{"id":45354,"date":"2026-08-14T23:05:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T18:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=45354"},"modified":"2026-08-14T23:05:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T18:05:49","slug":"colts-coach-brian-mason-gets-taken-out-injures-knee-in-painful-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=45354","title":{"rendered":"Colts coach Brian Mason gets taken out, injures knee in painful moment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">The <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_6889127\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\/indianapolis-colts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Indianapolis Colts\u2019<\/a> biggest injury from their first preseason game might not have been to a player, but rather to a coach.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Colts special teams coordinator Brian Mason was taken out on the final play of scrimmage in the team\u2019s 13-13 tie with the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_6889128\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\/new-england-patriots\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">New England Patriots<\/a> on Thursday night at Gillette Stadium.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Mason, 39, unsuccessfully tried to avoid the Patriots and Colts players who were barreling toward the sideline. He appeared to get hit down low and was then writhing on the ground in pain.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_6889129\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/brian-mason-colts-patriots-fox-news_.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/brian-mason-colts-patriots-fox-news_.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/brian-mason-colts-patriots-fox-news_.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/brian-mason-colts-patriots-fox-news_.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/brian-mason-colts-patriots-fox-news_.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Brian Mason stands before a game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Indianapolis Colts special teams coordinator Brian Mason stands before a game between the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts on Dec. 1, 2024, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.<\/span> <span>(Fred Kfoury III\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;He got rolled up right on the sideline that last play,&#8221; Colts head coach Shane Steichen said postgame. &#8220;So we\u2019ll see. He\u2019s getting evaluated for his <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_6889130\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/injuries\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">knee<\/a> right now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Mason is entering his fourth season as the team\u2019s special teams coordinator. Last season, his unit was strong, as the Colts ranked second in the NFL in kickoff return average (28.8) and had the lowest opponent punt return average (6.3).<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_6889131\" href=\"https:\/\/link.podtrac.com\/dmwdd_article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON&#8217;T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. 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He began as a student assistant at Denison in 2007-08 and eventually bounced around a few schools as a graduate assistant before becoming Cincinnati\u2019s director of recruiting and special teams assistant in 2017.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/brian-mason-indianapolis-colts-nrg-stadium.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/brian-mason-indianapolis-colts-nrg-stadium.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/brian-mason-indianapolis-colts-nrg-stadium.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/brian-mason-indianapolis-colts-nrg-stadium.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/brian-mason-indianapolis-colts-nrg-stadium.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Brian Mason, Special Teams Coordinator for the Indianapolis Colts, looks on before a game.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Special Teams Coordinator Brian Mason of the Indianapolis Colts looks on before the game against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, on Jan. 4, 2026.<\/span> <span>(Alex Slitz\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">In 2018, he was promoted to special teams coordinator and remained in that role <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_6889134\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/ncaa\/cincinnati-bearcats\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">with Cincinnati<\/a> until 2021, when he left and took the special teams coordinator job at Notre Dame.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">After one season with Notre Dame in 2022, he joined the Colts. 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