Edmunds to Fill in for Minkah

Uh oh Indy.

From a Q&A with Tomlin:

Q. This will be your first game without Minkah Fitzpatrick since he was acquired in the trade with Miami in September 2019. Even though Terrell Edmunds plays a different position, is this an opportunity for him?

A. It is an opportunity for him because whoever's replacing Minkah is going to have his hands full just executing football and being where it is they're supposed to be. It's going to be an added responsibility for T.E. to do a great job as a safety communicator, and that position, by virtue of its location, is kind of a hub of communication particularly in situational moments, third down and so forth. Minkah really embraces that. That's a component of what it is that he does and one of the things that makes him unique and who he is. Minkah is always talking about situations and giving tips to guys as we align and kind of being a traffic cop. And so those contributions have to come from somewhere, and it's realistic and appropriate to expect them to come from a guy who has been playing and doesn't have to deal with the elevated number of reps and things that some of the other guys, like Trey Norwood and others have to deal with. And Terrell has done a really good job this week of embracing that and being that hub of communication on the practice field during the preparation process. Now let's see if he can take it into a stadium.