INDIANAPOLIS -- Colts rookie receiver Michael Pittman Jr. is sidelined indefinitely after having unexpected surgery Sunday night to deal with compartment leg syndrome in his calf, coach Frank Reich said Monday.
Pittman Jr., who was taken in the second round of this year's draft, suffered what was initially called a lower leg injury in the second quarter of Sunday's game against the New York Jets. He returned to the game in the second half and finished with three catches for 26 yards.
"He had the injury, whatever happens when you get that, but the symptoms don't crop up until later," Reich said.