On the Indianapolis Colts’ second Week 17 injury report, left guard Quenton Nelson was downgraded to a limited participant as he works through an ankle injury.
On Wednesday’s injury report, which was only an estimation of each player’s practice status since walkthrough was held rather than a regular practice, Nelson was listed as a full participant.
Nelson suffered the ankle injury in Sunday’s win over the Tennessee Titans. In the second half of that game, Nelson exited for a few plays after suffering the injury but did return and ended up playing 60 of the 62 offensive plays.
Nelson is coming off an impressive performance against those Titans, particularly in the run game. According to PFF’s metrics, Jonathan Taylor found a lot of success running behind Nelson, which included 101 rushing yards on only 12 carries. Nelson also paved the way for Anthony Richardson on his touchdown run and didn’t give up a pressure in pass protection either.
On the season, Nelson ranks 18th out of all guards in PFF’s pass-blocking efficiency metric and is tied for fifth in run-blocking grade.
With Nelson being a limited participant on Friday, the panic button in regards to his availability for Sunday certainly does not need to be hit. As an experienced player, Nelson will have no issue suiting up and playing at a high level if he doesn’t get the full allotment of practice time this week.
However, at the bare minimum, his practice status for Friday is at least worth watchin.