The Indianapolis Colts are going to be shorthanded for a while with Jabaal Sheard going down with a knee injury. Colts coach Frank Reich said via Pro Football Talk on Sunday said that Sheard is going to miss some time with the injury but it's unclear just how long that is going to be.

Colts owner Jim Irsay said that it isn't season-ending but Reich said he isn't sure if the injury will require surgery or just rest and rehab.

“I really don’t know at this point,” Reich said via the Colts team website. “We’ll just kind of let it play out.”

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Sheard started every game for the Colts the last two season and is really good on the line, especially against the run. Sheard is one of the leaders of the defense and the coaching staff knows how much the defense will miss him if he has to miss time during the regular season.

“Jabaal is just a great pro – his experience and his leadership, No. 1,” Colts defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus said Saturday when asked what the Colts miss when Sheard isn’t on the field. “He’s great at fundamentals and technique in terms of not only himself, but teaching those to the young guys.

“I talked to him (Friday),” Eberflus continued. “He’s doing well. He’s excited about getting back. He’s a definite leader for us.”

With Sheard out the team has turned to Al-Quadin Muhammad who played in 15 games last year for the Colts racking up 28 tackles with five of them going for a loss.