Sanders (Achilles) underwent surgery and head coach Sean Payton expects him back in 2024, Chris Tomasson of The Denver Gazette reports. Sanders suffered a torn Achilles at Monday's OTA session with the Broncos, but Payton said Thursday that the linebacker sustained the injury on "an early enough timeline that we'll bring him back," according to Parker Gabriel of The Denver Post. Sanders will likely need approximately six months, if not longer, to recover, putting his status for the 2024 campaign up in the air. Though his head coach's words do instill some confidence that he'll make it back for a portion of his sophomore campaign in the NFL.
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2023 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Drew Sanders Game Log 2023
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1/7
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1
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1
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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12/31
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16-9
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3
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0
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3
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0
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0
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1
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12/24
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23-26
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1
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2
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3
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12/16
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17-42
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0
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1
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1
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0
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0
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0
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12/10
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24-7
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1
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1
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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12/3
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17-22
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0
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11/26
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29-12
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1
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10/29
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24-9
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10/22
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10/12
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0
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5
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7
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22
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Hopeful for return in 2024
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Sanders (Achilles) underwent surgery and head coach Sean Payton expects him back in 2024, Chris Tomasson of The Denver Gazette reports. Sanders suffered a torn Achilles at Monday's OTA session with the Broncos, but Payton said Thursday that the linebacker sustained the injury on "an early enough timeline that we'll bring him back," according to Parker Gabriel of The Denver Post. Sanders will likely need approximately six months, if not longer, to recover, putting his status for the 2024 campaign up in the air. Though his head coach's words do instill some confidence that he'll make it back for a portion of his sophomore campaign in the NFL.
Suffers serious injury
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Sanders suffered a torn Achilles Monday, Zac Stevens of TheDNVR.com reports. The second-year linebacker played in all 17 games as a rookie but only started four, making 24 tackles. Sanders was likely to play a role in Denver's inside linebacker rotation with projected starters Alex Singleton and Cody Barton. Now, the 2023 third-round pick will miss most or all of the 2024 campaign.