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10-16-2008, 05:32 PM
No trade indicates receiver Royal ready to return
The Denver Post
Article Last Updated: 10/15/2008 12:10:20 AM MDT
As the NFL trading deadline passed Tuesday afternoon, the Broncos were confident they had picked up a quality receiver.
The receiver: Eddie Royal.
All signs of Denver's inactivity Tuesday indicate they are planning for Royal to return from his ankle injury to play Monday night against the New England Patriots. The Broncos did not swing a deal before the deadline Tuesday, as the Dallas Cowboys did by surrendering a whopping three draft picks for Roy Williams, nor did they sign a free agent.
"I want to get out there as soon as possible," Royal said. "When you're out there watching on the sidelines, you want to be out there, in the huddles going to battle with them."
Even with missing last week's game, Royal continues to lead
rookie receivers with 30 catches and two touchdowns. If Royal stays down another week to heal an ankle that left him hobbling on crutches after the Tampa Bay game nine days ago, the Broncos would bring a dangerously thin receiving corps to New England.
Slot receiver Brandon Stokley will be questionable with a concussion, and veteran wideout Darrell Jackson is playing but not fully recovered from a strained calf that sidelined him four games.
That leaves No. 1 receiver Brandon Marshall and Glenn Martinez, who was signed off the street two weeks ago, as the Broncos' only healthy receivers.
Lynch update.
Veteran safety John Lynch is the only player who played for both the Broncos and the Patriots during training camp. By the start of the regular season, he was with neither. Lynch had the choice to stay with both teams but declined. He felt the Broncos were phasing him out and said the Patriots were going to keep him on their 53-man roster but probably on their game-day inactive list early in the season.
"I'm not retired," Lynch said. "I'm staying in shape. I'm ready if a team calls. But having said that, if I've played my final game, I'm content with the career I've had and what I was able to accomplish."
Tryouts.
The Broncos worked out several running backs and receivers Tuesday with the idea of possibly signing one in the future. Two of the more familiar names were running back Vernand Morency and receiver Chad Jackson. Morency was Houston's third-round pick in 2005, and Jackson was New England's second- round pick in 2006.
Mike Klis, The Denver Post
The Denver Post
Article Last Updated: 10/15/2008 12:10:20 AM MDT
As the NFL trading deadline passed Tuesday afternoon, the Broncos were confident they had picked up a quality receiver.
The receiver: Eddie Royal.
All signs of Denver's inactivity Tuesday indicate they are planning for Royal to return from his ankle injury to play Monday night against the New England Patriots. The Broncos did not swing a deal before the deadline Tuesday, as the Dallas Cowboys did by surrendering a whopping three draft picks for Roy Williams, nor did they sign a free agent.
"I want to get out there as soon as possible," Royal said. "When you're out there watching on the sidelines, you want to be out there, in the huddles going to battle with them."
Even with missing last week's game, Royal continues to lead
rookie receivers with 30 catches and two touchdowns. If Royal stays down another week to heal an ankle that left him hobbling on crutches after the Tampa Bay game nine days ago, the Broncos would bring a dangerously thin receiving corps to New England.
Slot receiver Brandon Stokley will be questionable with a concussion, and veteran wideout Darrell Jackson is playing but not fully recovered from a strained calf that sidelined him four games.
That leaves No. 1 receiver Brandon Marshall and Glenn Martinez, who was signed off the street two weeks ago, as the Broncos' only healthy receivers.
Lynch update.
Veteran safety John Lynch is the only player who played for both the Broncos and the Patriots during training camp. By the start of the regular season, he was with neither. Lynch had the choice to stay with both teams but declined. He felt the Broncos were phasing him out and said the Patriots were going to keep him on their 53-man roster but probably on their game-day inactive list early in the season.
"I'm not retired," Lynch said. "I'm staying in shape. I'm ready if a team calls. But having said that, if I've played my final game, I'm content with the career I've had and what I was able to accomplish."
Tryouts.
The Broncos worked out several running backs and receivers Tuesday with the idea of possibly signing one in the future. Two of the more familiar names were running back Vernand Morency and receiver Chad Jackson. Morency was Houston's third-round pick in 2005, and Jackson was New England's second- round pick in 2006.
Mike Klis, The Denver Post