Hamilton ruled out for week two (no suprise)

[HEAV]

Broncos G Ben Hamilton (concussion) has been ruled out for Week 2.

Rookie T Ryan Harris (back) will also sit out against the Raiders.


Broncos rookie DE Tim Crowder practiced without limits on Wednesday.


Broncos CB Karl Paymah (concussion) returned to practice Wednesday.

[HEAV]

Afternoon update …

… Three players listed as injured fully took part in Wednesday afternoon’s practice: defensive end Tim Crowder (ankle), safety John Lynch (ankle) and cornerback Karl Paymah (concussion). Crowder and Paymah each missed Week 1 with their injuries, which were incurred in the preseason …

… Defensive tackle Sam Adams sat out the practice, per coach’s decision. He also missed time for the same reason last week but played in the win over Buffalo …



… Tight end Stephen Alexander (calf) and cornerback Domonique Foxworth (ankle) did not take part in practice. A determination on the probablity of their Sunday participation will be made Friday, when teams have to list their injured players as probable, questionable, doubtful or out …

… Guard Ben Hamilton (concussion) and offensive tackle Ryan Harris (back) also did not practice and are already ruled out for Sunday …

… Four Oakland Raiders did not practice: quarterback Josh McCown (foot), center Jeremy Newberry (hamstring) and cornerback Duane Starks (groin). Linebacker Isaiah Ekejiuba also missed practice with a foot injury and is the only Raider listed as “out” for Sunday’s game …

… The Broncos added a captain — Rod Smith. Head Coach Mike Shanahan said after the practice that the team’s full-time captains — Champ Bailey, John Lynch, Jay Cutler and Tom Nalen — came to him and said that Smith should remain a team captain, even though he is on the physically unable to perform list. So whenever Smith returns to uniform, the new “C” patch on the chest will await …

… More to come later. Wednesday is always the busiest day of the week from a news-gathering perspective. There’s the two press conferences beginning at 11:50 a.m. MDT, along with a concurrent, informal session on the practice field with assistant head coach/defense Jim Bates. There’s the presence of more cameras and reporters than any other day; numerous outlets — particularly TV stations from the Colorado Springs/Pueblo market and smaller newspapers from around the region — only come to the facility on Wednesdays. With more cameras and reporters in the locker room, more players talk; today, we gathered quotes from Domenik Hixon, Dre’ Bly, Brandon Marshall, Jamie Winborn, Elvis Dumervil, Nick Ferguson, Daniel Graham and assistant head coach/offense Mike Heimerdinger, among others.

That means spending a good portion of the afternoon sifting through interviews, transcribing quotes and saving the video interviews to a hard drive so the soundbites can be used throughout the week. There’s plenty on the site already with video of the afternoon’s press conferences, but much more to come both tonight and throughout the days to come …

http://blog.denverbroncos.com/mason/...n-to-practice/

[Bronco Yoda]

I wonder if Ben Hamilton will switch to a Revolution now? I hope this is not a lingering THING now.

[Kaylore]

Good news about Paymah. Foxworth hurt his ankle so we need to be as healthy as possible for the Colts in a few weeks.

[NYBronco]

"The Broncos added a captain — Rod Smith. Head Coach Mike Shanahan said after the practice that the team’s full-time captains — Champ Bailey, John Lynch, Jay Cutler and Tom Nalen — came to him and said that Smith should remain a team captain, even though he is on the physically unable to perform list. So whenever Smith returns to uniform, the new “C” patch on the chest will await … "

Good to have the current captains recognize Rod during his struggle to rejoin his team mates.

[Atwater His Ass]

thanks for the update.