Broncos LB Sanders injured, carted off at camp

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Denver Broncos linebacker Drew Sanders, who missed each but 5 games past season, was carted disconnected the signifier tract Saturday with a close ankle/foot injury.

In squad drills astir 90 minutes into the workout, Sanders finished a play hopping connected 1 leg, arsenic helium attempted to support his value disconnected his close leg. The Broncos' aesculapian unit examined Sanders' close ankle and past close ft connected the sideline earlier the third-year linebacker was helped connected to a cart and taken to the locker room.

Sanders, who suffered a torn Achilles tendon successful preseason workouts past year, was aboriginal taken for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exam.

After signifier Broncos manager Sean Payton said helium had nary update connected the severity of Sanders' injury, but added "it's not his Achilles."

The Achilles wounded constricted Sanders, who was a third-round prime by the Broncos successful the 2023 draft, to the past 4 games of the regular play successful 2024 arsenic good arsenic the playoff nonaccomplishment to the Buffalo Bills successful the Wild Card round. Broncos antiaircraft coordinator Vance Joseph has consistently lauded Sanders' athleticism and said during the offseason helium was optimistic astir the interaction Sanders could person arsenic a situational subordinate astatine wrong linebacker arsenic good arsenic a walk rusher.

Sanders has spent the aboriginal portion of campy arsenic a backup astatine wrong linebacker arsenic Alex Singleton is returning from an ACL teardrop successful Week 3 past twelvemonth and escaped cause signee Dre Greenlaw had missed the on-field enactment successful the Broncos' offseason programme with a thigh injury.

Also Saturday, close tackle Mike McGlinchey missed his 3rd consecutive practice. He was connected the tract Saturday, viewing drills arsenic helium wore a sleeve connected his close leg.