Lynch Hurts Neck | Cox to safety | Chris Young to IR - The Orange Mane

BigPlayShay · 08-16-2005, 03:39 PM

http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.ph...4&storyID=4449

Camp Day 16 Notebook: Slight Injury to Lynch
With Lynch Hurting, Brandon Works With First Team and Cox Moves from CB for Depth
By Andrew Mason
DenverBroncos.com

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The collision of the terms "John Lynch" and "injury" in the same sentence are enough to send shivers pulsing up and down the spine of anyone who cares about the Denver Broncos.

Especially when the pain is in his neck. While Lynch has been durable in the nine seasons since tearing a posterior cruciate ligament late in the 1995 campaign for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he remains less than two years removed from neck surgery following the 2003 campaign, a procedure that helped lead to the Bucs' decision to release him.

So when Head Coach Mike Shanahan said Tuesday that Lynch had "tweaked a little nerve in his neck," alarms rung. But while the injury forced Lynch out of the remainder of the morning session, the absence proved to be just a precautionary measure.

"I got hit in the head and it was a little silly," Lynch said. "My neck stiffened up a little bit."

Added Shanahan: "He should be all right."

The injury took place in goal-line drills midway through practice, and ironically was a result of the bruising safety's attempt tp avoid contact.

"I put a hit on Mike Anderson," Lynch said. "I didn't want to take him to the ground, so I let him go, and the rest of the pile came and got me. I'm fine."

The fact that he'd had neck surgery didn't weigh upon his mind. Lynch, in fact, stayed on the field after the play, removing his pads and watching from the sidelines.

"It's totally dissimilar, so I'm all right," Lynch said. "It's just one of those things that happens. If it were a game, I wouldn't have missed a snap."

And with that self-assessment, the Broncos breathed a sigh of relief.

SAFETY SWITCH: With Lynch out and Chris Young set to be placed on the reserve/injured list with the knee injury he incurred Saturday, the Broncos were forced to shift around their safety tandems for the second half of practice.

Backup Sam Brandon worked alongside Nick Ferguson on the first team, while Jeremy LeSueur handled work on the second unit. But it was cornerback Curome Cox who stood alongside LeSueur on the second team. Cox also lined up next to safety Brandon Browner on the third unit.

"Coaches (have) been telling me to learn some safety," Cox said. So I’ve been keeping my head in the books. Yesterday, they told we just want you to get some reps at safety. I like it. It’s a transition. It helps knowing everything before as a corner."

Cox, who said he'd never played safety before, actually enjoyed his extended work at the spot.

"I really like it," he said. "(It) allows you to see the whole defense and be more aggressive on some plays. I guess most people think it’s more thinking, but for some reason it seems like less thinking."

Cox's transition to safety is just part of a trend; both LeSueur and Browner were cornerbacks in college who are each going through their first training camps at the safety slot.

"We've had so many corners get moved from corner to safety," Ferguson said. "That's the type of depth in the secondary you need."

But the loss of Young hurts nonetheless.

"I really feel bad about Chris because at first it was like, 'Well, he's going to get a scope now and get the surgery later,'" Ferguson said. "But I told him, 'Go ahead and get the surgery now so you don’t have to go under the knife twice.'"

"It's going to put him on IR, and we’re going to miss him, but like I said, this league is one of those things where if someone goes down, it's an opportunity -- (like the one) to move Curome to safety."

TRAINER'S ROOM: Roc Alexander was back on the field Tuesday morning after missing Monday's practice with a right hamstring injury. Defensive end Courtney Brown (elbow), running back Maurice Clarett (groin), defensive tackle Mario Fatafehi (knee), tight end Nate Jackson (hamstring), cornerback Jeff Shoate (knee) missed practice.

DBroncos4life · 08-16-2005, 03:40 PM

yeah I was just going to post this!!!

BigPlayShay · 08-16-2005, 03:42 PM

I reeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaally hope that this is a slight injury to Lynch and in no way related to the injury in which he had surgery on his neck.

DBroncos4life · 08-16-2005, 03:42 PM

I really like the way this Cox kid handles himself. I brought his name up when we first picked him up because of his size and the fact that he played ball against some good schools. With some luck him may end up becoming a solid backup/sp teams guy.

ludo21 · 08-16-2005, 03:49 PM

yeah since the start of camp ive heard good things about curome, i like how he handles himself and how he likes just being on the field being active. If safety comes easy thats awesome, just shws how smart he is. Hopefully he makes the squad.

TheReverend · 08-16-2005, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by DBroncos4life

I really like the way this Cox kid handles himself. I brought his name up when we first picked him up because of his size and the fact that he played ball against some good schools. With some luck him may end up becoming a solid backup/sp teams guy.

