During Saturday’s game against the Eagles, Colts guard Jack Mewhort left with a knee injury and early reports were that he suffered a torn ACL that would end his 2016 season before August was out.
Colts owner Jim Irsay provided a more positive update to Mewhort’s condition on Sunday afternoon, however. Per Irsay, there’s no ACL tear and Mewhort’s return should come before the end of September.
Mewhort 2-4 weeks/No Surgery(Initial test results); plenty of work to do for this new Coaching Staff and new infusion of Player additions!
— Jim Irsay (@JimIrsay) August 28, 2016
That’s positive news for a Colts offensive line that hasn’t produced much of it in recent seasons and has struggled again this offseason, including a rough time in pass protection against the Eagles that led to an earlier than planned exit for Andrew Luck. Mewhort’s absence will still force some short-term shuffling while they try to fix the overall problems up front before Luck’s next exit comes by something other than coach Chuck Pagano’s choice.