Alec Pierce is expected to play for the Colts in Week 1

Published September 7, 2026 03:52 PM Colts wide receiver Alec Pierce has been back at practice for a little over a week, but that’s been enough time for the team to see what they needed from the wideout. Pierce had ankle surgery this offseason and set playing in Week 1 as his goal throughout his recovery process. The finish line is days away and it appears Pierce is going to make it.At a Monday press conference, head coach Shane Steichen said, via multiple reporters, that Pierce “should be good to go” against the Ravens. Keenan Allen is also expected to play after being arrested in the hours after the team’s final preseason game and tight end Tyler Warren has returned from a groin injury, so the Colts are set to have their full receiving corps available for Daniel Jones’s first game since tearing his Achilles last season.