Indianapolis Colts defensive end Samson Ebukam will miss “multiple weeks” with an MCL injury, ESPN reported Monday.
Ebukam suffered the knee injury during a collision with teammate DeForest Buckner in Sunday’s 38-24 win over the host Los Angeles Chargers.
After missing the entire 2024 season with a torn Achilles suffered in training camp, Ebukam appeared in seven games this season, recording two sacks and 14 tackles (three for loss) along with seven quarterback hits.
Ebukam started all 17 games and led the Colts with a career-high 9.5 sacks in 2023. He also set career highs with 57 tackles (10 for loss) and 17 quarterback hits for Indianapolis in 2023.
Ebukam, 30, was entering his eighth NFL season and second with Indianapolis when he got hurt in 2024, having previously played with the Los Angeles Rams (2017-20) and San Francisco 49ers (2021-22).
Selected in the fourth round by Los Angeles in 2017, Ebukam has tallied 295 tackles, 35 sacks and 76 quarterback hits over 120 games (79 starts).
Ebukam also has 11 forced fumbles and five career fumble recoveries, including one for a touchdown. He returned his lone career interception 25 yards for a touchdown in 2018.
Also in Sunday’s game, the Colts lost defensive end Tyquan Lewis, who left the game with a groin injury in the first half, before Ebukam’s injury. The Colts have not released any further information about the status of Lewis’ injury.
