While Pittman didn't play his best through struggling with a back ailment, Josh Downs and Alec Pierce stepped up to help the injured star in the passing game. Downs secured 72 catches for 803 receiving yards (11.2 average) and five touchdowns through 14 games, leading Indy in receptions and placing second in targets to Pittman (107).

Pittman first injured the back during joint practices against Arizona, and the fracture was diagnosed in Week 3.

The cure to what ailed Michael Pittman Jr. – a fracture in his back – throughout his fifth season might be surgery. An MRI Monday afternoon is expected to determine the necessary

Colts WR Michael Pittman Jr. said he thought he was headed to injured reserve because of his seasonlong back injury, adding that it was a low-back fracture, which he played through with the guidance of the team's trainers and medical team.

Anyone who makes a living as a professional athlete is going to end up dealing with an injury at some point, and many of them will end up playing through

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. says he played through a fractured back the entirety of the 2024 regular season. Pittman says he sustained the injury during the Colts final joint practice with the Arizona Cardinals in August.

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INDIANAPOLIS — Colts wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. played the entire 2024 season with a fractured back, even though doctors told him the injury would continue to get worse. Pittman decided ...