Colts Camp Notebook Day 9: Josh Downs Suffers Ankle Injury [Video]

INDIANAPOLIS – Spitting rain greeted the Colts on Wednesday morning and sustained through one of the longer, full-padded practice of training camp.

The Colts practiced for more than 90 minutes on Wednesday, with just three practices left at Grand Park.

Here are some takeaways from Day 9 of Colts training camp:

• We will lead off Wednesday’s recap with a notable injury that looked extremely avoidable. During a 7-on-7 rep on Wednesday, Josh Downs caught an out-pass pattern from Anthony Richardson. Safety Nick Cross was in coverage and made a tackle on Downs from behind, taking the second-year wideout to the ground. Downs went down in pain, hardly putting any weight as he needed help from members of the athletic training staff off the field. Downs never returned to the practice field. After practice, Shane Steichen said Downs suffered an ankle injury, but was unsure of the severity. This came after Steichen was …