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The Denver Broncos and the Kansas City Chiefs released their second injury report of the week ahead of their game this upcoming Sunday. For the Broncos, their lengthy injury report added two more names while their rookie tight end returned to practice.
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— Zac Stevens (@ZacStevensDNVR) December 12, 2019
For the Broncos, they had a total of six players sit out today’s practice. Tackle Ja’Wuan James continued to sit out with a knee issue, defensive end Dre’Mont Jones has a high-ankle sprain, and guard Ron Leary continues to deal with a concussion. Linebacker Joe Jones was added because of some back stiffness while rookie wide receiver Juwann Winfree tweaked his hamstring and defensive end DeMarcus Walker twisted his ankle during Wednesday’s practice.
“The guys that are not practicing today are [G] Ron Leary, [DE] Dre’Mont [Jones], [ILB] Joe Jones—his back tightened up yesterday— [WR] Juwann Winfree—he got a slight hamstring yesterday, [DE] DeMarcus Walker twisted his ankle yesterday and [T] Ja’Wuan James is not practicing today. The rest of them are limited or full.”
The notable name here is tackle Ja’Wuan James. He continues to deal with a knee injury and is in danger of missing Sunday’s game against the Chiefs.
As for some good news, rookie play-making tight end Noah Fant returned to practice on a limited basis for the Broncos. He’s dealing with a hip and foot injury and may need to put in a full practice tomorrow to have a good chance of playing on Sunday.
Here is your entire Thursday injury report for the Denver Broncos and the Kansas City Chiefs ahead of their divisional game this upcoming Sunday at Arrowhead Field.
Broncos injury report
| Player | Pos. | Injury | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos. | Injury | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Game Status |
| Noah Fant | TE | Hip / Foot | DNP | LIMITED | ||
| Adam Gotsis | DE | Knee | DNP | LIMITED | ||
| Ja’Wuan James | T | Knee | DNP | DNP | ||
| Dre’Mont Jones | DE | Ankle | DNP | DNP | ||
| Ron Leary | G | Concussion | DNP | DNP | ||
| Jeremiah Attaochu | OLB | Foot | LIMITED | LIMITED | ||
| Alexander Johnson | ILB | Knee | LIMITED | LIMITED | ||
| Joe Jones | ILB | Back | LIMITED | DNP | ||
| Von Miller | OLB | Knee | LIMITED | LIMITED | ||
| Mike Purcell | NT | Shoulder / Knee | LIMITED | LIMITED | ||
| Malik Reed | OLB | Ankle | LIMITED | FULL | ||
| Isaac Yiadom | CB | Shoulder | LIMITED | LIMITED | ||
| Will Parks | S | Hand | FULL | FULL | ||
| Tim Patrick | WR | Shoulder | FULL | FULL | ||
| Dalton Risner | G | Ankle | FULL | FULL | ||
| Josh Watson | ILB | Foot | FULL | FULL | ||
| DeMarcus Walker | DE | Ankle | NOT LISTED | DNP | ||
| Juwann Winfree | WR | Hamstring | NOT LISTED | DNP |
Chiefs injury report
| Player | Pos. | Injury | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos. | Injury | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Game Status |
| Morris Claiborne | CB | Shoulder | DNP | DNP | ||
| Frank Clark | DE | Illness / Shoulder | DNP | DNP | ||
| Rashad Fenton | CB | Hamstring | DNP | DNP | ||
| Darron Lee | LB | NIR | DNP | DNP | ||
| Damien Williams | RB | Rib | LIMITED | LIMITED | ||
| Andrew Wylie | G | Shoulder | LIMITED | LIMITED | ||
| Eric Fisher | T | Groin | FULL | FULL | ||
| Kendall Fuller | CB | Thumb | FULL | FULL | ||
| Patrick Mahomes | QB | Hand (right) | FULL | FULL | ||
| Derrick Nnadi | DT | Elbow | FULL | FULL | ||
| Alex Okafor | DE | Ankle | FULL | FULL |
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