Broncos’ Dre Greenlaw strains quad, but injury not expected to impact regular-season status
One of the Broncos prized free agent additions is set to miss time during the club s offseason project but avoided a potentially more serious injury Linebacker Dre Greenlaw signed to a three-year deal in March injured his quadriceps working out in the last few days and is expected to miss a matter of weeks a source with knowledge of the situation communicated The Denver Post on Sunday afternoon Greenlaw s injury is considered a strain the source disclosed and while he will spend a chunk of the offseason rehabilitating he is not expected to need surgery Greenlaw played just snaps in for San Francisco after tearing his Achilles tendon in the ers Super Bowl appearance that February He came back for two games in mid-December but then a calf injury cost him the final games of San Francisco s season Still the ers tried hard to keep him from signing with another band this spring even flying coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch to his Texas home to try to convince him not to sign with Denver Related Articles Next Jimmy Graham Or Antonio Gates Broncos take flier on hooper-turned-TE Caleb Lohner AFC West draft grades Early offense across the board except for Broncos Broncos first-round draft pick Jahdae Barron finds the fuel to his fire in mother Techonia Broncos agree to terms with Missouri s Johnny Walker Jr other undrafted free agents Grading Broncos NFL draft Evaluating Sean Payton and George Paton s weekend The veteran inside linebacker is going to be counted on to help shore up the middle of the Broncos defense The injury is not expected to impact his status for the regular season The Broncos are at present in a strength- and conditioning-only phase of their offseason effort and the veterans will continue on that path for another month before organized club exercises start in late May After two weeks of OTAs the club s mandatory minicamp is set for June - Greenlaw in March signed a three-year deal worth up to million that comes with million guaranteed in His deal does not have guaranteed money up front beyond the first year of the pact Want more Broncos news Sign up for the Broncos Insider to get all our NFL analysis
