ESPN’s Adam Schefter is reporting that Dallas Clark is out indefinitely with a hand/wrist injury. There’s speculation that the tight end could miss the rest of the season whether he opts to have surgery or not.

The Indianapolis Star has nothing on its website about Clark’s injury, but they did post an article about the team re-signing tight end Gijon Robinson. The paper is likely waiting for more details before reporting on the severity of the situation.

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out what this (potential) loss means to the Colts’ offense, as Clark has been one of Peyton Manning’s primary weapons over the years. His injury will likely open up more opportunities for receiver Austin Collie, who will likely be counted on to work the seams in the Colts’ offense. Collie has developed into a nice target, but Clark often presented a mismatch from his tight end spot, as he usually lined up against linebackers and defensive backs that couldn’t cover him one-on-one.

Once something is confirmed, I’ll have an update but this doesn’t look good for Clark and the Colts.

Update: It’s confirmed: Clark placed on I.R. His season is over.

If Clark does indeed miss a significant amount of time, the biggest beneficiary will probably be Austin Collie, who is the best of the Colts’ wideouts at working the short stuff and the middle of the field. Reggie Wayne and Pierre Garcon will seem more targets as well, but I think Collie will ultimately see a bigger piece of the pie. I’d say this is a slight downgrade to Peyton Manning, who loses one of his favorite targets, but he’s still a no-brainer Top 3 fantasy QB.