Indianapolis Colts safety Julian Blackmon has been ruled out for the Week 4 game against the Tennessee Titans, according to head coach Frank Reich on Friday.
Blackmon suffered an ankle sprain in Week 3 against the Kansas City Chiefs and while Reich wouldn’t go into details about the injury, the third-year safety failed to practice at all this week.
Frank Reich: S Julian Blackmon (ankle) is ruled out for Sunday.
LB Shaquille Leonard is questionable.
— Stephen Holder (@HolderStephen) September 30, 2022
With Blackmon out against the Titans, the starting safety rotation will be interesting. It’s likely that veteran Rodney McLeod will continue his takeover as a starter after he played 100% of the snaps in Week 3.
However, we could see a rookie tandem between third-round pick Nick Cross and seventh-round pick Rodney Thomas II. It was Thomas who replaced Blackmon after his injury, logging 81% of the snaps while Cross played just one defensive snap all game.
The Colts have a short week coming up after the home game against the Titans so it will be interesting if that will give Blackmon enough time to heal.
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