These headlines just keep getting lengthier and lengthier, eh …
In the past two days, John Lynch has felt well enough to practice, and Thursday afternoon he was at the point where he could linger on the field with some of his fellow defensive backs, getting extra conditioning work in on the FieldTurf surface adjacent to the west practice field the Broncos utilized for the two-and-a-half hour session.
Does all that mean he’ll be able to play on Sunday, less than two weeks after he suffered a neck stinger against the Green Bay Packers? Not even the 15-year veteran knows for sure.
“As for this week, I don’t know,” Lynch said. “I have to talk to (Head Coach) Mike (Shanahan) and see where we’re at. The plan was to go out and test it a couple of days and see where we’re at. It hasn’t gotten worse. It’s gotten better, in fact.
“Ultimately it comes down to a gut (feeling) of myself and Coach and Greek (Head Athletic Trainer Steve Antonopulos) and everyone there.”
While Lynch was in uniform on Thursday, he was limited in his practice-time work, just as he was Wednesda.
“We did not hit him, for obvious reasons,” Shanahan said. “But he is practicing, so that is a positive.”
All Lynch can really do now is work out on the field and wait for time to run its course and for the remaining tingling feeling in his arm to dissipate for good.
“I think there’s still something there, but I’m feeling good and it’s getting better,” Lynch said.
“I’ve played with just about everything there is, from dislocated shoulders to torn ligaments in my knee. You can fight through that. But these things, until they’re ready, it’s just foolish to go out there. I would argue with them (about playing) — before I’d gone through this last time. When the nerve’s hot, it’s just not ready.”
Quarterback Jay Cutler, however, is ready after going through the full practice regimen for a second consecutive day.
“He’ll be ready to go,” Shanahan said. “There should be no setback. He’s still a little bit sore. He had a good practice.”
The same could not be said for running back Travis Henry, who was held out for a second consecutive day while recovering from the slight knee injury he incurred (last) Sunday at Detroit.
“He’s still a little bit too sore,” Shanahan said. “We’ll see how he is (Friday).”
Other bits of injury news …
… John Engleberger saw limited work in practice Thursday; he sat out Wednesday with a shoulder injury … Elvis Dumervil (knee), Glenn Martinez (bruised ribs), Karl Paymah (knee), Cecil Sapp (calf) and D.J. Williams (finger) all took part in the full range of practice work Friday … Chiefs offensive tackle Damion McIntosh did not take part in practice for a second consecutive day; he’s been sick with a tonsil problem this week, but Kansas City head coach Herman Edwards expects him to be able to play Sunday. McIntosh did take part in Kansas City’s walk-through session Thursday … Chiefs tight end Jason Dunn was at Chiefs practice, but Edwards said he did not take part; he has a scratched eye. Earlier this week, Edwards ruled out running back Larry Johnson for the game; offensive tackle Will Svitek has also already been ruled out.
Tags: Jay Cutler, John Lynch, Travis Henry
the fact of the matter is that we went from AFC CHAMPIONSHIP to No Playoffs to most likely no playoffs again…
YOU can’t keep saying it’s injuries, or things will get better, you have to MAKE CHANGES for them to get better and all the wrong ones have been made!
GET RID OF SHANNY!
Its funny LPP you criticize me but you just have no idea what you are talking about all the time. Seriously do some research you sound silly with the crap you say. Why the hell would you get rid of one of the BEST COACHES of all time? Honestly LPP go cheer on the Raiders or something you would fit right in. GET A CLUE IDIOT!
who’s the guy who thinks Shanahan should read these posts? that’s hilarious! sure, he needs advice from us. and I’ll bet you think you’re smarter than your manager at the 7-11 too…
cutler’s a stud – he’ll be good for years. his completion pct, qb rating and yds per attempt are better than half the league – and he’s only played in 12 games!
Why are you criticizing the Denver Broncos Mace?
Seriously this is not our year..
We lost 2 great players..
Had too much injuries.
Agreed Henry needs to get himself back into reality
Lynch has a lot of heart
Cutler does too!
The Team is under way too much stress because of their record..
THEY HAVE ENDURED TOO MUCH BAD THINGS THIS YEAR.. GIVE THEM A FREAKING BREAK!!!
I HAVE FAITH IN DENVER!
anybody who doesn’t like john lynch…check out what our defence has done without him…
exactly.
let’s hope to see some life out of the defense today, if Lynch is hurt he should get well, the guy has tons of heart we sure could use him out there but not at the risk of his health, The good news is LJ won’t be playing for KC so maybe they won’t run all over us. The really weird thing is if we win and SD loses we take the division lead, strange for having such a bad season. Cutler can get the job done, and honestly Henry has not done much for the team but Young seems to be stepping up. So for such a rough season we still have a good chance for a good showing this year, after all these are the BRONCOS so for those of you ready to throw in the towel, chill out we still got game and todays game is a great time to bring it on. GO BRONCOS
I see some people are trashing Lynch saying he s done and so is are season. Lets dont get carry away . Lynch is and i say still is one of our main anchors of our defense. Look what he did last year, he s not doing to good this year becasue hes dealing with unjuries to him and his other team mates (Smith and Walker ) are done for the season and he has a new defensive coach bringing in a young approach. Lynch will learn the new system and he will take over where he left off from last season being our leader on defense and an awesome hard hitter. So lets dont point fingers lets stand behind our team. Bottom line we are building for next year. Dont worry the Broncos will be back and ruling the nest ,we just have a few fitting in pains we need and the team need s to adjust to. So lets stand behind our team and give them what they need most when they lose or win “Bronco Support” Go BRONCOS
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