Oft-injured Indianapolis Colts safety Bob Sanders will take the field for the first time this season on Sunday in St. Louis.
Colts coach Jim Caldwell said Friday morning that Sanders, the 2007 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, is ready to go.
"He's going to play,'' Caldwell said, per Mike Chappell of the Indianapolis Star. "He's feeling good. If he can go, he's starting.''
Caldwell said he's "not really sure yet,'' how much Sanders will play because he wants to see how his surgically repaired knee is holding up. But for at least the start of the game, Sanders will be on the field against the Rams.
When he's healthy, Sanders is among the best defensive players in the league. But he's often not healthy: He's played only 45 regular-season games since the Colts drafted him in 2004.
I'm not thinking about injuries, money, or anything else. I'm just happy to have Bob in the starting lineup tomorrow.
What sort of impact do you guys see this having on our defense, which is already playing pretty well. There has been talk of possibly working in a defensive package of Sanders, Bullitt, and Bethea in the secondary at the same time. If that happens, I am scared for the Rams.
