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Colts TE Tyler Warren a Game-Time Decision Against Titans

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Colts consider TE Tyler Warren (questionable, groin) a game-time decision for the Titans game, per sources. Team will monitor how he feels this morning. - Jeremy Fowler

is officially a game-time decision for the this Sunday against the . ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reported that the team is monitoring 's groin injury this morning before making a final call on his availability.

Soft tissue injuries are the check engine light of the NFL. You can pretend the problem does not exist for a few days, but eventually, the whole operation grinds to a halt on the side of the highway.

has been a reliable safety valve for this season, hauling in 30 catches for 213 yards and a pair of touchdowns. But this is not a brand new issue, as he already missed time with a Grade 2 groin strain back in August.

He popped up on the injury report after tweaking the groin again during Friday's practice. A late-week downgrade is usually the kiss of death for Sunday availability, making this morning's warmup a high-stakes stretching routine.

Anyone holding a receiving prop or relying on him in a tight fantasy matchup is now stuck in a Sunday morning hostage situation. You have to wait until the inactive list drops just to know if your guy is even putting on shoulder pads.

The Colts desperately need all the offensive help they can get after taking a 34-22 beating from the last week. They are already missing wide receiver , shrinking the target tree even further.

is limping into this 5:00 p.m. kickoff as well, fresh off a miserable 26-3 loss to the . The Titans have their own injury headaches, with running back Tyjae Spears also carrying a questionable tag into the afternoon.

We will get the final word on shortly before kickoff. If the decide to play it safe and sit him, expect to lean heavily on the ground game to protect a battered passing attack.

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