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Broncos vs. Titans practice participation report: Wednesday

The Denver Broncos are hoping to see Justin Simmons work back from a knee sprain this week, but he is considered ‘day-to-day’ ahead of their game against the Tennessee Titans.

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The Denver Broncos have another key player with an injury this week. They moved starting center Lloyd Cushenberry to injured reserve earlier this week and now we see that safety Justin Simmons sprained his knee against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Nathaniel Hackett said of Simmons, “He has a knee sprain, so he’ll be day-to-day.”

He did not participate after a full week off, so that could be a bad sign for his availability against the Tennessee Titans. Meanwhile, both Cam Fleming and Baron Browning are likely out this week too.

I’ll reiterate what I did in the Cushenberry post with General Manager George Paton looking to find a long-term solution with the injury issues plaguing the Broncos for the last half decade.

“You got to look at the injuries, and we have to look more in depth on the injuries,” Paton said. “It’s hard. Every year—I think the last six years, we’ve been one of the more injured teams. We’re looking into it. We looked into it the last offseason, and we need to continue to look at it.”

Hopefully he is able to figure that out and perhaps it means moving on from Strength & Conditioning Coach Loren Landow. We’ll have to wait until the offseason for that, though.

Here is your full Broncos-Titans practice participation report for Wednesday.

Broncos Injury Report

Player Pos. Injury Wednesday Thursday Friday Game Status
Player Pos. Injury Wednesday Thursday Friday Game Status
Andrew Beck FB/TE Hamstring -- LIMITED DNP OUT
Nik Bonitto OLB Illness -- -- DNP QUESTIONABLE
Baron Browning OLB Hip DNP DNP DNP OUT
KJ Hamler WR Hamstring LIMITED DNP DNP OUT
Kendall Hinton WR Illness -- -- DNP QUESTIONABLE
Darius Phillips CB Illness -- DNP DNP QUESTIONABLE
Cameron Fleming T Quad DNP LIMITED LIMITED QUESTIONABLE
Justin Simmons S Knee DNP LIMITED LIMITED QUESTIONABLE
Essang Bassey CB Hamstring LIMITED LIMITED FULL --
Tyrie Cleveland WR Groin LIMITED LIMITED FULL --
P.J. Locke S Hamstring LIMITED LIMITED FULL --
K’Waun Williams CB Wrist/Elbow FULL FULL FULL --

Titans Injury Report

Player Pos. Injury Wednesday Thursday Friday Game Status
Player Pos. Injury Wednesday Thursday Friday Game Status
Zach Cunningham LB Elbow DNP DNP DNP OUT
Bud Dupree OLB Hip DNP DNP DNP OUT
Amani Hooker S Shoulder DNP DNP DNP OUT
Jeffery Simmons DT Ankle DNP DNP DNP OUT
Josh Thompson DB Knee DNP DNP DNP OUT
Aaron Brewer OL Toe LIMITED FULL LIMITED --
Kristian Fulton CB Hamstring LIMITED DNP LIMITED QUESTIONABLE
Denico Autry DL NIR LIMITED FULL FULL --
Derrick Henry RB NIR LIMITED DNP FULL --
Joshua Kalu DB Illness -- DNP FULL --
Kevin Strong DL Ankle LIMITED FULL LIMITED QUESTIONABLE
Ryan Tannehill QB Ankle LIMITED FULL LIMITED QUESTIONABLE
Tory Carter FB Neck FULL FULL FULL --
Dontrell Hilliard RB Groin LIMITED FULL FULL --
Lonnie Johnson DB Back LIMITED FULL FULL --
David Long LB Knee LIMITED FULL FULL --
Teair Tart NT Illness DNP DNP FULL

BOLD - Indicates change in status; NIR­- Indicates not injury related; *- Team did not practice / 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.