The Denver Broncos already faced some difficult news when linebacker, Drew Sanders fell to injury last week. Sanders will face 1-2 months out with a torn ligament in his foot – which was better than the initial worries of an Achilles tear or torn tendon.
And now they are facing a second injury from another member of their inside linebacking corps, Alex Singleton, who suffered an injury in practice on Monday.
Luckily, as reported by 9NEWS’ Mike Klis, the team will not be without him for long, as he is only expected to miss around a week’s action with a broken thumb.
Per source Broncos ‘ ILB Alex Singleton suffered a broken thumb in practice today. Should only miss 7-8 days before he can club it up and get back out there. Good news is human tackling machine won’t miss any regular-season game time.
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Singleton To Spend A Week On The Sidelines With Broken Thumb
A week is not a prohibitively large amount of time to spend on the sidelines, and now a 31-year old pro going into his fourth year with the organization – and seventh in the league – the Broncos will not feel like the former Grey Cup champion is missing out on vastly valuable practice time.
The wider worry would concern a setback in his injury progress, and with Sanders having already been ruled out for the rest of training camp, and possibly the first few weeks of the season, the team can ill afford to lose more inside linebackers.
Singleton was set to start alongside new free agent addition, Dre Greenlaw, at the heart of the Broncos defense. And now with him and Sanders out, 2020 fifth round pick, Justin Strnad will train with the ones for the next few days of practice.
What Is The Broader State Of Denver’s Defense In 2025?
Most would argue the outlook is somewhere between very good and excellent. The team retained a young core group of players who excelled last year, including edge rusher, Nik Bonnito, who could be in line for a big-time extension very soon, and reigning Defensive Player of the Year, Cornerback Pat Surtain II, who signed a 4 year, $96 million back in September.
The Broncos also made free agency acquisitions who have struggled with health, but when fit, are easily in the top 5-10 at their position in Dre Greenlaw and Talanoa Hufanga.
Denver ranked ninth in total defense last season. And given that that particular side of the ball started really coming along in the second half of the season, Broncos fans are hoping that the team picks up where they left off and continue their forward momentum.
The main question marks come at corner opposite Surtain: in the slot, first round rookie, Jahdae Barron was a highly touted prospect coming out of college, but he still remains a rookie. And on the outside, Riley Moss is a good player, but some question whether he can step up and be that top level #2 option opposite the current DPOY.
