{"id":278274,"date":"2025-08-11T01:04:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T01:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/278274\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T01:04:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T01:04:10","slug":"broncos-de-matt-henningsen-suffers-torn-achilles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/278274\/","title":{"rendered":"Broncos DE Matt Henningsen Suffers Torn Achilles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HennMa01.htm?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-08-10_pfr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Matt Henningsen<\/a>\u00a0will not be available to the Broncos in 2025. The third-year Broncos defensive end suffered a torn Achilles, head coach Sean Payton said (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/christomasson\/status\/1954392870653501572\" rel=\"nofollow\">via Chris Tomasson of the Denver Gazette<\/a>). <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.profootballrumors.com\/files\/2025\/08\/USATSI_21234810-scaled.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-370325 size-medium\" style=\"border: 2px solid #000000;margin: 15px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/USATSI_21234810-213x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As a result of the injury, Henningsen will miss the coming campaign. The 2022 sixth-rounder managed to take part in every regular season game during his first two Denver seasons, but that will not be the case this time around. Henningsen\u2019s attention will turn to a lengthy recovery process ahead of 2026, the final year of his rookie contract.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old maintained a steady workload across the 2023 and \u201924 campaigns, handling a 20% snap share on defense. Henningsen has also chipped in on special teams, logging 375 snaps in that regard. The Wisconsin product has amassed 40 tackles and one sack to date, but those figures will not change until the 2026 season at the earliest.<\/p>\n<p>Denver has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BoniNi00.htm?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-08-10_pfr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Nik Bonitto<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/C\/CoopJo02.htm?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-08-10_pfr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jonathon Cooper<\/a>\u00a0set to reprise their roles as starters along the edge. The interior of the team\u2019s defensive line will also have continuity with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/A\/AlleZa01.htm?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-08-10_pfr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Zach Allen<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/J\/JoneD.01.htm?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-08-10_pfr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">D.J. Jones<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/F\/FranJo02.htm?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.profootballrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-08-10_pfr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">John Franklin-Myers<\/a> returning from last season. That defensive front will be expected to remain among the league\u2019s best as the Broncos attempt to improve off last year\u2019s success.<\/p>\n<p>Losing Henningsen will deal a blow to the team\u2019s depth up front, though. Denver could look to add a depth piece at the defensive end spot as a replacement option, although with roughly $5.5MM in cap space the team is currently near the bottom of the league in available funds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Matt Henningsen\u00a0will not be available to the Broncos in 2025. 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