Broncos D.J. Williams, Ty Warren And Demaryius Thomas Out Against The Bengals

by Josh Kirkendall on Sep 15, 2011 11:10 AM EDT in Injury

DENVER, CO - AUGUST 20: Linebacker D.J. Williams #55 of the Denver Broncos runs with the ball after making an interception during the second quarter against the Buffalo Bills at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on August 20, 2011 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)

+ Along with the speculation that defensive end Elvis Dumervil won't be able to play, according to Mike Klis of The Denver Post, wide receiver Demaryius Thomas, linebacker D.J. Williams and defensive tackle Ty Warren will definitely miss Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Williams (dislocated elbow), Demaryius Thomas (broken left pinkie and Achilles surgery), Warren (triceps surgery) and Marcus Thomas (strained right pectoral muscle and groin) didn't play in the season opener Monday night, a 23-20 loss to the Oakland Raiders, and won't play Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.

On Cincinnati's front, quarterback Andy Dalton is iffy at best with an injured wrist on his throwing hand. Robert Geathers sat due to a sore shoulder, as did safety Taylor Mays who hasn't fully recovered after suffering a knee injury during the preseason finale against the Indianapolis Frostee Rucker (illness), Otis Hudson (knee), Michael Johnson (groin) and Andrew Whitworth (knee) were limited.

Tweet Comment 7 comments | 0 recs |

Do you like this story?

Comments

4 starters plus Bailey, Moreno, and Lloyd coming up lame?

Hopefully Marvin is keeping the Bengals focused, not letting this become a trap game. Still 4 point underdogs, although that’s hard to make sense of.

This team really is pretty above average, and if the QB play can be mediocre like it was against Cleveland (which has a great secondary, btw) they’ll win 8+ games. Or so I hope.

Change gone come mane! Trust me! Cause i Bleed tigerblood!--Jerome Simpson

by Grizzlyfox on Sep 15, 2011 11:43 AM EDT reply actions

The joke at MHR is, you show us a list of our best players.....we'll show you the injured list

..We're 0-16 till we're not..
They say the cool is all over me..

by Teboner on Sep 15, 2011 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions

all marvin should be pounding into their heads is 2-11

1975. qb 1 down. defense step up. te’s block, benson get that chip on your shoulder.

" I for one, welcome our new Buffalo overlords. " - Whokebe

by palewook on Sep 15, 2011 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions

ok so who is playing this sunday for the broncos? haha

by Josh Hinson on Sep 15, 2011 12:20 PM EDT reply actions

I think we're just gonna roll with these guys:

local team..

..We're 0-16 till we're not..
They say the cool is all over me..

by Teboner on Sep 15, 2011 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions

last MHR article on injuries

The Broncos are still without the services of Ty Warren, Demaryious Thomas, Marcus Thomas and D.J. Williams. Those players haven’t been available for awhile. The Broncos took a beating Monday night, too, with the team arguably losing their best offensive(Brandon Lloyd, Knowshon Moreno) and defensive(Champ Bailey, Elvis Dumervil) to injury Monday night.

It is Dumervil’s injury that worries me the most. A muscle strain in his shoulder, Dumervil relies on using his long arms to keep bigger offensive lineman off him when rushing opposing quarterbacks. As we saw Monday night, if Doom cannot use his arms he can not be effective, making the job harder on rookie Von Miller.

There is still tomorrow, of course, but the Broncos will likely be shorthanded somewhere – if not on both sides of the ball.