Todd Davis, Von Miller and Melvin Gordon suffer injuries in training, Hamler has hamstring injury

ENGLEWOOD, Colorado – Inside linebacker Todd Davis left practice early Thursday after injuring his leg. He was helped off the pitch by training staff and then driven to the locker room on a cart.

“Todd hurt his leg there; I wasn’t sure [what happened]”Said head coach Vic Fangio after practice.” It kind of happened towards the end of practice on the other side of the pitch from where I was. I’m not sure yet; I have nothing to report there. “

Two other Broncos were injured in practice as outside linebacker Von Miller and running back Melvin Gordon III were held out of team periods in the second half of practice.

“Von twisted his elbow, so we took him out,” Fangio said. “And Melvin adjusted his ribs, so we brought him out too. I don’t know the seriousness of either one.

The Broncos were also without one of their key young receivers in practice on Thursday, as KJ Hamler suffered a hamstring injury that may sideline him until the end of the month. .

“KJ has a hamstring that he’s trying to get over,” Fangio said. “He hasn’t been able to do that, and it will be on the shelf for a few weeks.”

Hamler suffered a hamstring injury earlier this year while training for the 2020 NFL Combine. He did not race at the event due to the injury.

Wide receiver Juwann Winfree (groin) was also sidelined for padded training, although he did some work on the side. By Wednesday he was back to full speed activities and team drills, but the team was only shelling for this practice, unlike Thursday’s practice on full skates.

However, the team got some good news on Thursday, as tight end Noah Fant (illness), cornerback Davontae Harris (bruised knee) and outside linebacker Bradley Chubb (day off) returned after scoring. been absent for training on Wednesday. Each received representatives during the team periods of the day.

Fangio said on Wednesday that Fant’s illness was unrelated to COVID-19.

The core squad was still without two players, however, as Nick Vannett continues to advance in concussion protocol and Austin Fort recovers from a knee injury.