Charvarius Ward Injury Update

Charvarius Ward returned to Colts practice Tuesday for individual drills after being sidelined with a back injury. Indianapolis will continue monitoring his Week 1 availability.

Latest update: August 25, 2026

Current Status

StatusReturned

InjuryBack

Practice—

Game status—

Verified Sources

Colts hopeful Alec Pierce returns to practice this week 2026-08-25T11:59:00-04:00

PFM Impact

Meaningful impact

Ratings affected

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Indianapolis gets an important corner back on the field while the defense sits near the bottom of the PFM board and Cam Taylor-Britt is suspended for Week 1. Ward still has to progress beyond individual work before the secondary concern is fully eased.

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