The Broncos will be without 2020 first-round pick Jerry Jeudy for a bit, but it could’ve been worse. Jeudy suffered a high ankle sprain during the team’s win over the Giants on Sunday, head coach Vic Fangio confirmed Monday.
Fangio said that thankfully the plan for now is just rest and recovery rather than surgery. The injury is expected to sideline the former Alabama star for 4-6 weeks, a source told Adam Schefter of ESPN.com (Twitter link). That’s a tough blow, but still better than the alternative of an ankle break which would’ve brought an end to his season.
When Jeudy went down he was visibly distraught and had to be carted off, so 4-6 weeks may end up proving to be somewhat of a best-case scenario all things considered. Denver looked great while pummeling the Giants 27-7, but they’ll now be without one of their top weapons moving forward.
Courtland Sutton (coming off an ACL tear), Tim Patrick, and KJ Hamler are all likely to see their workloads increase in his absence. Jeudy looked good before suffering the injury, catching six passes for 72 yards. As a rookie last year, he had 52 catches for 856 yards and three touchdowns.
Man, that looked a lot worse watching it live. I thought for sure he’d be out 10+ weeks if not the whole season. Good for him, hope he has a speedy recovery.
Agreed.
Also, high ankle sprains are tricky because it’s really a ligament stretch or tear.
They can take a long time to fully heal.
Jags need all the help they can get.
4-6 weeks is optimistic, even for a professional athlete.
Jeudy is young so bounce back could be quicker. I’d be very worried about creating a chronic injury in what could be a Broncos perennial pro bowler by rushing Jeudy back. I’d leave him off the field for all of 2021 unless they are playoff bound.