Indianapolis Colts special teams coordinator Brian Mason has spent four years with the franchise. Alex Slitz / Getty ImagesAug. 14, 2026 Updated 12:35 am EDTIndianapolis Colts special teams coordinator Brian Mason suffered a knee injury on the last play of Thursday’s preseason opener against the New England Patriots, coach Shane Steichen announced after the 13-13 tie at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.“He got rolled up right on the sideline on that last play,” Steichen said. “So, we’ll see.”Mason is flying back to Indianapolis with the team Thursday night, according to a team source not authorized to speak publicly, with further evaluation slated for Friday and the coming days.Mason was standing on the sideline in the final seconds of the game when Colts quarterback Riley Leonard attempted a Hail Mary that fell incomplete but would have given Indy the walk-off win. But as Mason was watching the play unfold, the TV broadcast showed a Colts player and a Patriots player shoving each other on the field before they spilled over to the Indianapolis sideline and knocked down Mason. The coach immediately appeared to scream out in pain and rolled around on the ground as Indianapolis’ medical staff gathered around him.Mason is entering his fourth season as the Colts’ special teams coordinator. The Zionsville, Ind., native also served as Notre Dame’s special teams coordinator in 2022.