Denver Broncos linebacker Drew Sanders injured a tendon in his foot Saturday in coaching camp. The harm will trigger him to overlook important time and doubtlessly put his availability for Week 1 in query, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
The previous third-round choose had his profession trajectory halted final spring when he tore his Achilles tendon and missed almost all the 2024 season. The harm bug bit once more in camp as he was carted off the sphere and assisted into the Broncos’ facility. He was unable to place weight on his leg, according to 9NEWS in Denver.
Coach Sean Payton didn’t give specifics on Sanders’ harm in his post-practice media availability, but when there was any modicum of fine information, it’s that the linebacker didn’t re-injure his Achilles tendon.
“It is not his Achilles, however I wish to wait and see as soon as the docs do the MRI,” Payton mentioned.
When wholesome, Sanders tasks as a prime backup at linebacker for the Broncos in his third 12 months as a professional. He and Justin Strnad are the first reserves behind starters Alex Singleton and Dre Greenlaw.
Denver picked Sanders with the No. 67 choice within the 2023 NFL Draft, and he made a direct influence as a rookie with 24 tackles and a fumble restoration. He began 4 video games and appeared in all 17 in a robust begin to his profession. The Achilles harm got here the next April and held Sanders out of motion till the Broncos activated him off the PUP listing in late November 2024. He notched his first profession sack on his first play from scrimmage.
Sanders was a university standout at Arkansas after he transferred from Alabama. He gained the 2020 nationwide championship as a freshman, launched right into a beginning position with the Crimson Tide as a sophomore and flourished in his lone 12 months with the Razorbacks as a first-team All-American. Sanders paced Arkansas in tackles (103) and sacks (9.5) as he realized the potential that he carried as a former five-star recruit.