Denver Broncos @ New England Patriots Wednesday Injury Report

by KaptainKirk on Jan 11, 2012 3:32 PM MST in Denver Broncos Injury News

*** Courtesy of the Denver Broncos Media Services Department ***

DENVER BRONCOS
Player (Pos.)	Injury	Wed. Participation	Thur. Participation	Fri. Participation	Friday Status
David Bruton (S)	Achilles	Limited
Brian Dawkins (S	Neck	DNP
Eric Decker (WR)	Knee	DNP
Elvis Dumervil (DE)	Ankle	Limited
Daniel Fells (TE)	Ankle	Limited
Von Miller (LB)	Thumb	Full
Lonie Paxton (LS)	Personal	DNP
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
Player (Pos.)	Injury	Wed. Participation	Thur. Participation	Fri. Participation	Friday Status
Kyle Love (DT)	Non Injury Related	DNP
Kyle Arrington (CB)	Foot	Limited
Patrick Chung (S)	Foot	Limited
Dan Connolly (C)	Groin	Limited
Julian Edelman (WR)	Back	Limited
Dane Fletcher (LB)	Thumb	Limited
James Ihedigbo (S)	Shoulder	Limited
Matt Light (T)	Ankle	Limited
Logan Mankins (G)	Knee	Limited
Devin McCourty ()	Shoulder	Limited
Rob Ninkovich (LB)	Hip	Limited
Matthew Slater (WR)	Shoulder	Limited
Brandon Spikes (LB)	Knee	Limited
Sebastian Vollmer (OT)	Back/Foot	Limited
Wes Welker (WR)	Knee	Limited
Tracy White (LB)	Abdomen	Limited
Tom Brady (QB)	Shoulder	Full

PARTICIPATION DEFINITIONS:

DNP- May play, but Did Not Participate in that days practice
LIMITED Participation - less than 100% of the player’s normal reps
FULL Participation - 100% of the player’s normal reps

STATUS DEFINITIONS:

OUT – player definitely will not play

DOUBTFUL – at least 75% chance player will not play

QUESTIONABLE – 50-50 chance player will not play

PROBABLE – virtual certainty player will be available for normal duty

HIGHLIGHT- indicates change of status

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Cool injury report Belichick..

"..who knows what can happen… the ball is oblong and bounces wierd."
They say the cool is all over me..

by Teboner on Jan 11, 2012 3:40 PM MST reply actions 2 recs

He loves this...

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by Fabio Broncos on Jan 11, 2012 6:57 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs

He forgot to put the waterboy on that list...hes got a hang-nail

by alkatraz76 on Jan 11, 2012 10:53 PM MST up reply actions

Yep...it basically means everyone is healthy with hangnails.

W-L record doesn't matter to me.... I just want to see a team on the rise at the end of the year!

by Broncotodd on Jan 12, 2012 7:16 AM MST up reply actions

Typical Belichick injury report

it is so farcical

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by the new Bradfather on Jan 11, 2012 3:41 PM MST reply actions

any possibility of miller

at least getting a smaller cast for this game? like, something smaller than a backpack stuffed with balsa wood and socks? i guess that’s rhetorical.

by oxmouth on Jan 11, 2012 3:47 PM MST reply actions 3 recs

lol

-Champ Bailey's calendar goes straight from March 31st to April 2nd; no one fools Champ Bailey-
-The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese -

by Automatik41 on Jan 11, 2012 4:02 PM MST up reply actions

Or a pillowcase stuffed with styrofoam peanuts dipped in epoxy resin?

by NYCBronx on Jan 12, 2012 7:30 AM MST up reply actions

Patriots are very good at deception and have ability to bend the rules. I believe its to lure attention to other things hince (josh mcdaniels). I feel it dose nothing to favor them unless we allow it. Go Broncos!!

by CenCalBronco on Jan 11, 2012 3:56 PM MST via mobile reply actions

that's the spirit soldier!

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by the new Bradfather on Jan 11, 2012 11:58 PM MST up reply actions

Patriots Suck!

I believe.

by Lost Winter on Jan 11, 2012 4:00 PM MST reply actions 4 recs

Clearly the Patriots should just forfeit now

rather than risk having to put their entire roster on the injury report.

by Broncologist on Jan 11, 2012 4:41 PM MST reply actions

There are players NOT on the injury report?

