The Denver Broncos have added their tenth and eleventh players of the season to the injured reserve list.
Today Derek Wolfe and Chris Harris Jr. were both added to the IR. Both of these players were starters to start the season. This makes seven defensive players on IR, four of which were starters.
Derek Wolfe suffered “seizure-like symptoms” on November 29th on the teams bus ride to the airport. He has practiced only twice since then. Reports say he lost quite a bit of weight, and was never cleared by team doctors, who have monitored him closely since the incident.
The Broncos have lost a handful of pass rushers this season, including rookies Lerentee McCray, Quanterus Smith, and veterans Kevin Vickerson, Von Miller, and now Derek Wolfe.
Derek Wolfe has provided some good snaps for the pass rush this year. He recorded four sacks, hit the quarterback another six times, and hurried the QB 28 times. He has ten stuffs, which is the number of solo tackles that constitute an offensive failure...CONTINUE READING