Pierce's Recovery: Colts' Deep Threat in 2023

0:00It's April 20th. This is NFL News today, powered by AI, your gridiron update. I'm Cory with the story. Colts wide receiver, Alec Pierce, just went under the knife for ankle surgery, and he's facing a three-month recovery. General manager Chris Ballard says, Pierce will skip organized team activities, but should be good to go by training camp. This hits right after Indy locked him into a four-year, $114 million contract, putting him among the 12 highest paid. Pierce is in the league. Pierce flipped his plan after chatting with several doctors, opting for a fix instead of just taping it up like last season. The guy's been a tank, missing only four games over four years, and the team has no worries about long-term damage. Fans in the front office are buzzing, because Pierce balled out in 2025 with 1,000 3 yards and six touchdowns on just 47 catches. He led the NFL in yards per reception for the second straight year. Getting Michael Pittman Jr. to Pittsburgh opened up 24 million in cap space, and clears

1:02the path for Pierce to own the top spot. With Pittman gone, Pierce's role explodes next season, especially sinking with quarterback Daniel Jones. The 28-year-old signal caller signed a two-year 88-million-dollar deal while rehabbing a torn Achilles from last December. Pierce resigned partly to keep that connection going. Pittsburgh sounds locked in on Pierce bouncing back strong, no lingering effects, setting of indie for a deep threat that could redefine their offense, calm fall.