Indianapolis Colts’ defensive end Laiatu Latu exited the team’s Week 2 matchup against the Green Bay Packers with a hip injury. According to Jordan Schultz, Latu “should be fine.”
Schultz adds that Latu will undergo further tests to confirm that all is good, but from the sounds of it, Latu avoided anything major.
The Colts will be back on the practice field Wednesday, at which point we will get a better idea of where Latu is at after seeing whether or not he practices.
Through two games, Latu has been the third member of the Colts’ defensive end rotation. Kwity Paye and Tyquan Lewis have taken the bulk of the early down snaps with the Colts wanting Latu to see more pass-rush specific opportunities–although, those were hard to come by against the Packers.
Although production-wise, Latu has just one pressure in his first two games–but again, he had only eight pass rush snaps in Week 2–he is already showing that he can consistently win his matchups. By PFF’s pass-rush win rate metric, Latu ranks 18th among all defensive ends after two games.
In addition to the good news that the Colts have received about Latu, defensive tackle DeForest Buckner, who exited Sunday’s game with an ankle injury, has reportedly avoided a major injury as well. However, he still may be a “long-shot” when it comes to playing this upcoming week.