Alec Pierce's move to injured reserve is explained by a timeline that starts with an offseason surgery, passes through a full medical clearance, and lands on an aggravation in Week 2 that has no return date.
The sequence of events
Pierce signed a four-year, $114 million deal in March, underwent heel surgery in the offseason, hit his rehab benchmarks, was cleared to play, caught four passes in Week 1 and one in Week 2 before aggravating the heel, and was placed on IR on Sept. 23. Evidence: cef80b6a-aca3-446d-a73c-ae8226388204, a5490421-29fe-4a4a-ae3f-52d21eccc56a, 98c3c139-8994-4c45-9e17-4a7a3984c598.
The absence in the report
No return timetable has been released; Pierce will attempt to rehab without a second surgery but the team offered no horizon for his recovery. Evidence: cef80b6a-aca3-446d-a73c-ae8226388204, 98c3c139-8994-4c45-9e17-4a7a3984c598.
What could change this
- Pierce's return date is not specified beyond the four-game minimum of IR.
