Broncos WR Marvin Mims Jr. returns to practice ahead of Week 1
The Broncos have their All-Pro returner back healthy just in time for their Sunday season opener A inadequate days ago Marvin Mims Jr s Week status seemed squarely in doubt the receiver limping off the practice field in Dove Valley with a sparse trailing trainers After Mims missed Friday s practice while being evaluated for a groin injury though he was back in action during warm-ups and positional drills Monday It s a dash of good news for the Broncos and Bo Nix who presently carry a healthy fleet of skill weapons into a Week clash against a Tennessee Titans squad that finished th out of teams in opponent points per tournament last season Mims for one looks to carry through the momentum of a late-season surge in which he caught six scores in his last seven games He looks more assertive Mims longtime trainer Margin Hooks informed The Denver Post in the offseason I mean he looks more sure of what he s doing Like he knows that assurance like I know what I m doing now Cornerback Reese Taylor and tight end Nate Adkins ankle meanwhile were still absent with both players statuses in doubt heading into Week Denver s quiet WR The Broncos not keeping a single member of their undrafted-rookie-wideout corps Joaquin Davis Courtney Jackson Kyrese Rowan Jerjuan Newton was one of the biggest surprises of the organization s roster cutdown last week We looked at the vision with the receivers and made decisions based on what we felt was best for us head coach Sean Payton commented last week A vision still evidently exists for third-year wideout A T Perry who Denver elected to keep on their practice squad even through an offseason disturbed by a stint on the PUP list After being activated roughly three weeks ago the sixth-round pick had just one target this preseason Related Articles Sean Payton s pipeline Broncos have several coaches who could see chances to jump to the next level For dominant Broncos defensive line it s not whether they ll all get paid it s where Renck Peyton Manning on feasible for Bo Nix sophomore slump He s made of the right stuff What Sean Payton loves and hates Sushi The Greenbrier and the Big Combine Renck Broncos Super Bowl champion Glenn Cadrez pulls man from burning car I am not a hero I just wished to help Still Perry stands -foot- and racked up yards and four touchdowns in games with Payton s former New Orleans Saints in After spending last year on the practice squad Perry was having a real good spring before an ankle injury Payton mentioned Monday He s developmental he s long he s got good strong hands Payton explained So we ve been encouraged A number change After the Broncos Week preseason match against the Cardinals first-round cornerback Jahdae Barron brought up Michael Jordan as an example of superstar advancement that he s striving to one day emulate Tough task But the rookie now has the number to hold himself to it Barron s switching his jersey to No which he wore for four years at Texas after wearing No for the last meager months in Denver Want more Broncos news Sign up for the Broncos Insider to get all our NFL analysis
