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Report: Colts' Delano Howell's neck injury not career-threatening

Indianapolis Colts safety Delano Howell's injury is not career-threatening
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Indianapolis Colts safety Delano Howell's injury is not career-threatening, reports ESPN.com's Mike Wells.

Howell hasn't practiced in more than two weeks after injuring his neck. He spent part of this week seeing a specialist in Minneapolis to determine how best to proceed with treatment.

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The safety also missed 10 games last season with a neck injury.

"Anytime there's anything with a neck, you have to cross your t's and dot your i's," Colts general manager Ryan Grigson said earlier this week. "That's a serious area. It's something that's been nagging him. He's going through the whole entire process of seeing multiple people so he can formulate that opinion with his wife and his agent and himself and us and make the decision that's best for Delano."

Howell was considered the favorite to start at safety after Antoine Bethea left for the San Francisco 49ers this offseason.

An undrafted free agent originally signed by the Buffalo Bills in 2012, Howell was signed by the Colts late in the 2012 season and has been with the team since.

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