The Indianapolis Colts will reportedly be without cornerback JuJu Brents for the remainder of the season.
According to Ian Rapoport, Brents is being placed on season-ending IR with a knee injury.
Stephen Holder of ESPN would add that Brents tweaked his knee in the Colts opener against Houston but pushed through and finished the game. Holder says the injury is “likely” season-ending but if he’s able to come back it’ll be in December.
Regarding Colts CB JuJu Brents, his knee injury happened during the game and pushed through and finished in spite of it. Talked to him at length afterward and there was no indication he was even hurt.
Likely season ending. *IF* he's able to come back, it'll be December.
— Stephen Holder (@HolderStephen) September 10, 2024
Initially, according to the Indy Star’s Joel Erickson, it was thought to be a minor injury but the MRI showed otherwise.
Unfortunately for Brents, he’s battled injuries since entering the NFL. As a rookie in 2023, he would miss all of offseason programs and part of training camp. He then appeared in just nine regular season games.
This year, Brents would miss the first preseason game for precautionary reasons with a shoulder injury. He then exited the second preseason game with a nose injury that then kept him out of the preseason finale.
Brents secured a starting spot over the summer after putting together a strong training camp performance. Now a position group already filled with unknowns for the Colts has even more question marks without Brents.
As of now, the Colts could either start Dallis Flowers—who was a healthy scratch in Week 1–opposite of Jaylon Jones, or Samuel Womack, who the team claimed off waivers during roster cutdowns two weeks ago.
For depth, we could see Chris Lammons elevated or signed from the practice squad, and for a position with only five players on the 53-man roster prior to Brents’ injury, another addition, whether that be the active roster or practice squad will likely have to be made.
Update: the Colts announced that they signed Lammons to the 53-man roster.