Colts-QuarterBack Carson Wentz must talk about knives - rich from "5 to 12 weeks break"

Quarterback Carson Wentz will miss the Indianapolis Colts after surgery on the injured left foot according to Head Coach Frank Rich five to twelve weeks.

According to the rich, it is an old injury, whose origin may even return to the high school time of the now 28-year-old Wentz. Accordingly, a loose bone piece in Wentz '' left footed foot has taken care of complaints.

The quarterback complained about stinging pain during the training last Thursday.

The Colts consulted several doctors. The unanimous opinion: The bone piece must be removed to rule out that Wentz would be confronted with recurring problems.

Reich hopes for speedy recovery

The reason for the very vague indication of the downtime gave rise to more accurate forecasts, as soon as Wentz was in rehabilitation, which is expected between two and four weeks after surgery.

"I know Carson and I'm optimistic," said Empire espn. "This is not the kind of injury in which you have to be completely painless to start again. From a certain level you can start playing. That can be quite early."

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The procedure should be carried out according to information of espn still on Monday (local time) in Indianapolis.

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