Overview
- Early in training camp with practices underway, Alec Pierce remains sidelined on the Physically Unable to Perform list as he recovers from offseason ankle surgery.
- The Colts signed Pierce to a four-year, $114 million deal this offseason and traded Michael Pittman Jr., making Pierce the de facto top receiver and increasing urgency around depth behind him.
- Head coach Shane Steichen and staff plan to get the ball to Josh Downs more often, which raises Downs's target share and increases the stakes for his final year under contract.
- The WR3 role is unsettled after five camp practices, though veteran Nick Westbrook-Ikhine has emerged as a leading candidate and the team is using rotations that include Ashton Dulin and Laquon Treadwell.
- General manager Chris Ballard said the team will 'probably talk through' veteran options and the Colts have roughly $31 million in cap space to pursue a one-year receiver addition if they choose to do so.