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The Denver Broncos and the Buffalo Bills released their second injury report of the week ahead of their game this upcoming Sunday. For the Broncos, they might be without three of their starting offensive lineman for their tough road match up against the Bills.
Well hello #Broncos practice. Ron Leary is practiced. Risner (ankle), McGovern (shoulder) not practicing. Unlikely James plays this week. Tough assignment for OLine this week against aggressive #Bills defense #Denver7 pic.twitter.com/1yU4wiivTJ
— Troy Renck (@TroyRenck) November 21, 2019
The Broncos had two of their starting offensive lineman sit out today’s practice while another remains a “50/50” shot at playing this Sunday.
Rookie guard Dalton Risner remained sidelined with an ankle injury. He’ll likely have to practice in some fashion on Friday to have a chance at playing this Sunday. If he sits out, it would be a major hit to the Broncos offensive line.
As for center Connor McGovern, despite sitting out two practices, he figures to play this Sunday according to Head Coach Vic Fangio. When asked about McGovern playing on Sunday, he told them “I believe so, yes.”. So, McGovern will be out there, but we’ll have to keep an eye on his back injury in case it flares up again on Sunday.
Not much has changed with Ja’Wuan James when it comes to his injury. He sounds like a game time decision who may need to put in a full practice to play this weekend. If he were to sit out, Elijah Wilkinson would start at right tackle again.
As for some good news, veteran guard Ron Leary and wide receiver Tim Patrick put in limited practices today after sitting out Wednesday’s practice. Also, nose tackle Mike Purcell put in a full practice after being limited on Wednesday.
Here is your full Thursday injury report for the Denver Broncos and the Buffalo Bills.
Denver Broncos injury report
| Player | Pos. | Injury | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos. | Injury | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Game Status |
| Justin Hollins | LB | Hamstring | DNP | DNP | ||
| Joe Jones | ILB | Foot | DNP | DNP | ||
| Ron Leary | G | Shoulder / Neck | DNP | LIMITED | ||
| Connor McGovern | C | Back | DNP | DNP | ||
| Tim Patrick | WR | Shoulder | DNP | LIMITED | ||
| Dalton Risner | G | Ankle | DNP | DNP | ||
| Jeff Heuerman | TE | Knee | LIMITED | LIMITED | ||
| Ja’Wuan James | T | Knee | LIMITED | LIMITED | ||
| Phillip Lindsay | RB | Foot / Wrist | LIMITED | LIMITED | ||
| Mike Purcell | NT | Ribs | LIMITED | FULL | ||
| Will Parks | S | Hand | FULL | FULL |
Buffalo Bills injury report
| Player | Pos. | Injury | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos. | Injury | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Game Status |
| Lorenzo Alexander | LB | NIR (rest) | DNP | FULL | ||
| John Brown | WR | NIR (rest) | DNP | FULL | ||
| Jerry Hughes | DE | Groin | DNP | DNP | ||
| Siran Neal | S | Concussion | DNP | DNP | ||
| Ty Nsekhe | T | Ankle | DNP | DNP | ||
| Jaquan Johnson | S | Hand | FULL | FULL | ||
| Frank Gore | RB | NIR (rest) | NOT LISTED | DNP | ||
| Jordan Phillips | DT | Toe | NOT LISTED | LIMITED |
BOLD - Indicates change in status; NIR- Indicates not injury related; *- Team conducted a walk through / report is an estimation
STATUS DEFINITIONS: Did not participate (DNP); Limited: means less than 100 percent of a player’s normal repetitions; Full: 100 percent of player’s normal repetitions; Out: will not play; Doubtful: Unlikely to play; Questionable: Uncertain to play