INDIANAPOLIS — Ryan Kelly will decide when he returns to the football field.
The Colts organization is making sure of it.
Kelly, the team’s Pro Bowl center, missed Saturday’s win over the New England Patriots because of the death Friday of his infant daughter, Mary Kate, 19 weeks into Emma Kelly’s pregnancy.
“What we’ve said to Ryan is ‘Hey, take all the time you need, we’re 100 percent behind you and Emma,’” Reich said. “’We’re here to support you, and when you’re ready to take that step, we’re right here.’”
Second-year professional Danny Pinter has started the past two games — Kelly missed the Texans win because of COVID-19 — in Kelly’s place, and the Colts feel comfortable with Pinter stepping into the middle of the offensive line.