The Indianapolis Colts announced Saturday that they have placed wide receiver Anthony Gonzalez on season-ending injured reserve with a left knee injury.
Gonzalez is the 12th Colts player to go on IR this season.
The receiver was Indianapolis's first-round draft pick in 2007, but he has been slowed by a series of injuries the past two seasons. Last year, Gonzalez wound up on injured reserve after spraining ligaments in his right knee in the first quarter of the season opener.
This season, Gonzalez sprained his right ankle in the season opener and didn't return until Monday night's victory over the Houston Texans. That's when he hurt his left knee after apparently being tackled out of bounds.
NFL.com senior writer Steve Wyche reported Friday that the league will not fine Texans safety Bernard Pollard for the hit on Gonzalez. No penalty was called on the play.
To fill Gonzalez's roster spot, the Colts promoted running back Andre Brown from the practice squad. The team needed depth at running back with starter Joseph Addai (neck/shoulder) and backup Mike Hart (ankle) injured, leaving 2009 first-round pick Donald Brown as the probable starter in Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Colts announced later Saturday that Addai, Hart, tight end Brody Eldridge (rib), linebacker Clint Session (elbow) and defensive back Justin Tryon (foot) didn't travel with the team to Philadelphia.
Brown, a fourth-round pick last year, was waived by the New York Giants on Sept. 4, then joined the Denver Broncos off waivers. He played in three games and had just two carries for minus-1 yard, then was released Oct. 16. The Colts claimed him off waivers two days later.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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