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Drew Lock replaces injured Broncos QB Teddy Bridgewater

Teddy Bridgewater went to the locker room to have an apparent injury evaluated. Drew Lock is in at QB for the Broncos.

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Story update: The Broncos announced that Teddy Bridgewater is questionable to return with a lower leg injury. See our original post below.

Denver Broncos quarterback Teddy Bridgewater appeared to be shaken up after being hit by Los Angeles Chargers defensive back Derwin James in the first quarter of Sunday’s game.

Bridgewater left the game to be evaluated by the team’s medical staff on the sideline and then went to the locker room, leaving Drew Lock to take over QB duties. Bridgewater rushed for an 11-yard touchdown to give Denver a 7-0 lead before leaving the contest with what appeared to be a lower leg injury.

Bridgewater was one of several Broncos players who went down with injuries in the first quarter.

Running back Melvin Gordon left the game after his first carry with a hip injury, but Gordon was back on the field on Denver’s next drive.

Later in the first quarter, left guard Dalton Risner left the game with a back injury. He was replaced by Netane Muti.

The Broncos’ offensive line also lost left tackle Calvin Anderson to a knee injury late in the first quarter. Anderson, who was filling in for Garett Bolles (COVID-19), was replaced by Quinn Bailey.

Denver also went into the game without right tackle Bobby Massie (ankle), safety Kareem Jackson (neck) defensive lineman Shelby Harris (ankle) and wide receiver Tyrie Cleveland (hamstring).

At the time of this writing, Denver is leading Los Angeles 14-0.

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5 players Broncos should re-sign after Tim Patrick

The Broncos gave Courtland Sutton an extension shortly after this was published. On to the next!

After giving wide receiver Tim Patrick a three-year contract extension last weekend, the Denver Broncos should now turn their attention toward re-signing these five other players in the coming months.

Broncos LT Garett Bolles (ankle) expected to miss at least one game

Broncos left tackle Garett Bolles (high ankle sprain) is expected to miss at least one game. Calvin Anderson will start in his place.

Denver Broncos starting left tackle Garett Bolles suffered a “grade 2 high ankle sprain” during Sunday’s 17-10 win over the Washington Football Team, according to a report from KUSA-TV’s Mike Klis.

Klis tweeted Monday that Bolles is expected to miss a Week 9 showdown with the Dallas Cowboys and then “take it from there.” After playing the Cowboys, Denver will host the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 10 and then have a bye in Week 11.

While Bolles is sidelined, Calvin Anderson will start in his place.

“I’m very confident in Calvin,” coach Vic Fangio said Monday. “I think Calvin’s a good offensive lineman and we’ll be able to operate with him in there. I have total confidence in Calvin.”

Broncos cornerback Bryce Callahan suffered what appeared to be a gruesome knee injury on Sunday, but Fangio seemingly implied after the game that it could have been worse.

“I don’t think it’s bad bad, but the extent, I don’t know yet,” Fangio said. “It kind of got hyper-extended there.”

It seems likely that Callahan could miss some time, but it’s still uncertain how severe his injury is.

Fangio confirmed Monday that Michael Ojemudia (injured reserve) and Essang Bassey (physically unable to perform list) are expected to return to practice this week, and he said both are viable candidates to fill in for Callahan if he misses games.

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Longhorns in the NFL: Roster tracker as team’s cut down to 53

Several former Texas players were on the bubble in terms of surviving the final round of roster cuts throughout the NFL.

On Sept. 5, NFL teams were forced to make cuts in order to trim their roster down to 53 players. Continue reading “Longhorns in the NFL: Roster tracker as team’s cut down to 53”

Predicting Broncos’ offensive line depth chart after adding Demar Dotson

How will adding Demar Dotson impact the Broncos’ offensive line depth chart?

The Denver Broncos are set to make some changes to their offensive line after Ja’Wuan James opted out of the season. Denver signed veteran right tackle Demar Dotson to a one-year deal but he’s not necessarily guaranteed to start, at least not right away.

