The Indianapolis Colts have a tough game against the Houston Texans in Week 13, and may have to play most of the game without their best defender.
Sauce Gardner went down with a non-contact lower-body injury in the first quarter. He was helped off the field by the training staff and taken directly into the locker room for testing.
Here are the latest injury updates for Garner’s calf injury.
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Sauce Gardner injury updates
Gardner was in man coverage and looked like he suffered the injury when the Texans player cut inside toward the middle of the field.
Sauce Gardner is hurt and he doesn’t take contact here. Don’t like this one bit. #Colts#ForTheShoe#Texans#HOUvsIND pic.twitter.com/U6z2wKJx7X
— Chris Shepherd (@NFLscheme) November 30, 2025
The Colts have diagnosed Gardner with a calf injury, and his return is questionable. Given that it was non-contact and with it being called a calf injury, the biggest concern is that it is actually his Achilles.
This article will be updated.
