"I cannot emphasize how strongly we feel about Ashton Dulin," coach Frank Reich said. "He's going to play a role in this offense. He's proven it. He's earned it.

"He's a playmaker. We love him. We're all planning on him making a significant contribution to not only special teams but to the offense this year."

Related players: Michael Pittman Jr., Alec Pierce, Parris Campbell

Dulin's game was originally built on speed but he has added muscle to change his game and his style. Nate Atkins, the author of the story, said each day of Colts training camp so far has produced a “wow” play from Dulin. The Colts certainly aren't loaded at WR so Dulin has a chance to earn snaps going forward.

Now that the free agent wide receiver market has all but dried up, Ballard has to answer for the lackluster options that new quarterback Matt Ryan has at his disposal after Michael Pittman and Nyheim Hines.

Related Players: Alec Pierce, Ashton Dulin, Parris Campbell

Whether Ballard would like to believe it or not, Indianapolis may have the least amount of WR depth in the league. For fantasy purposes, this could make Michael Pittman an absolute ball hog in the vein of Roddy White, Julio Jones, and Calvin Ridley, all of whom had incredibly high-usage seasons with Matt Ryan at the helm.

The Indianapolis Colts have activated WR Parris Campbell from IR. He can play Week 18.

Nothing but the best for Campbell as he returns from another substantial injury. He has little value Week 18, but could be a playoff option in postseason leagues and DFS.

Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Parris Campbell returned to the practice field on Thursday.

The oft-injured receiver is participating in his first practice since suffering a broken foot during Week 6. There was some hope that Campbell would be able to return to game action last week, so the return to practice should bode well for his Week 17 availability. The return to practice means that Campbell has been designated to return from short-term injured reserve.

We have elevated K Michael Badgley to the 53-man roster from the practice squad and activated QB Sam Ehlinger from IR.

We have placed WR Parris Campbell on IR and waived QB Jacob Eason and DT Chris Williams.

Related players: Zach Pascal, Brett Hundley

Pascal should see an increased role with Campbell out for a while, and potentially for the season. He'll slide in behind Michael Pittman and T.Y. Hilton. Hilton's status for this week is a bit in doubt but isn't considered long-term. The team also made a QB move and eventually Ehlinger could end up being the team's QB2 behind Carson Wentz. It's worth noting because Wentz hasn't exactly been a pillar of health over the last couple of years. For now, it looks like Hundley is still the team's backup, at least until Ehlinger gets up to speed. Ehlinger was the team's sixth round pick and is a rookie.

Frank Reich describes Parris Campbell's foot injury as "a significant injury."

Related players: Zach Pascal

The tweet went on to say the Colts expect Campbell to miss time. There was nothing more specific and no exact timeline from the team, the tweet added. Pascal should jump back into more of a role with Campbell missing time.

Colts WR Parris Campbell (abdomen) has returned to practice according to Kevin Bowen of 1075 The Fan in Indianapolis.

The Colts played shorthanded without Campbell last week. His return is in time for a positive matchup against the Tennessee Titans so long as QB Carson Wentz is healthy enough to play.

Colts WRs Parris Campbell (abdomen) and Michael Pittman Jr. (ankle) are questionable for Week 2 according to the team's official injury report. Both injuries are new according to George Bremer of CNHI.

Bad news for the Colts as the Rams high-powered offense and defenses come to town. If one or both miss, look for Zach Pascal and Nyheim Hines to get boosts.