Laiatu Latu Not Expected to Play Against Broncos

What They're Saying

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport on the injury: "It's not a major one, though the team will likely play it safe."

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HC Shane Steichen said Friday -- in announcing Latu as questionable -- that coaches were looking at potentially playing him in a limited role against Denver. That corroborates the notion that this isn't a serious hamstring injury.

So it looks like we might have Latu back for IDP use as soon as Week 3.

In the meantime, Tyquan Lewis and Samson Ebukam could be in for more playing time. They operated as the Nos. 3 and 4 edge players for the Colts in Week 1, getting 46% and 38% snap shares, respectively.

Lewis, in particular, worked near-exclusively on the left side in the opener, same as Latu.

Rookie JT Tuimoloau also might see the first action of his career. The second-round pick was a healthy scratch in Week 1.

Avoiding Latu certainly won't hurt Broncos QB Bo Nix's time in the pocket.