Quenton Nelson to have the same foot surgery as Carson Wentz

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The Colts should shed the horseshoe from their helmets. In recent years, the only luck it’s brought them is bad.

Coach Frank Reich told reporters on Tuesday the All-Pro guard Quenton Nelson will undergo the same surgical procedure on his foot that quarterback Carson Wentz had Monday.

And so the timeline for Nelson’s is identical to Wentz’s: 5-12 weeks. The injury happened when someone stepped on Nelson’s foot during Monday’s practice.

Nelson landed on the All-Pro team in each of his first three seasons. As noted by Colts.com, he’s only the fifth player in the last 50 years to do that, joining Earl Campbell, Keith Jackson, Barry Sanders, and Lawrence Taylor.

The Colts currently are also missing new left tackle Eric Fisher (PUP list) and center Ryan Kelly, who suffered an elbow injury early in camp.

28 responses to “Quenton Nelson to have the same foot surgery as Carson Wentz

  1. You cannot make this up. They should put a black cloud on their helmets this year

  2. Their season is imploding right before our very eyes. Is this some sort of karma for Luck or something?

  3. It’s kinda seeming like the Colts really don’t want to ship that 1st rounder to the Eagles.

  4. I forgot how good Keith Jackson was, especially his first few years. After that he just kinda became “a guy”.

  5. Awful news – Nelson’s easily one of the 10 best players in the NFL, regardless of position.
    Bigger loss than Wentz, literally and figuratively.

  6. Such an odd injury to begin with what are the odds of it happening to teammates at almost the same time? Wishing both these guys quick returns.

  7. Replacing Wentz is probably easier than replacing Nelson. And now whoever replaces Wentz will have problems thanks to Nelson’s absence. On the upside, that might make Wentz feel better about the team trading for Foles.

  8. Thats a shame.

    An Olineman is putting A LOT more pressure on his foot than a QB.

    Just go with the back up and see what he’s got.
    Don’t waste draft picks for a bad QB like Foles.

  9. Just a horrible break (no pun). IMHO, he is the best all around guard in football. Huge hit to the run and pass game. Sometimes it is not your year.

  10. Nelson will be back in 5 weeks. Wentz will feel disrespected after returning 8 weeks after Nelson.

  11. They should have taken the horseshoe off the helmet when they snuck out of Bmore in the middle of the night….

  12. tsuscrumhalf says:
    August 3, 2021 at 1:38 pm
    They should have taken the horseshoe off the helmet when they snuck out of Bmore in the middle of the night….

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    That’s funny coming from the city that took their team from Cleveland.

  13. I thought New Orleans was painful to watch get ready for the season. Apparently the Colts said “hold my beer”.

  14. Horseshoe logo on their helmet should be corrected by turning it upside down.
    Bad luck is following this team.

  15. Something doesn’t sound right with this. Did he happen to break a bone back in high school that just broke free now just like Wentz?
    They both had been playing with old breaks in their foot that happened to re-break within a day of each other?
    That’s what we’re supposed to believe happened to Wentz.
    Doesn’t seem plausible.
    Are the Colts covering for Wentz injury history and their decision to trade for him with this story?

  16. Next thing ya know, we will hear that Nelson and Wentz are twins who were separated at birth for adoption. Weird. But, nothing you can do but suck it up and get Foles. That way, the Colts still have a shot at making the playoffs.

  17. phillipriversthrowingmotion says:
    August 3, 2021 at 12:27 pm
    Their season is imploding right before our very eyes. Is this some sort of karma for Luck or something?

    ___________________________

    Let’s see:
    they didn’t protect Andrew Luck,
    they kicked Peyton Manning to the curb,
    they initiated the deflategate scam .
    Just a little bit of karma there.

  18. howboutthemcowboys2020 says:
    August 3, 2021 at 12:26 pm
    You cannot make this up. They should put a black cloud on their helmets this year

    ——‘

    Karma for the #DeflateGate ruse

  19. Best o-lineman in the game for my money. Colts are hosed. They need to heap players and draft picks upon my Raiders in exchange for Mariota.

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