Broncos Briefs: Right guard Graham Glasgow ruled out, left guard Dalton Risner questionable for Sunday

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Broncos close defender Graham Glasgow’s genu wounded volition support him retired of Sunday’s crippled against Baltimore, manager Vic Fangio said Friday.

Glasgow, who missed the Week 2 triumph astatine Jacksonville pursuing an irregular heartbeat occurrence during the Week 1 triumph astatine the New York Giants, volition beryllium replaced by Netane Muti.

Left defender Dalton Risner (foot), who missed signifier Wednesday and Thursday, did constricted enactment Friday and is listed arsenic questionable.

“I did ticker him a small spot (in practice),” Fangio said. “Everything is unfastened with Dalton — helium could beryllium out, helium could formal and beryllium a back-up, helium could formal and play.” Rookie Quinn Meinerz would instrumentality implicit for Risner if determination is an issue.

Players listed arsenic questionable: Risner, moving backmost Melvin Gordon (ribs/lower leg), extracurricular linebacker Andre Mintze (hamstring), wrong linebacker Baron Browning (back) and antiaircraft ends Shelby Harris (wrist/illness) and Dre’Mont Jones (calf).

Browning (did not practice) and Jones (limited) were added to the wounded study and Harris went from afloat enactment connected Thursday to limited.

Running backmost Mike Boone (quad) remains connected injured reserve, but practiced each week.

“Not sure,” Fangio said erstwhile asked if Boone would beryllium active. “We whitethorn hold different week connected him.” When Boone is activated, the Broncos indispensable marque a corresponding roster move.

Receiver David Moore, signed disconnected Las Vegas’ signifier squad connected Tuesday, volition beryllium active.

Jackson practices. In Baltimore, Ravens backmost Lamar Jackson (back) practiced afloat aft missing 2 days of work.

Of facing Jackson and the Ravens’ offense, Broncos antiaircraft coordinator Ed Donatell said: “It’s astir apt the biggest discrepancy successful schemes that you’ll find successful the league erstwhile you person to play their full attack. He’s special. We person to alteration however we play. It’s a situation for america arsenic coaches and players to beryllium thing antithetic to spell against them due to the fact that it’s unsocial successful what’s required.”

Fangio saluted the Broncos’ scout squad for giving the starting defence bully signifier looks this week. He said adjunct violative enactment manager Chris Kuper, antiaircraft prime power Nathaniel Willingham and adjunct antiaircraft enactment manager Mike Heistand led the way.

“Everybody chipped successful and they each did a bully job,” Fangio said.

Respect for Tucker. Baltimore kicker Justin Tucker comes to municipality aft hitting an NFL record-breaking 66-yard tract extremity past week astatine Detroit to triumph the game.

Tucker’s tract extremity percent of 90.6 is the champion successful NFL history.

Broncos peculiar teams coordinator Tom McMahon said Tucker belongs successful the speech among the NFL all-time greats, including Adam Vinatieri, who McMahon coached successful Indianapolis. He was besides connected the Atlanta unit erstwhile Morten Andersen and Jason Elam kicked for the Falcons.

“It’s the aforesaid shot each the clip (for Tucker) and that’s the cardinal to those large guys,” McMahon said.

Footnotes. Cornerback Ronald Darby (hamstring) did side-field enactment Friday and is eligible to travel disconnected injured reserve adjacent week astatine Pittsburgh. “I person to spot him (work) archetypal (before deciding),” Fangio said. “Usually with hamstrings, a bully regularisation of thumb is erstwhile they accidental they’re acceptable and cleared, it’s champion to hold a week.” … Fangio said cornerback Michael Ojemudia (hamstring), besides connected injured reserve, missed clip this week with an illness.

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