The Indianapolis Colts are expected to see the return of three injured players at practice this week, including cornerback Rock Ya-Sin, who has been inactive for the last two games.
Along with Ya-Sin returning to practice when the team gets on the field this week includes tight end Trey Burton (calf) and defensive tackle Sheldon Day (knee).
Head coach Frank Reich told reporters Monday that Burton and Day are eligible to practice after their three-week stint on the injured reserve list.
“Rock (Ya-Sin) will be back at practice this week. We’ll evaluate him. I’m not sure status as we go, but at some point he’ll be back to practice this week. We’ll see and we’ll be optimistic and hopefully we can get him going,” Reich said. “Trey Burton and Sheldon Day – same thing. They are eligible to come back. We’ll get them back at practice, evaluate how they’re doing and make the roster decisions from there.”
Ya-Sin had a procedure done for what the Colts labeled as a Non-football illness. Reich wouldn’t go int details on what that means, but he did say they expected the second-year cornerback to return soon.
Burton suffered a calf injury during the final scrimmage at training camp and wound up starting the season on the injured reserve list. The Colts aren’t sure if he will be able to return this week for the matchup against the Chicago Bears.
Day missed most of training camp after having a procedure done on his knee this offseason and started the season on the injured reserve list.
The Colts return to practice Wednesday to prepare for the road matchup with the Bears so the injury reports will be one to monitor this week.