The First Real Signing

by Bleedorange on Feb 15, 2012 5:13 PM MST

Our first real signing of the 212 offseason is C.J. Davis, formerly of the Carolina Panthers. He was third on the depth chart as their RG.

He is 6 foot 2 inches and weighs 308

He is 25 years old

Wore the number 71 in Carolina

College Stats:

2005 Freshman: 8 games, 6 starts (LG)

2006 Sophmore: 12 games, 12 starts (LG)

2007 Junior: 12 games, 12 starts (LG)

2008 Senior: 13 games, 13 starts (LG/C)

Professional Stats:

2009 Draft: Undrafted, picked up by Carolina Panthers

2009: Injured right ankle during training camp, Injured Reserve all season

2010: 7 games, 0 starts (LG)

2011: Injured right knee during the pre-season, placed on Injured resurve and released

2012: signed by Denver Broncos

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Camp fodder

by canuckbronco on Feb 15, 2012 5:18 PM MST reply actions

He will probably just be on our practice squad after chris Kuper gets back.

by Bleedorange on Feb 15, 2012 5:37 PM MST reply actions

when is kuper due back?

someone here was saying he may be out 1/2 the season, which doesn’t sound right, does it? we need that guy

taste my blintzkrieg!

the 3-man rush is an admission of lunacy, cowardice, and defeat.

by davecheffy on Feb 15, 2012 5:43 PM MST reply actions

Kuper

Did you see the play where he got hurt? Ouch. I think he tore his ACL or broke his ankle or both or something. But ya. He should be out like 7-10 weeks. C.J. Davis will not help replace him though.

by Bleedorange on Feb 15, 2012 5:51 PM MST up reply actions

I think he dislocated his ankle

I thought I read previously he would be ready about the time training camp starts.

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by ElwayFanJ on Feb 16, 2012 8:56 AM MST up reply actions

He actually broke his leg

Broke it so bad that his foot was rotated about 90 degrees from the rest of the leg. The good news is that those types of breaks can heal very well.

Win or lose, I'll always be a BRONCOS fan! We've had enough of the former the past few years though, so how 'bout some more of the latter.....

by mtnbikinbronc on Feb 16, 2012 10:31 AM MST via Android app up reply actions

I didn't realize it was that bad

I looked away when they showed him lying on the ground and didn’t watch the replay. Hope he heals fast.

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by ElwayFanJ on Feb 16, 2012 11:30 AM MST up reply actions

Yea, it was terrible.

by AttwaterForHOF on Feb 16, 2012 12:02 PM MST up reply actions

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/07IJbUf31TcKJ/439×.jpg

by AttwaterForHOF on Feb 16, 2012 12:03 PM MST up reply actions

My guess is that if Kuper has to miss any game time

we’ll move Franklin to RG and put Ryan Harris at RT (remember the Broncos brought him back at the end of the of the year).

And now for something completely different

by AlbertaBronc on Feb 15, 2012 6:06 PM MST up reply actions

I've seen a couple of times

That while the injury was awful, it was “clean”, and he should be back in plenty of time for the season.

by tunesmith on Feb 15, 2012 6:36 PM MST up reply actions

Kuper's injury was anything but clean

“Clean”; are you kidding!? He destroyed his ankle…Fractured the tibia, fibula, and talus plus he dislocated the joint……Kuper probably injured his ankle as bad as a person can short of dismemberment. He has had at least one reconstructive surgery already. Any fracture of the ankle with more than a couple millimeters displacement requires surgery; sometimes multiple surgeries..I am not an orthopedist; but I sure have broken my ankle. I will be shocked if he is ready for camp or is ever the same player again.

by keb on Feb 16, 2012 6:43 AM MST up reply actions

just reporting what I've read

Something easily corrected with surgery, as opposed to something that remains extremely problematic after surgery.

by tunesmith on Feb 16, 2012 12:00 PM MST up reply actions

He played LG at Pittsburg except when he covered (for 6 games) for an injured C

by Telluride Kiwi on Feb 15, 2012 5:57 PM MST reply actions

Ya

Ya. I kind of said that in my post.

by Bleedorange on Feb 15, 2012 7:00 PM MST up reply actions

yeah, whatever

by A-Rom on Feb 15, 2012 6:41 PM MST reply actions

Fodder, likely,

but ya never know whats in his head. Maybe he’ll play above his potential because of the QB.

by grampa16 on Feb 16, 2012 6:39 AM MST reply actions

Who knows? Coaches might ....

give him a shot at center. I hear Denver could use an improvement there! lol

Kansas Bob

by kansas bob on Feb 16, 2012 8:54 AM MST reply actions

Actually, he wasn't our first sign

http://www.milehighreport.com/2012/2/4/2771874/what-the-broncos-have-already-made-this-offseason

We made all these signs before him.

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by Fabio Broncos on Feb 16, 2012 9:28 AM MST reply actions

Ya he was

All the other guys were some part of the team last year. C.J. Davis is our first Real Free Agent signing.

by Bleedorange on Feb 16, 2012 5:39 PM MST up reply actions

Actually, no.

Some of those guys were signed someway last year, some not.

But anyway, he is just 1 more sign fighting for a final roster spot.

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by Fabio Broncos on Feb 16, 2012 6:29 PM MST up reply actions

There's really not much here to agree or disagree with

This guy will fight it out in training camp for a reserve role, or he won’t.

"If you went to the Fair with this guy and you played that game where you have to throw the ball through the hole..... he may never get it through the hole, but he's still gonna be walking away with all the stuffed animals!" Prime's commentary on our very own Tim Tebow!!!

"As iron sharpens iron, so will one man sharpen another." The Bible, by way of Tim Tebow.

"If I had to choose between an abundance of football intelligence, or football wisdom, I'd choose wisdom every single time...... John Fox has enough football wisdom to be carried in a dump truck." Me!

by PaleHorse78 on Feb 16, 2012 1:08 PM MST reply actions