Chris Jones Shrugs Off Calf Injury, Set to Ruin the Colts' Night
Ian Rapoport reported that Jones 'should be good to go for tonight’s game, sources say.'
The collective blood pressure of just dropped back to a normal, barbecue-induced level. Star defensive tackle is officially expected to suit up tonight despite a lingering calf injury.
Ian Rapoport broke the news that the anchor of the defense is good to go against the . Jones spent the week as a limited participant in practice, turning every daily injury report update into a localized panic attack for the fan base.
A calf issue on a guy who is listed at 6-foot-6 and 310 pounds usually sounds less like a standard sports injury and more like a structural engineering crisis. When you make a living detonating offensive lines, you kind of need your lower half to be fully operational.
The Chiefs are coming off a 31-10 absolute dismantling of the , and getting Jones back on the field keeps that defensive momentum rolling. He is the engine of a front that makes opposing quarterbacks see ghosts and forces offensive coordinators to throw out half their playbook.
For the betting crowd, this is the kind of late-week news that swings the entire vibe of a game. Anyone holding an under ticket on Colts rushing yards just breathed a massive sigh of relief, because trying to run up the middle against a healthy is basically a math error.
The real question now is workload. might keep him on a pitch count to avoid aggravating the leg, but even a part-time is a full-time nightmare for .