Entire NFL seasons can turn on the oddest of moments. Last year, the Chicago Bears lost to the Washington Commanders on a flukish Hail Mary and proceeded to lose their next nine games. If the Indianapolis Colts end up faltering in 2025, fans might look back on a freak pregame collision in Week 6 and sadly shake their heads.
That’s when the Colts lost their top cornerback, Charvarius Ward. He was engaged in pregame warmups, working on his backpedal, when he crashed into tight end Alec Ogletree. Ward suffered a concussion – not his first. It was bad enough to land him on the injured list.