Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Alec Pierce dey expected to miss several weeks after e aggravate left heel injury for Sunday loss to Kansas City Chiefs, sources tell NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Di team no waste time. Dem agree deal with veteran Darius Slayton.
Pierce go try rehab di injury instead of surgery, sources talk. E still get hope say e fit return midseason. Surgery still dey table, but e go depend on how rehab go work. Dem likely go put di wideout for injured reserve while e dey recover.
Di injury na to di same heel wey Pierce do surgery on in March. E recovery from that procedure take longer than expected. E miss training camp, and e return to practice only last month. Pierce sign four-year, $114 million contract in March, and dem expect am to be centerpiece of Colts offense this season.
Colts already thin at receiver because veteran backup Ashton Dulin get ankle injury. Di team agree terms Monday night with Slayton, a free agent, sources tell ESPN. Slayton na fellow member of Giants 2019 draft class, alongside current Colts quarterback Daniel Jones. Last season with New York, Slayton catch 37 passes for 538 yards and start 12 games.
Colts offense struggle to create explosive plays on Sunday after Pierce injury. But Slayton, even at 29, dem see am as player wey fit stretch field. E don average healthy 15 yards per catch for career, including 14.5 last season.
So far, Jones don get difficulty to replicate di explosiveness e get for Colts offense last season, when e average 8.1 yards per attempt. Through two games, with Pierce limited for Week 1 and missing most of Sunday game after injury, Jones don average 6.1 yards per attempt. Slayton get him best seasons while e play alongside Jones for New York. For four seasons wey e play with Jones, at least in part, Slayton pass 700 receiving yards.
At this point, e still no clear how much time Alec Pierce go miss after e waka comot from last night loss to Chiefs. Pierce hop off field after e aggravate di heel wey e do surgery on during offseason. According to James Boyd of TheAthletic.com, head coach Shane Steichen talk for Monday news conference say team still gathering information on Pierce. Steichen add say e no know if Pierce go fit play Week 3 against Texans. Steichen no get any additional information.
But Jeremy Fowler of ESPN report say Pierce dey seek second opinion on him heel. Pierce dey field for just 17 snaps before e exit Sunday game. E catch one pass for 11 yards. So far in 2026, Pierce don register five receptions for 72 yards.
ESPN Stephen Holder contribute to this report.