Guess I just assumed it was the whole team and didn’t take time to count. I’m surprised Coach B didn’t put himself and coaching staff on the report as well…

The entire team WILL be on the injury report after the game though….bruised egos. Out for around 6 months. :-)

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"Honey I know we are losing and you are upset but remember things could be worse. You could be cheering for the Raiders."
"THAT hit [Rahim on Jones] got a flag? What?!?! AND a FINE?!?! Why not just strap pillows to their heads and have a tea party on the 50 yard line since that's as much contact as the NFL will allow."

by DominantDenverDefense on Jan 11, 2012 7:06 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs

Their injury report is actually very simple: no injuries

Only one player DNP, and it was not due to injury. All "limited"s should be considered a go.

by si_ice on Jan 11, 2012 6:08 PM MST reply actions

I agree

Especially since they have had 2 weeks to heal and only Mankins and Sebastian Vollmer did not practice and were out that week.

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by KaptainKirk on Jan 11, 2012 6:15 PM MST up reply actions

The last two times the Pats came off of a bye,

they lost both games. Once at home to the Jets in the playoffs last year and once in the regular season at Pittsburgh.

It is what it is

by Middlesex on Jan 11, 2012 9:27 PM MST up reply actions

really Belichick?

no one slipped on a McDonald’s bag and slashed his arm through an HDTV, and no one tripped over his dog?

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by the new Bradfather on Jan 12, 2012 12:10 AM MST up reply actions

Tom Brady /Shoulder/ Full /

Bill is quite the smart ass …

by Oregon Crush on Jan 11, 2012 6:21 PM MST reply actions

You could take out the "smart"

and you’d be a little closer to the truth.

by DominantDenverDefense on Jan 11, 2012 7:08 PM MST up reply actions 2 recs

His non-throwing shoulder did actually take a sprain.

It is what it is

by Middlesex on Jan 11, 2012 9:20 PM MST up reply actions

Don't forget a cheater too. Amazing how they haven't won anything since they got caught.

by tiderfootball09 on Jan 11, 2012 9:41 PM MST up reply actions

bangs. head. on. keyboard.

POP POP!!!

by Tollyvolley127 on Jan 12, 2012 2:18 AM MST up reply actions

belichick should just put the whole team

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by weazel on Jan 11, 2012 6:52 PM MST via iPhone app reply actions

What's with Paxton?

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by azbroncomaniac on Jan 11, 2012 6:56 PM MST reply actions

Typical for BB

The list would be shorter if he just listed the ones that didn’t have a bruise or a bump.

Any year we beat the Raiders twice, it was a successful season!

by OldStrike on Jan 11, 2012 7:03 PM MST reply actions

Is there any benefit to the way the Patriots do their injury report?

Quite frankly I think this falls in the same catagory as “icing” a kicker. Just play the friggin game! As a fan I can say it would piss me off if the Broncos did this same thing with their injury report. I wonder if Pats Pulpit has a weekly segment called “Ok Guys, this is who is ACTUALLY hurt.”

by DominantDenverDefense on Jan 11, 2012 7:10 PM MST reply actions

That's Belichik for you

He’s the guy who’ll make the refs call 12 men on the field if an opposing player on the sidelines has his foot on the grass.

He’s a guy who’s always calling out stupid technicalities in games, like Brainy Smurf. And like Brainy Smurf, is a major annoyance to others.

by NYCBronx on Jan 12, 2012 7:34 AM MST up reply actions

I hate the bellicheat always puts half of his team on the report

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by Mike Clark on Jan 11, 2012 7:13 PM MST reply actions

I'm glad

McCheater rejoined the Pats.

I believe.

by Lost Winter on Jan 11, 2012 10:40 PM MST up reply actions

BB is so not funny.

That stopped being funny a long time ago. More to the point, what’s the good word on Decker and Dawkins? I also noticed that we resigned Ryan Harris. Can he contribute? We certainly need all hands on deck for this game.

