Denver Broncos quarterback Drew Lock will be sidelined for 2-6 weeks after suffering a rotator/labral injury in his right throwing shoulder, according to KUSA-TV’s Mike Klis. Lock suffered a “severe rotator cuff strain,” according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Given that it’s not a season-ending injury, that’s relatively good news for Lock. Broncos wide receiver Courtland Sutton wasn’t as fortunate. Sutton will miss the rest of the season after tearing his ACL.
Lock suffered his injury when he was strip-sacked by Pittsburgh Steelers edge defender Bud Dupree in the first quarter of a 26-21 loss in Week 2.
“I tried to get out and I [was] stumbling,” Lock said of the play after the game. “I went around and tried to keep my feet. Then at the last second, I tried to tuck it. Obviously, the ball came out and I fell on it weird when I tried to tuck it at the last second.”
Before leaving Sunday’s game, Lock went 1-of-5 passing for 20 yards in Pittsburgh. This year, he has completed 60.53 percent of his passes for 236 yards with one touchdown pass and no interceptions, good for an 87.2 passer rating.
Jeff Driskel finished the game against the Steelers and played well, completing 18-of-34 passes for 256 yards with two touchdown passes and one interception. Driskel will likely start when the Broncos host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Empower Field at Mile High in Week 3.
We put together lists of free agent quarterbacks and practice squad quarterbacks Denver might consider adding with Lock sidelined.
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