Indianapolis Colts linebacker Cameron McGrone is beginning the 2024 season on injured reserve. According to The Athletic’s James Boyd, it was a dislocated elbow that landed McGrone on IR.
Prior to Wednesday’s practice, Boyd spoke with McGrone who added that the injury occurred during a drill in training camp and that it did require surgery.
In the past, McGrone has also overcome two separate ACL injuries, one that he suffered in his right knee while in high school and the other to his left knee while in college.
McGrone would only play in the Colts’ first preseason game, where he made five tackles and forced a fumble.
During roster cutdowns, McGrone was one of two Colts players–the other being defensive end Samson Ebukam–who was placed on IR but designated to return. This new designation allows to teams to have up to two players return from IR without having to initially be placed on the 53-man roster.
Last season with the Colts, McGrone emerged as a core special teams contributor, playing 151 total snaps across four different phases. Presumably, he will be a major factor again in that phase of the game when he returns.
Following roster cutdowns, when general manager Chris Ballard was speaking with the media, he mentioned the major strides that McGrone had made in his game over the last year and that the team is looking forward to getting him back.
As of now, we do not know what the timetable for McGrone’s return looks like. The IR rules require that he must miss at least four games.