Indianapolis Professional Football Team: Five miss Wednesday practice
The Indianapolis Professional Football Team released its first Week 9 practice report Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, and listed five players as nonparticipants as it prepared for its game against the Dallas Cowboys at Lucas Oil Stadium. The team posted the report on its website, which covered Wednesday’s work at the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center. The nonparticipants included wide receiver Keenan Allen (rest), cornerback Charvarius Ward Sr. (rest), linebacker Akeem Davis-Gaither (knee), tight end Drew Ogletree (knee) and cornerback Justin Walley (knee). The team had conducted a walkthrough the previous Wednesday and returned to full practice on Wednesday before the Dallas game.
According to the Indianapolis Professional Football Team’s practice notebook posted Nov. 4, 2026, Walley missed the team’s Week 8 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars with the knee injury he sustained in Week 7 against the Minnesota Vikings. The team listed Ogletree as questionable with a knee injury last week, but he played in Week 8. The report did not provide updated timelines for the injured players’ recoveries. The notebook served as the official status update for Wednesday’s session.
The team listed running back Jonathan Taylor as a limited participant Wednesday with a rest designation, and the team has routinely limited Taylor’s Wednesday workload this season. Linebacker Bryce Boettcher (groin) and wide receiver Anthony Gould (concussion) were full participants Wednesday after missing Week 8 with their respective injuries. The practice report reflects the team’s week-to-week management of player availability as it moves through the midseason stretch. Coaches and staff did not announce additional injury designations in the report.
The team’s report also included a photo gallery from Wednesday’s practice showing position groups and individual players on the field as preparations continued for the Week 9 matchup. The report served as the official update on who participated and who was held out, offering the latest available status heading into game week. The team did not announce any roster moves beyond the participation statuses listed in the report. The participation list is the most recent official information available before the game.
NFL Sports Blog Take
With Justin Walley and Drew Ogletree sidelined for Wednesday’s practice, the Indianapolis Professional Football Team faces short-term uncertainty at cornerback and tight end heading into its Week 9 game against the Dallas Cowboys. Walley missed the Week 8 game after sustaining a knee injury in Week 7. The team listed Ogletree as questionable last week, but he played in Week 8, and his absence Wednesday merits monitoring as game day approaches. Jonathan Taylor’s limited session continues the team’s pattern of managing his workload and could influence how the backfield is deployed while Bryce Boettcher and Anthony Gould returning to full participation provide needed depth.