Whatcha gonna do, brother, when Tebowmania runs wild on you!

by postpunk27 on Jan 11, 2012 8:09 PM MST reply actions

weird how you disappear from everything and pop in for an occasional mid-week injury report. pick your spots though, gc. pick. your. spots.

by oxmouth on Jan 11, 2012 10:22 PM MST up reply actions

Haha

I hear ya, man. Things have been a bit hectic here in grind_land. I’m sure I’ll be around this weekend, though :)

Whatcha gonna do, brother, when Tebowmania runs wild on you!

by postpunk27 on Jan 12, 2012 7:00 AM MST up reply actions

Do I remember correctly ?

Wasn’t there this incidence with the Broncos quite a few years back, when Denver got a slap on the wrist by the league for not putting a player on the injury report, that was slightly “injured” and as a result Coach Shanahan from that point on filed an injury report just like the one above ? Don’t get me wrong. I do not like BB and I’m not trying to defend him and his tactics. But if he does this, to not give the league a reason for fining him or his team, then at least I could see some logic in it.

by ichler on Jan 12, 2012 2:27 AM MST reply actions

It's part that

The other part is that, if i recall correctly, he believes that the only reason for injury reports is so gambling entities can set spreads accordingly. Therefore, he kinda messes with the list every now and again as a small form of protest. Usually it’s something like “Brady – Probable- Shoulder”. At least that’s what it was for like 3 or 4 years. This list is likely mostly real. The important thing to note is that the Patriots are probably the healthiest they’ve been in 6 weeks. Both teams have people returning from injury that weren’t in the first game, i’m not sure who’ll gain the advantage but I’d be willing to bet Brandon Spikes and Patrick Chung will have something to say about that running game.

by satsunada on Jan 12, 2012 3:43 AM MST up reply actions

So is Willis McG 100% healthy then?

That would be fantastic news.

by Mile High ThundaDownUnda on Jan 12, 2012 3:08 AM MST reply actions

all I can say today is GO BRONCOS!

left the store this morning, on my way out I said to the clerk; GO BRONCOS! While leaving work, to my co-workers; GO BRONCOS! Driving by mile high stadium this morning, I rolled down my window and yelled; GO BRONCOS! A dude flipped me off on the I-25, I rolled the window down and yelled; GO BRONCOS!!! Crazy a$$ Denver fans! Bellicheat injury report. Is like reading the minutes from the last congressional meeting. 100% B.S.!!

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by timmaybronco on Jan 12, 2012 8:25 AM MST reply actions

Belichick is just being honest with the list.

Kyle Love (DT) – Had to go home for personal issues. Didn’t practice. Has to be listed.
Kyle Arrington (CB) Limited – Playing injured as no other suitable CBs are on the depth chart.
Patrick Chung (S) – Week 17 was his first game after suffering with a foot injury for 8 games. Still recovering.
Dan Connolly © – Returning from a groin injury, week 16 represented his first snaps in almost a quarter of the season. Still recovering.
Julian Edelman (WR) - Back injury all season; adjusting to moving backwards and twisted his back as he moves from receiver to cornerback.
Dane Fletcher (LB) – Broke his thumb, being careful with it.
James Ihedigbo (S) – Always gets stingers in his shoulder, you’ll see him down a snap or two.
Matt Light (T) – Injured his ankle in pregame warm-ups in Week 16 and missed the game.
Logan Mankins (G) – Sprained his MCL in Week 16 and missed most of the game and Week 17.
Devin McCourty (CB) – Separated his shoulder mid-season. Still recovering.
Rob Ninkovich (LB) – Injured his hip in Week 17.
Matthew Slater (WR) – Been injured all season, but is the ST captain.
Brandon Spikes (LB) - Like Chung, missed most of the season and Week 17 was his first game back.
Sebastian Vollmer (OT) – Missed the majority of the season with a back injury.
Wes Welker (WR) – Welker tweaked his knee a couple weeks back and it’s been hurting his planting leg.
Tracy White (LB) – Missed Week 17 with a stomach injury.
Tom Brady (QB) – Had to get his shoulder checked out for potential damage.

It’s not like Belichick’s lying. In fact, I feel like the hubbub is around the fact that he’s being so honest. He has injured players and he’s listing them accordingly. If they’re injured, they’re going on the injury report. If they’re limited in practice, he’ll note it. He’s not making it up.

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by Richard Hill on Jan 12, 2012 3:11 PM MST reply actions 1 recs