The Broncos will go into the regular season with guard Ben Hamilton on the sidelines.
The seventh-year offensive lineman, who has been sidelined since incurring a concussion during training camp, will remain shelved for another two weeks after a specialist recommended that he avoid the field while continuing his recovery.
“The thing is, a specialist in Pittsburgh recommended that he not do anything for two weeks, to stay away from any type of conditioning,” Shanahan said. “That’s where we’re at right now. He’s not going to do anything for two weeks, and after two weeks, they’ll evaluate him again and give a recommendation.”
Three-year veteran Chris Myers has filled in for Hamilton at left guard throughout the entire preseason. If he remains in the starting lineup, then Sunday’s game at Buffalo will mark his first NFL regular-season starting assignment.
Tags: Ben Hamilton, Chris Myers, Offensive linemen
What is the injury status of Harris and Meadows? I can see Harris being one of the 8 inactive players for the first game regardless of injury. Without Meadows, maybe some other players will be changing numbers.
Andrew,
Sorry to gum up the blog with an off topic post, but the recent launch of the new and improved Broncos website has not been loading properly for several days now. I checked from several computers on several networks, all with the same issues. Just making sure someone over there was aware.
Thanks!
I’m worried that this could be the end of Ben’s career. The scariest part of Shanahan’s quote is that Hamilton has to “stay away from any type of conditioning.” That’s not just telling Hamilton to avoid contact drills - that’s saying don’t even lift weights.
I just hope he’s ok and has no lasting effects that will hinder him beyond football. Besides that, I might wish him a safe return to the field, but that seems less and less likely.
Jonathan Douglas
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Yes, I agree with denverobsession. Why does Ben Hamilton’s condition sound like the dreaded “Concussion Syndrome” or whatever it’s called that periodically forces athletes into early retirement?
About the site… What I do to get the Bronco home page to load is click on cheerleader button then the arrow over for the next cheerleader and bamm it loads.
About Ben…
If he is not working out I do not see him able to make a come back till atleast game 6. Get better soon Ben! We need you!
jwalker84, that cheerleader button trick works! Thanks for the tip!
I had a similar injury ten years (post-concussive syndrome) ago and the same symptoms (dizziness and nausea) after any exertion longer than five minutes. I was referred to South Valley Physical Therapy for vestibular rehabilitaion to treat central vestibular dysfunction. They gave me exercises (mostly to do with my eye and optic nerve) that helped tremendously and I got back to rigorous execise in a short period of time. I hope the Broncos know about this kind of rehabilitaion. Pass it along if you can. I can be contacted at johnbardin@aol.com w/ any further questions.