Denver Broncos guard Quinn Meinerz was taken to a local hospital at halftime of the team’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers with an elevated heart rate on Sunday afternoon.
As a precaution, Meinerz stayed at the Los Angeles hospital overnight, and it sounds like he is expected to be fine and return to Denver on Monday.
“Quinn will be back today,” coach Sean Payton said during his conference call Monday. “That’s really any update we have.”
Later during the call, when asked about Luke Wattenberg filling in at right guard, Payton added this: “I’m certainly relieved to know that Quinn is healthy and is going to be fine.”
Broncos fans can breathe a sigh of relief on that front.
We know less about the status of outside linebacker Nik Bonitto, who was ruled out of Sunday’s game in the first half with a knee injury. Payton did not provide a status update for Bonitto on Sunday after game or during Monday’s call.
Denver outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper, safety P.J. Locke and cornerback Ja’Quan McMillian also appeared to get banged up on Sunday as well, but all three returned to the game and finished the contest.
We’ll know more about the statuses of the Broncos’ injured players when the team releases an injury report on Wednesday.
G Quinn Meinerz (heart): Expected to be fine
OLB Nik Bonitto (knee): No update from Sean Payton
OLB Jonathon Cooper: Finished game
DB P.J. Locke: Finished game
CB Ja'Quan McMillian: Finished game
