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| ENGLEWOOD -Injuries in the NFL always are an X-factor. Right now, all the Broncos can do is ask why.
Rookie first-round pick Jarvis Moss broke his right fibula and tore ligaments in his right ankle in a practice mishap, ending the defensive end's season Thursday. Veteran receiver Rod Smith, whose potential return from serious left hip surgery was an inspiration to teammates, also will be shut down, cutting short his comeback bid. His future is officially in doubt. The double dose of bad news comes on the heels of other season-ending tales: guard Ben Hamilton, end Ebenezer Ekuban, center Tom Nalen and tight end Stephen Alexander, along with receiver Javon Walker's potential six-week absence because of right knee surgery. "I don't know if it's bad karma coming around to everybody or what," safety Nick Ferguson said. "But it's sad that this is happening." Among starters on the preseason depth chart, the Broncos collectively have missed 25 games. And with Walker the only possibility to return before season's end, that number will swell to at least 61, more than any other season in the past five years. That total includes Smith's expected contribution but not Moss, who started once but mainly played a key reserve role. Moss apparently went down after engaging with a blocker, then tripping and getting his foot caught in the grass during a nine-on-seven drill. His recovery time is expected to be three to four months. |
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Denver Broncos
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Arizona Cardinals
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Oakland Raiders
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Denver Broncos
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2:15 pm
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Denver Broncos
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2:05 pm
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Invesco Field
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New England Patriots
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2:05 pm
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Invesco Field
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Cleveland Browns
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Atlanta Falcons
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1:00 pm
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Denver Broncos
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2:05 pm
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Invesco Field
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New York Jets
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11:59 pm
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Denver Broncos
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2:05 pm
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Invesco Field
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Carolina Panthers
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1:00 pm
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Bank of America Stadium
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Denver Broncos
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2:05 pm
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Invesco Field
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San Diego Chargers
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1:15 pm
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Qualcomm Stadium
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| The Denver Broncos on Friday signed punter/kickers Jeff Crowell and Tyler Fredrickson while the team waived punter/kicker Mark Mariscal, Head Coach Mike Shanahan announced.
Crowell, 6-1, 195 pounds, is a first-year player who was out of football for the last two seasons after San Francisco waived him Aug. 31, 2003. He entered the NFL with the 49ers as an undrafted free agent Feb. 4, 2003, and was allocated to NFL Europe, where he played for the Amsterdam Admirals that season and punted 49 times for 1,893 yards (38.6 avg.). Crowell played one year at Portland State University in 1994 after earning All-America honors at Gavilan Junior College in Gilroy, Calif. At Portland State, he punted 45 times for 1,686 yards (37.5 avg.) while connecting on 7-of-14 field-goal attempts and 44-of-51 extra-point attempts. Jeff William Crowell was born Aug. 4, 1973, in San Francisco and attended Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill, Calif. Fredrickson, 6-3, 220 pounds, is a first-year player who was out of football in 2004 after Seattle waived him Aug. 30. He entered the NFL with the Seahawks as an undrafted free agent April 30, 2004, following a stellar career at the University of California. In four years at California, Fredrickson punted 198 times for 7,807 yards (39.4 avg.) with a long of 66 yards and placed 55 punts inside the 20-yard line. He also handled the Golden Bears placekicking duties as a senior, converting the third and fifth-longest field goals in school history with 53 and 51-yard attempts, respectively. Tyler Fredrickson was born Feb. 26, 1981, in Santa Barbara, Calif., and earned first-team all-state honors as a punter at Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta, Calif. Broncos Tickets. Denver Broncos Tickets. Online Denver Broncos Tickets. Denver Broncos Tickets. Kansas City Chiefs coach Dick Vermeil was the NFL's first full-time special-teams coach - for the Los Angeles Rams in 1969 - so he certainly knows what might result from the decision his team has made. With the Chiefs set to open the regular season Sunday night against the Denver Broncos at Invesco Field at Mile High, Vermeil has entrusted one of the beloved phases of the game - kicking - to two players who have not kicked in an NFL game that has mattered. |
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