Denver All-Pro cornerback Patrick Surtain II has a mild ankle sprain sustained in the Broncos’ 31-13 home victory over the Indianapolis Colts, NFL Network reported on Monday morning.
Surtain injured the ankle in the fourth quarter on Sunday after making an interception, according to reports, and exited the game, returning later and making a tackle.
The Broncos (9-5) have a short week with a road game against the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday night.
Denver coach Sean Payton was asked after the game about Surtain continuing to play against the Colts.
“Anything we do relative to a player’s injury is always if the medical staff feels like he can go back in and he’s healthy enough,” Payton said. “There is never any, ‘Well we don’t need him now.’ It is just strictly, is he healthy enough to play? If he’s not, he won’t. If he is, he will play. I think that is the only way you can approach things like that.”
The Broncos played the game without starting cornerback Riley Moss, who was ruled out with a knee issue.
Surtain, 24, made one interception and one tackle with two passes defensed against the Colts. He has 32 tackles, 11 passes defensed and four interceptions for a league-leading 132 return yards in 13 games (all starts) this season.
A Pro Bowl selection in 2022 and 2023, Surtain was first-team All-Pro in 2022. He has 219 career tackles with 11 interceptions — two returned for touchdowns — and 47 passes defensed in 63 games (62 starts).
