Latu, who left Sunday's loss to the Packers early with a hip injury, is expected to be fine moving forward, Jordan Schultz of BleacherReport.com reports.
Latu is expected to undergo further tests Monday to confirm those expectations, but in the meantime should be considered questionable for Week 3 against the Bears. The 2024 first-round selection picked up his first career tackle and fumble recovery before exiting against Green Bay, and if healthy, could see a larger role this Sunday if DeForest Buckner (ankle) is unable to play.
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Colts' Laiatu Latu: Out for game
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Latu (hip) is out for the rest of Sunday's game against the Packers, Nate Atkins of The Indianapolis Star reports.
The backup defensive end recovered a fumble and made a tackle before leaving the game. Dayo Odeyingbo and Isaiah Land are the other reserve ends on Indianapolis' defense.
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Colts' Laiatu Latu: Three QB pressures in Colts debut
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Latu had one tackle and pressured the quarterback three times in Sunday's preseason loss to Denver, but didn't play much on run downs, the Indianapolis Star reports.
It was a promising debut for the 2024 first-round draft pick. Kwity Paye and Tyquan Lewis started at defensive end, but Latu will also be counted on heavily, and perhaps more than initially expected, due to Samson Ebukam's season-ending Achilles injury.
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Colts' Laiatu Latu: Snagged by Indianapolis
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The Colts selected Latu in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft, 15th overall.
Latu becomes the first edge rusher off the board in this class and adds more firepower to a pass-rush that generated the fifth-most sacks in the NFL in 2023. He took an interesting path to get to this point and will play his rookie season at age 23. Latu began his career at Washington in 2019 and actually medically retired in the 2021 season. He returned to football the following year and starred at UCLA, earning All PAC-12 honors in the next two seasons and registering double-digit sacks in both years. Able to play standing up or with his hand in the ground, Latu will be a force off the edge in Indianapolis.
