WESTFIELD – Colts general manager Chris Ballard admit to any concern that the team's new No. 1 wideout, Alec Pierce, could miss Week 1 after undergoing surgery in late-March on a nagging ankle injury. But six weeks away from the first practices of the regular season with Pierce starting training camp on the physically unable to perform list, Ballard wouldn't eliminate the possibility either.
"He's not active right now. He's on PUP and that's kinda a day-by-day thing," Ballard told reporters Tuesday. "I'm not gonna make a prediction one way or another. I learned a long time ago with another certain player (in reference to retired Colts QB Andrew Luck) that you don't make predictions.
"I'm not a doctor so we'll just play it by ear and see how it goes."
For now, Ballard said, the 26-year-old wideout is still "a week or two away."
"He's making great progress. He's worked at it, and I don't foresee it being a major issue," Ballard continued. "Of course, we'd like to have him right now but Pierce is working his ******* off, and he'll be ready to go when he's completely cleared."
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"He's not active right now. He's on PUP and that's kinda a day-by-day thing," Ballard told reporters Tuesday. "I'm not gonna make a prediction one way or another. I learned a long time ago with another certain player (in reference to retired Colts QB Andrew Luck) that you don't make predictions.
"I'm not a doctor so we'll just play it by ear and see how it goes."
For now, Ballard said, the 26-year-old wideout is still "a week or two away."
"He's making great progress. He's worked at it, and I don't foresee it being a major issue," Ballard continued. "Of course, we'd like to have him right now but Pierce is working his ******* off, and he'll be ready to go when he's completely cleared."
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