Downs was actually walking out of bounds after capturing a short successfully pass coming from quarterback Anthony Richardson. Further, the play can be found in a 7-on-7 duration where physicality is commonly discouraged.Coach Shane Steichen was actually critical of Cross' address, mentioning, "Our team have actually come to be brilliant. Our team're competing fast but our experts've got to remain off the ground as well as we can't go down, profits." Steichen admonished Cross on the industry following the play, also while Downs was still being actually joined to.Speaking to media reporters after technique, Cross said, "Our company're completing, playing regulation football. Josh is my fella. I adore him to fatality." If Downs is out for a prolonged period, it raises the stakes in the war for the Colts' No. 3 wide receiver blotch behind No. 1 Michael Pittman Jr. and also Downs at No. 2. Veteran Alec Pierce and also newbie Adonai Mitchell have been rotating along with the beginning offense, along with trainers expecting one to distinct. Both have actually presented considerable progression in current strategies, and also coaches expect both are going to contribute in the offense.