Kinda embarassed I've never heard of him before this... and why is he taking snaps over Brandon and Browner?

DBroncos4life · 08-16-2005, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by TheReverend

Kinda embarassed I've never heard of him before this... and why is he taking snaps over Brandon and Browner?

I think he is having a great camp. He is 6' or 6'1 and is 200 pounds. From what I read Brandon moved up to first string and Cox is now playing with Browner on the second team. Thing that gets me is whats going on with LeSueur. He must be sticking at CB then.

DBroncos4life · 08-16-2005, 03:54 PM

Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 199 lbs.
College: Maryland
Born: in
Acquired: Free Agent, 2004
Pro Year: 1st
Year with Broncos: 1st
NFL Games Played/Started: 0/0
Postseason: 0/0

Order your own Curome Cox jersey!
Curome Cox spent the final six weeks of the 2004 season on the Broncos’ practice squad after the cornerback signed with Denver on Dec. 1. An undrafted free agent from the University of Maryland, Cox began his NFL career in Atlanta’s training camp in 2004 but was waived in the final cutdown of the preseason. In 47 career games (45 starts) for the Terrapins, Cox totaled 165 tackles (129 solo), 10 interceptions and two sacks. He was an honorable mention All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection as a senior after finishing the year with 40 tackles and tying a career high with three interceptions. As a junior, Cox returned two of his three interceptions for scores and added 11 pass breakups while setting career bests in tackles (58), tackles-for-loss (7) and sacks (2). He started 10 games in 2001 as well as the Orange Bowl against Florida, posting three interceptions. Cox started 10 games as a redshirt freshman in 2000. At Gonzaga College High School in Washington, D.C., he was a first-team all-conference selection and a USA Today honorable mention All-America defensive back. Curome Cox was born Feb. 28, 1981, in Washington, D.C.

BigPlayShay · 08-16-2005, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by DBroncos4life

I think he is having a great camp. He is 6' or 6'1 and is 200 pounds. From what I read Brandon moved up to first string and Cox is now playing with Browner on the second team. Thing that gets me is whats going on with LeSueur. He must be sticking at CB then.

From the way I read the article these were the 3 units:

1st: Ferguson and Sam Brandon
2nd: LeSueur and Cox
3rd: Cox and Browner

TheReverend · 08-16-2005, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DBroncos4life

I think he is having a great camp. He is 6' or 6'1 and is 200 pounds. From what I read Brandon moved up to first string and Cox is now playing with Browner on the second team. Thing that gets me is whats going on with LeSueur. He must be sticking at CB then.

Brandon filling in for Lynch then, obviously?

DBroncos4life · 08-16-2005, 04:06 PM

It sucks this happened but I wonder if it happened a couple days ago if we would have went after that Freeman guy instead of that guy we picked up today.

TheReverend · 08-16-2005, 04:06 PM

I dont get how Browner gets passed up... that kid was everywhere Saturday

DBroncos4life · 08-16-2005, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheReverend

I dont get how Browner gets passed up... that kid was everywhere Saturday

I'm sure it won't take him long to move up if thats the case.

TheReverend · 08-16-2005, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by DBroncos4life

I'm sure it won't take him long to move up if thats the case.

Good point, but where did this Cox guy come from? Pro experience? What college? Style of play?

DBroncos4life · 08-16-2005, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by TheReverend

Good point, but where did this Cox guy come from? Pro experience? What college? Style of play?

He was picked a couple years ago by the Falcons. He made it to the final cut down. He went to Maryland. Started 45 games there I think. All his info should be a couple posts up. I really don't know his style of play but with his size I'm sure he can play a number of ways.

TheReverend · 08-16-2005, 04:17 PM

Sounds decent... but then again those write ups can make Freddie Mitchell look decent

DBroncos4life · 08-16-2005, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheReverend

Sounds decent... but then again those write ups can make Freddie Mitchell look decent

I agree. He was productive though at college. I wouldn't look for him to become all world or anything but more like a backup/sp teams guy. You never know though, who would have thought that Walls or Herndon would turn out to be as good as they are.

Rascal · 08-16-2005, 04:29 PM

I figured at least one would be put on IR. To bad it was Young though I liked his style. Shanny, "Go ahead and have the surgery" "Coach I won't be able to play" "You weren't going to make the cut anyway...go ahead and have it and it will be on Bowlens penny" "Oh okay"

yerner · 08-16-2005, 04:40 PM

Anybody know of any possible veteran safeties that may be available after cuts? I won't mind adding someone who can give us some experience.

