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Mays to IR, Will Be Missed By Teammates

October 30th, 2012 - 10:12am by Gray CaldwellOther posts by

On Tuesday, the Broncos placed middle linebacker Joe Mays on injured reserve.

Mays suffered a left ankle injury last Sunday against the New Orleans Saints.

Safety Duke Ihenacho was added to the active roster as the corresponding move.

“We’re going to miss Joe,” fellow linebacker Wesley Woodyard said Monday. “Things definitely won’t be the same without having him out there, his presence, his leadership and his ability to go out there and make plays.”

Mays started four games this season, chipping in 19 tackles and a half a sack.

Last year, Mays started a career-best 12 games, finishing third on the club with 74 tackles. He also tied for the most tackles on the team with 15 in his two postseason starts.

“He’s definitely going to be a player that we miss,” Woodyard reiterated. “He’s going to be there making sure he’s watching film for us to give us coaching points and what we can do better. We’re going to miss him on the field, but he’s going to always be around in the locker room talking to us.”

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Broncos Prepared for Potential Mays Absence

September 26th, 2012 - 4:32pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by

On Sunday, the Broncos could be without an anchor in the middle of the defense.

Middle linebacker Joe Mays was dealt a one-game suspension by the NFL for his hit on Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub during the team’s Week 3 loss.

“Joe’s one of the best human beings I know, and there’s no way he would maliciously go after a quarterback like that or hit him in the head on purpose,” defensive tackle Justin Bannan said. “You guys have got to realize how fast these things happen.”

Head Coach John Fox acknowledged on Wednesday that Mays will appeal the decision, but currently the linebacker is not allowed inside the team’s facility.

If Mays’ suspension is upheld, Denver will face a potent Raiders offense — highlighted by running back Darren McFadden, who has averaged 6.3 yards per carry in his career against the Broncos — without its starting Mike linebacker.

But Raiders Head Coach Dennis Allen recognized that the Broncos will be prepared regardless of who lines up on Sunday.

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Warren Re-Injures Triceps; Team to Re-Sign Hanie

September 10th, 2012 - 2:46pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by

The day after the team’s season-opening win against Pittsburgh, the Broncos received some unfortunate news.

Defensive tackle Ty Warren, who spent the 2011 season on injured reserve with an injured triceps, re-tore the same triceps on Sunday.

“I’ll keep you abreast of what we do moving forward,” Head Coach John Fox told the media. “I haven’t even talked to Ty yet. I’m sure he’s very disappointed.”

Defensive line is a position that the Broncos addressed prior to the start of the season, signing Justin Bannan in free agency and picking up Derek Wolfe and Malik Jackson in the 2012 NFL Draft. Kevin Vickerson returned to health, as well.

“One of the things that’s helpful this offseason is that we’ve been able to add depth to that position,” Fox said. “Obviously we don’t want to lose a player like Ty for a significant amount of time, and this obviously will be, but we’ll adjust and, ‘Next man up.’”

Fox said no decision has been made in terms of Warren’s roster status after the injury.

“We’ll keep you posted,” he said.

In other roster moves, Fox said the team will re-sign quarterback Caleb Hanie, who was released on Saturday.

“That was procedural on Caleb, so we’ll re-sign him,” Fox said.

Salaries of vested veterans — like Hanie — are guaranteed the rest of the season if they are on the roster for Week 1 games. Hanie was released on Saturday prior to the team’s Week 1 game against Pittsburgh.

“That was procedural so we could have some flexibility moving forward as far as a vested veteran,” Fox explained.

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Fox Talks Vickerson, Leonhard, Brooking

August 24th, 2012 - 2:59pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by

On Friday, Head Coach John Fox announced that defensive tackle Kevin Vickerson has been cleared to play.

Vickerson participated in Thursday’s practice, but was not full-contact. On Friday, he participated fully, but Fox said a decision hasn’t been made on whether the lineman will suit up on Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers.

“We’ll evaluate it and see the flow of the game,” Fox said. “We’ve still got some time before that. We’ll talk, I’m sure, as a staff — the medical people as well as the position coaches and coordinators — and make a decision from there.”

Vickerson’s return came a day after safety Jim Leonhard joined his Broncos teammates for his first practice since suffering a knee injury last December.

Fox said Leonhard looked “good” in his first padded practice on Friday, his third practice of the week.

“I thought he moved around well and we’ll take that slow just like we are with all of our injured players,” Fox said. “When they’re deemed ready to play, we’ll play them.”

On the other hand, another veteran signing, linebacker Keith Brooking, hasn’t practiced since he left the field with a hamstring injury during training camp on Aug. 13.

Asked if it’s tough to evaluate a player without seeing him on the practice field, Fox noted that Brooking — a five-time Pro Bowler — is essentially a known commodity.

“I think it’s obviously a little easier to do that when a guy has got a lot of snaps in the league, a lot of evidence on tape of his playing ability,” Fox said. “Each individual’s situation is different.”

-Gray Caldwell

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