Eric Foster Injury: Colts DT Suffers Dislocated Ankle On Monday Night Football

The Indianapolis Colts have been ravaged by injuries this season, most notably Peyton Manning, and they suffered another big one on Monday Night Football when DT Eric Foster went down with a leg injury in gruesome fashion.

Here's the Eric Foster injury video but you may not be able to stomach seeing his leg twist like that.

As expected, Foster is done for the year. The Colts confirmed his move to injured reserve, along with OL Ben Ijalana, who was injured in Monday night's game. That means he's done for the season, which we likely knew right when we saw his injury.

SB Nation's Stampede Blue sums up the feeling in Indy: "So, that's now two defensive captains and two key reserves on IR. Once again, Peyton Manning might as well be on IR, and really should be there at this point."

The Colts clearly took a step back when Manning went down but injuries like the ones to Foster and Ijalana are quickly making this a forgettable year.

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Colts defensive tackle Eric Foster, hospitalized overnight after dislocating his right ankle during Monday Night Football against the Bucs, will undergo surgery, coach Jim Caldwell confirmed after the game. The operation is expected to end his season. 

The video of Foster injuring his ankle is quite gruesome, and it wasn't a surprise to see so several of his teammates appear to fight back tears while he was being tended to on the field. But as Foster was being carted off the field, he thumped his chest and yelled words of encouragement to his teammates, which you can see in the video below: 

Ultimately, the Colts needed healthy bodies more than words of encouragement --  starting offensive linemen Anthony Castonzo and Ben Ijalana also left with injury -- and the Colts lost the game. But still, it was an inspirational moment to an otherwise sad turn of events.

Several hours after the game, Foster once again sent a positive message, this time to his thousands of followers on Twitter, many of whom had sent tweets of support:

Colts defensive tackle Eric Foster was carted off the field during Monday's game against the Buccaneers after suffering a gruesome injury to his right leg. According to Phillip Wilson of the Indianapolis Star, we have an official diagnosis: 

The Colts probably won't offer an official estimate for how much time Foster will miss, but looking at the video, it wouldn't be a surprise at all if this was a season-ending injury. His right ankle was literally pointing 90 degrees in the wrong direction after teammate Tyler Brayton accidentally rolled into his legs.

The Colts have shown signs of life in Monday's game, but this is clearly something of a lost year. Even if Foster can stage a miraculous return by the end of the season, the odds of the Colts still being in playoff contention are slim to none. 

Foster is in his fourth season with the Colts, signing with the team as an undrafted free agent out of Rutgers in 2008. He's appeared in 48 games, including 18 starts. 

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