Colts TE Tyler Warren Exits Practice With Apparent Groin Injury
Warren, our TE4, left Wednesday's session without a helmet after last year's 76-catch, 817-yard rookie campaign. Here's what fantasy managers should do.
A practice groin scare isn't reason to move your TE4 in August.
- Warren left Wed practice, returned without a helmet
- 76 rec, 817 yds, 4 TD as a rookie in 2025 (17 games)
- Our TE4 overall, ranked #71 in the player pool
- 189 PPR pts in 2025; form -4.8 vs avg last 5
- RB DJ Giddens also exited with a trainer (hamstring)
Tyler Warren gave the Colts a scare Wednesday, leaving practice with what appeared to be a groin injury. The second-year tight end walked off with an athletic trainer and came back to the sideline without his helmet — never the image you want to see from a player you drafted to anchor the position.
For context on the stakes here: Warren was a first-round pick in 2025 and rewarded rookie-year investors with 76 catches for 817 yards and four scores across 17 games. That's why he sits as our TE4 and the No. 71 overall player in the pool. A groin flag in August is worth watching, not panicking over.
What We Actually Know
The report is thin, and deliberately so — Warren appeared to tweak the groin, got looked at, and returned to the sideline. There's no timeline, no MRI, no official designation yet. Groin issues can linger, but plenty of them resolve inside a week when caught early in camp. Treat this as a data point, not a verdict.
Worth noting the Colts also had running back DJ Giddens leave with a trainer, appearing to aggravate the hamstring that's already cost him recent practice reps. Giddens is deep on our board at #439 overall (RB92) after a quiet 2025 line of 96 rushing yards on zero touchdowns across nine games, so this matters mostly for handcuff speculators and Colts backfield watchers.
The Fantasy Fallout
Warren's 189 PPR points in 2025 make him a foundational piece at a position where consistency is rare, even if his last-five-game form dipped 4.8 points below his season average. One thing to keep in mind: an August practice injury with no confirmed severity doesn't crack the top reasons to sell your TE4.
Bottom line — hold Warren and don't let a one-line practice report shake you. Monitor his practice status over the next couple of days, and only start sweating if he misses extended reps or a preseason snap window. Giddens stays a stash-only name until the hamstring clears and his role sharpens.