DONKEYSHOW · 08-16-2005, 07:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DBroncos4life

yeah I was just going to post this!!!

WHO CARES! JUST MAKE SURE THAT AVATAR IS UP!

RukdaFaidas · 08-16-2005, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yerner

Anybody know of any possible veteran safeties that may be available after cuts? I won't mind adding someone who can give us some experience.

Jerome Woods

jebures · 08-16-2005, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by RukdaFaidas

Jerome Woods

If that happens shanny is truley screwed up in the head.

Bronco LB 59 · 08-16-2005, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RukdaFaidas

Jerome Woods

The perfect example of Chief fans being two faced idiots. In 2003, they were sucking him off after his selection to the Pro Bowl.

RukdaFaidas · 08-16-2005, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bronco LB 52

The perfect example of Chief fans being two faced idiots. In 2003, they were sucking him off after his selection to the Pro Bowl.

Wow, I thought the only sentence you were capable of typing was "Bend me over a rock, Chiefscum". It looks as though you've been hitting the Hooked on Phonics pretty hard lately. Congratulations on your new expanded vocabulary!

Bronco LB 59 · 08-16-2005, 09:20 PM

Apparently, this site has a filter and I didn't know it. I got punked!

My original message to RukdaFaidas was: " e/a/t a d/i/c/k" and it comes out as "bend me over a rock"

DAMN!

08-16-2005, 03:39 PM	#1
BigPlayShay Ring of Famer Novaking Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 4,241 Adopt-a-Bronco: Got Cut	Lynch Hurts Neck \| Cox to safety \| Chris Young to IR http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.ph...4&storyID=4449 Camp Day 16 Notebook: Slight Injury to Lynch With Lynch Hurting, Brandon Works With First Team and Cox Moves from CB for Depth By Andrew Mason DenverBroncos.com ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The collision of the terms "John Lynch" and "injury" in the same sentence are enough to send shivers pulsing up and down the spine of anyone who cares about the Denver Broncos. Especially when the pain is in his neck. While Lynch has been durable in the nine seasons since tearing a posterior cruciate ligament late in the 1995 campaign for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he remains less than two years removed from neck surgery following the 2003 campaign, a procedure that helped lead to the Bucs' decision to release him. So when Head Coach Mike Shanahan said Tuesday that Lynch had "tweaked a little nerve in his neck," alarms rung. But while the injury forced Lynch out of the remainder of the morning session, the absence proved to be just a precautionary measure. "I got hit in the head and it was a little silly," Lynch said. "My neck stiffened up a little bit." Added Shanahan: "He should be all right." The injury took place in goal-line drills midway through practice, and ironically was a result of the bruising safety's attempt tp avoid contact. "I put a hit on Mike Anderson," Lynch said. "I didn't want to take him to the ground, so I let him go, and the rest of the pile came and got me. I'm fine." The fact that he'd had neck surgery didn't weigh upon his mind. Lynch, in fact, stayed on the field after the play, removing his pads and watching from the sidelines. "It's totally dissimilar, so I'm all right," Lynch said. "It's just one of those things that happens. If it were a game, I wouldn't have missed a snap." And with that self-assessment, the Broncos breathed a sigh of relief. SAFETY SWITCH: With Lynch out and Chris Young set to be placed on the reserve/injured list with the knee injury he incurred Saturday, the Broncos were forced to shift around their safety tandems for the second half of practice. Backup Sam Brandon worked alongside Nick Ferguson on the first team, while Jeremy LeSueur handled work on the second unit. But it was cornerback Curome Cox who stood alongside LeSueur on the second team. Cox also lined up next to safety Brandon Browner on the third unit. "Coaches (have) been telling me to learn some safety," Cox said. So I’ve been keeping my head in the books. Yesterday, they told we just want you to get some reps at safety. I like it. It’s a transition. It helps knowing everything before as a corner." Cox, who said he'd never played safety before, actually enjoyed his extended work at the spot. "I really like it," he said. "(It) allows you to see the whole defense and be more aggressive on some plays. I guess most people think it’s more thinking, but for some reason it seems like less thinking." Cox's transition to safety is just part of a trend; both LeSueur and Browner were cornerbacks in college who are each going through their first training camps at the safety slot. "We've had so many corners get moved from corner to safety," Ferguson said. "That's the type of depth in the secondary you need." But the loss of Young hurts nonetheless. "I really feel bad about Chris because at first it was like, 'Well, he's going to get a scope now and get the surgery later,'" Ferguson said. "But I told him, 'Go ahead and get the surgery now so you don’t have to go under the knife twice.'" "It's going to put him on IR, and we’re going to miss him, but like I said, this league is one of those things where if someone goes down, it's an opportunity -- (like the one) to move Curome to safety." TRAINER'S ROOM: Roc Alexander was back on the field Tuesday morning after missing Monday's practice with a right hamstring injury. Defensive end Courtney Brown (elbow), running back Maurice Clarett (groin), defensive tackle Mario Fatafehi (knee), tight end Nate Jackson (hamstring), cornerback Jeff Shoate (knee) missed practice.