Here’s our early offensive line depth chart prediction for the Broncos:

Left Tackle	Left Guard	Center	Right Guard	Right Tackle
Garett Bolles	Dalton Risner	Lloyd Cushenberry III	Graham Glasgow	Elijah Wilkinson
Jake Rodgers	Netane Muti	Patrick Morris	Austin Schlottmann	Demar Dotson

This is just an early projection and it is subject to change, but it wouldn’t be surprising to see Elijah Wilkinson begin the year as a starter given that he has a head start on Dotson and he was named James’ replacement last week.

A dark horse — such as Calvin Anderson — could emerge this summer but four of the team’s five starting jobs seem to be set. Muti is essentially a lock to make the team and Dotson will likely make it at least as a backup.

The remaining backup players will need to be versatile so they can serve as backups for multiple positions. Schlottmann, for example, can play both guard and center. If Dotson does end up starting, Wilkinson can serve as a backup tackle and guard.

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What would an NFL offense look like comprised of only Texas Longhorns?

The Texas Longhorns have produced a plethora of offensive talent over the years. So what would an offense of only Longhorns look like?

The Texas Longhorns have provided plenty of NFL talent over the years, but a large portion of that talent came during the Mack Brown era. It wasn’t just Brown that produced NFL talent, as the first Longhorn ever drafted dates all the way back to 1938 when Hugh Wolfe was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round. Other big names include Bobby Layne, Tom Landry, Tommy Nobis, Earl Campbell, Ricky Williams, Vince Young and many more.

Given the amount of Longhorns that have made the jump to the NFL and AFL, we were curious what an offense of former Texas players would look like in the NFL today. We used players from the XFL as well to fill out the starters. So let’s get started with the quarterback.

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Texas Longhorns Team of the Decade: Offense Selections

The wrap up of the Texas Longhorns All-Decade Team with all of the selection on offense.

For the better part of the last two weeks, Longhorns Wire has been providing the best players at each position for Texas from 2010-2019. Here are the selections for the All-Decade team. Each position will have a link below with the original articles.

Quarterback

Sam Ehlinger

Ehlinger was the clear favorite for quarterback of a decade. His junior season saw the Austin Westlake product throw for the second-most yards in school history just behind Longhorns legend Colt McCoy. With a bowl game left to go, he has an opportunity to close in on the single-season mark of 3,859 yards set in 2008. Ehlinger only needs 398 yards to break it.

Ehlinger currently sits second all-time in Texas history for career passing yards (8,669) and touchdowns (65). Sam also sits third in rushing yards by a quarterback but is closing in fast on McCoy for second-most at 1,571.

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Texas’ offensive lineman of the decade

Texas’ OL has been impressive in the second half of the decade. The Longhorns have turned around their offensive line play in recent history

Being the most important unit in all of football, the offensive line for Texas has been impressive in the second half of the decade. Currently with three guys playing in the NFL, the Longhorns have turned around their offensive line play recently.

Connor Williams, Trey Hopkins, and Calvin Anderson are the three guys in the NFL, with Williams and Hopkins declaring after their junior year. The two started in a majority of the games the played, being consistent performers for the Longhorns. They also both helped Texas have some monster games on the ground, each having a 400-yard rushing game during their time at Texas.

Anderson was a graduate transfer from Rice who only spent one year with the Longhorns. He was a big get for Texas in 2018 and made an instant impact the minute he started to play. Starting in all 14 games he played in, Anderson was the left tackle for quarterback Sam Ehlinger. Protecting the blindside, he was a reliable blocker for the team.

Two players who are not in the NFL just quite yet are Zach Shackelford and Samuel Cosmi. The two have been the best players on the offensive line for Texas in 2019. Shackelford is a four-year player with 39 career starts, mainly at center. Cosmi redshirted in 2017 but has been a breakout performer for the Longhorns in his two years on the line.

Here is the Texas offensive line of the decade for the 2010s:

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