Word this week was that Colts defensive end Arden Key will miss multiple weeks with a hamstring injury and the team confirmed it on Saturday.
The Colts have placed Key on injured reserve, so he will have to sit out four games before he will become eligible to return to action. Key was injured in last Sunday’s win over the Commanders in London.
Key had eight tackles, a half-sack and a forced fumble in the first four games of the year.
The Colts also announced that they have elevated wide receiver Nick Westbrook-Ikhine from the practice squad on a temporary basis. He has appeared in two other games this season.
Aaron Rodgers is poised to take sole possession of third place on the NFL’s all-time passing touchdown list.
If Rodgers throws a touchdown pass on Sunday against the Colts, it will be the 580th of his NFL career, counting the playoffs. Currently, Rodgers and Peyton Manning are tied for third with 579 career touchdowns.
Manning threw 539 touchdowns in the regular season and 40 in the playoffs. Rodgers has thrown 534 in the regular season and 45 in the playoffs. Manning threw 428 touchdown passes with the Colts and 151 with the Broncos. Rodgers threw 520 with the Packers and 28 with the Jets and has now thrown 31 with the Steelers.
Rodgers, who has said this is his last NFL season, will probably not catch Drew Brees, who is No. 2 all time with 608 touchdown passes. Rodgers will definitely not catch Tom Brady, who is No. 1 all time with 737 touchdown passes.
The Colts hope to have wide receiver Keenan Allen back in the lineup when they face the Steelers on Sunday.
Allen was scratched in last weekend’s win over the Commanders in London because of a groin injury and he’s listed as questionable to play this weekend. Allen was limited in practice on Wednesday and Thursday before moving up to full participation to close out the week.
Two other wide receivers also landed on the final injury report. Darius Slayton was added to the report on Friday with a knee issue and is listed as questionable. Slayton has not played for the Colts since signing with them last month. Ashton Dulin has been ruled out with a hamstring injury.
Defensive end Arden Key (hamstring) and tight end Will Mallory (thumb) have been ruled out along with Dulin. Cornerback Charvarius Ward (rest, groin) is listed as questionable.
The European games have created a new NFL viewing window on Sunday mornings. And while the numbers aren’t shabby, they’re nothing close to what NFL games do in the more traditional windows.
Via Nielsen, the Week 4 Colts-Commanders game from London averaged 4.987 million viewers on NFL Network.
In 2025, the six Sunday morning international games on NFLN averaged 6.2 million viewers.
That next chance to improve the international performance comes on Sunday, when the Eagles face the Jaguars at 9:30 a.m. ET. In Week 6, it’ll be Texans-Jaguars in London.
The next week, the Steelers meet the Saints for the NFL’s first-ever game in Paris. Two weeks later, it’s Falcons-Bengals in Madrid. The European series ends in Week 10, with the Patriots and Lions in Germany.
The NFL wants to expand the maximum number of international games from 10 to 16. That would mean even more Sunday morning games. And while the numbers aren’t great in comparison to other standalone windows, it’s bonus viewership in comparison to the usual cluster of Sunday afternoon games.
The NFL trade deadline is still a month away, but Cardinals wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. is one of the NFL players who could find a new home in the coming weeks.
He finally hired representation, recently signing with agents Todd France and Tory Dandy after previously representing himself. That has increased speculation that Harrison expects to be dealt.
Harrison said Thursday isn’t listening to the trade rumors.
“Truthfully, I pay it no mind,” Harrison said, via ESPN. “I’m only focused on Detroit, helping the Cardinals win football games at the moment. So whatever rumors you’re talking about, I don’t pay it no mind.”
ESPN reports that the Cardinals are not shopping Harrison, but other teams are doing their due diligence. The Colts are among those teams.
Harrison’s father, Marvin Harrison Sr., became a Hall of Famer in Indianapolis.
Harrison has five catches for 85 yards and a touchdown, with his 12 targets ranking fifth on the team.
Coach Mike LaFleur again expressed confidence in Harrison, but Harrison has yet to live up to being the fourth overall pick in 2024.
