Virus has sidelined 7 Lions gamers the previous week.
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Even when the fear to COVID-19 has diminished this 12 months in comparison with 2020, its been practically as disruptive to the Broncos this 12 months.
Malik Reed, the Broncos’ most efficient go rusher with 5.0 sacks, turned the staff’s twelfth participant to check constructive for the virus previously 6 1/2 weeks. Followers are again to fill Empower Subject at Mile Excessive to full capability (minus the roughly 10,000 no-shows) this season however Reed won’t play Sunday in opposition to the Detroit Lions, who’ve positioned seven gamers within the league’s COVID-19 protocols previously six days.
Reed on Saturday joined backup working again Mike Boone and core particular teamer P.J.Locke as Bronco gamers who examined constructive for the virus previously 24 hours. Not solely will these three gamers miss the sport in opposition to the Lions, however there’s a good likelihood they won’t be cleared to play the next week in opposition to the Cincinnati Bengals.
Though vaccinated gamers may be cleared after back-to-back unfavorable checks, not one of the Broncos’ earlier COVID circumstances returned earlier than 10 days.
To assist compensate for these three participant losses, the Broncos activated three gamers from their injured reserve record Saturday: Slot cornerback Bryce Callahan, particular teamer/backup nook Michael Ojemudia and inside linebacker Micah Kiser.
Callahan returned sooner than initially projected from his knee harm suffered October 31 in opposition to Washington.
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