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08-16-2005, 03:40 PM	#2
DBroncos4life Hey pic Mod!?!?! FU Why yes, that is Bacon Bacon. Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The wrong side of right. Posts: 26,984 Adopt-a-Bronco: Julius "Fluff"	yeah I was just going to post this!!!

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BigPlayShay Ring of Famer Novaking Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 4,241 Adopt-a-Bronco: Got Cut	I reeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaally hope that this is a slight injury to Lynch and in no way related to the injury in which he had surgery on his neck.

08-16-2005, 03:49 PM	#5
ludo21 RIP Darrent Williams Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 17,985 Adopt-a-Bronco: Paul Ernster	yeah since the start of camp ive heard good things about curome, i like how he handles himself and how he likes just being on the field being active. If safety comes easy thats awesome, just shws how smart he is. Hopefully he makes the squad.

08-16-2005, 03:54 PM	#8
DBroncos4life Hey pic Mod!?!?! FU Why yes, that is Bacon Bacon. Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The wrong side of right. Posts: 26,984 Adopt-a-Bronco: Julius "Fluff"	Height: 6' 1" Weight: 199 lbs. College: Maryland Born: in Acquired: Free Agent, 2004 Pro Year: 1st Year with Broncos: 1st NFL Games Played/Started: 0/0 Postseason: 0/0 Order your own Curome Cox jersey! Curome Cox spent the final six weeks of the 2004 season on the Broncos’ practice squad after the cornerback signed with Denver on Dec. 1. An undrafted free agent from the University of Maryland, Cox began his NFL career in Atlanta’s training camp in 2004 but was waived in the final cutdown of the preseason. In 47 career games (45 starts) for the Terrapins, Cox totaled 165 tackles (129 solo), 10 interceptions and two sacks. He was an honorable mention All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection as a senior after finishing the year with 40 tackles and tying a career high with three interceptions. As a junior, Cox returned two of his three interceptions for scores and added 11 pass breakups while setting career bests in tackles (58), tackles-for-loss (7) and sacks (2). He started 10 games in 2001 as well as the Orange Bowl against Florida, posting three interceptions. Cox started 10 games as a redshirt freshman in 2000. At Gonzaga College High School in Washington, D.C., he was a first-team all-conference selection and a USA Today honorable mention All-America defensive back. Curome Cox was born Feb. 28, 1981, in Washington, D.C.

08-16-2005, 04:06 PM	#11
DBroncos4life Hey pic Mod!?!?! FU Why yes, that is Bacon Bacon. Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The wrong side of right. Posts: 26,984 Adopt-a-Bronco: Julius "Fluff"	It sucks this happened but I wonder if it happened a couple days ago if we would have went after that Freeman guy instead of that guy we picked up today.

08-16-2005, 04:06 PM	#12
TheReverend www.PatrickTurley.org ^ "not an athlete" Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 33,356 Adopt-a-Bronco: Mike Shanahan	I dont get how Browner gets passed up... that kid was everywhere Saturday

08-16-2005, 04:17 PM	#16
TheReverend www.PatrickTurley.org ^ "not an athlete" Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 33,356 Adopt-a-Bronco: Mike Shanahan	Sounds decent... but then again those write ups can make Freddie Mitchell look decent

08-16-2005, 04:29 PM	#18
Rascal RIP Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 16,582 Adopt-a-Bronco: Turf	I figured at least one would be put on IR. To bad it was Young though I liked his style. Shanny, "Go ahead and have the surgery" "Coach I won't be able to play" "You weren't going to make the cut anyway...go ahead and have it and it will be on Bowlens penny" "Oh okay"

08-16-2005, 04:40 PM	#19
yerner Ring of Famer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Charlottesville VA Posts: 3,316	Anybody know of any possible veteran safeties that may be available after cuts? I won't mind adding someone who can give us some experience.

08-16-2005, 09:20 PM	#25
Bronco LB 59 Ring of Famer Keep your head up dog Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Leucadia CA Posts: 6,068	Apparently, this site has a filter and I didn't know it. I got punked! My original message to RukdaFaidas was: " e/a/t a d/i/c/k" and it comes out as "bend me over a rock" DAMN!