Darius Slayton Fantasy Overview

Colts WR Keenan Allen (groin) has been downgraded to out for Sunday morning's game vs. the Commanders in London. He opened the week with two limited practices before missing Friday's workout. We'll see if Allen misses more time beyond Week 4. With WR Alec Pierce on IR, Indianapolis is down to WRs Josh Downs, Darius Slayton, Laquon Treadwell, Ashton Dulin, and Deion Burks. We'll see if Slayton is ready to make his Colts debut after signing a couple of weeks ago, but he's not a realistic Week 4 fantasy start. Downs and TE Tyler Warren should control targets for the Colts this week.

The Colts are signing WR Darius Slayton, according to Tom Pelissero of The Ringer. The move comes on the same day that we found out Alec Pierce will miss multiple weeks after aggravating a heel injury that required surgery over the summer.

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports that Colts WR Alec Pierce will miss at least several weeks and "likely" land on IR for the heel he re-injured Sunday night against the Chiefs.

Update: Pierce has been placed on IR, knocking him out for at least the next 4 games.

The Giants on Monday released WR Darius Slayton. It's a surprising move but shouldn't come as a total shock. SNY's John Flanigan says Slayton "was said to have been on the bubble ahead of last weekend's roster cutdown." But that Slayton stuck around through that before getting ousted makes it a little stranger. The 29-year-old has been with the team since 2019 and was signed through 2027. The move doesn't appear to save the Giants any money or cap space. That could signal the team feels the need to add a player at another position.