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Colts coach Shane Steichen said Sunday that he's hopeful for Sermon (hamstring) to return to practice next week, George Bremer of The Anderson Herald Bulletin reports.
Sermon has been sidelined since suffering a hamstring injury during the preseason opener Aug. 11, and he missed Thursday's 27-14 win in the exhibition finale against Cincinnati. Steichen's phrasing seems to indicate that the 25-year-old might return in the week immediately leading up to Indianapolis' season opener against the Texans on Sunday, Sept. 8. Sermon stretched with his teammates ahead of Sunday's practice, though he still wasn't in uniform, according to Bremer. When he's healthy, Sermon is considered to be the leading candidate to slot in as the No. 2 running back behind Jonathan Taylor. The former's lingering injury could leave a chance for either Evan Hull or Tyler Goodson to step in behind Taylor in Week 1.
