Denver Broncos wide receiver Jerry Jeudy was carted off the practice field Thursday with what coach Sean Payton described as a hamstring injury.
“He’ll get an MRI, and we’ll kind of see where he’s at with it,” Payton said.
After that MRI was completed, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport — and several other reporters — tweeted that Jeudy is set to miss several weeks.
Rapoport described it as a “moderate hamstring injury.” This will put Jeudy’s status for a Week 1 showdown with the Las Vegas Raiders in doubt, but it’s good news that he’s only set to miss weeks as opposed to months.
Courtland Sutton is now left as Denver’s WR1 and second-round pick Marvin Mims is currently the WR2. Behind them, there are several players competing for a rotational role at WR.
Payton was asked after Thursday’s practice if there’s somebody who will be asked to step up in Jeudy’s absence.
“It would be way too early to say,” Payton said. “Typically, in our system, too, we bring receivers in and out. He plays ‘Z,’ and he plays in the sub-position for us. We have a lot of guys. Hopefully it’s not anything long term.”
Candidates to get more playing time include Brandon Johnson, Marquez Callaway, Lil’Jordan Humphrey, Kendall Hinton and Taylor Grimes.
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