\n\t\t\tAugust 14th, 2025 at 6:51pm CST by Sam Robinson \t\t<\/p>\n
Nik Bonitto<\/a> played in the Broncos\u2018 preseason opener but will miss some time leading up to the season. The 2024 All-Pro selection is down because of a procedure to have a bone spur removed in the top of his foot, per 9News\u2019 Mike Klis<\/a>. Sean Payton expects Bonitto to be ready to return by next week, though it can be safely assumed the edge rusher\u2019s preseason is over. The Broncos also have an extension to sort out with Bonitto, who is entering a contract year. Denver has reached agreements with Courtland Sutton<\/a> and Zach Allen<\/a> during training camp, and a few Bonitto contract<\/a> rumors have circulated this offseason<\/a>.<\/p>\n This injury rehab stretch could give Bonitto\u2019s camp time to hammer out a deal before the team\u2019s top sack artist returns to practice, though the prospect of a Micah Parsons<\/a> Cowboys extension raising the market\u2019s ceiling \u2014 and thus the kind of deal Bonitto could command south of Parsons\u2019 price point \u2014 could factor into the proceedings here.<\/p>\n Here is the latest from the AFC West:<\/p>\n Another injury development coming out of Denver is not as kind. Fullback\/tight end Nate Adkins<\/a> will miss regular-season time due to a tightrope procedure to address a high ankle sprain, Payton said. Adkins could be a candidate for one of the Broncos\u2019 two allotted August IR-return slots. Teams must announce the players for those spots by roster-cutdown day August 26. Those moves count toward teams\u2019 eight injury activations \u2014 whether the player is eventually activated or not \u2014 in-season. Adkins played a healthy amount of snaps last season, logging 420 during a 10-start season. He caught 14 passes for 115 yards and three TDs last season, his second with the Broncos.
\nThe Broncos might need to consider a fourth active-roster RB due to J.K. Dobbins<\/a>\u2018 injury history; their early hierarchy may exclude a 2024 draft pick. Audric Estime<\/a> did not enter the team\u2019s preseason opener until the third quarter, as his entrance came after Jaleel McLaughlin<\/a> and Tyler Badie<\/a> saw action. The Broncos also have Blake Watson<\/a> as a candidate, and the 2024 UDFA entered the game in the second half as well. Estime is firmly on the roster bubble, the Denver Post\u2019s Parker Gabriel notes<\/a>. It would not surprise if the team aimed to trade one of its options before cutdown day later this month, but ensuring two of these players are rostered behind Dobbins and R.J. Harvey<\/a> would make sense as well.
\nJamal Adams<\/a> is vying for a Raiders roster spot and doing so, technically, at a new position. Adams is giving linebacker another try, confirming (via the Las Vegas Review-Journal\u2019s Vincent Bonsignore<\/a>) Pete Carroll told him immediately he would be working there. The Seahawks had asked Adams to play linebacker before, but he declined at the time<\/a>. The 2024 Seattle cap casualty played sparingly as a backup with the Titans and Lions, representing a steep fall from formerly signing a safety-record extension. Adams\u2019 best work has always come in the box or as a safety blitzer, making a linebacker transition more natural. On a one-year, $1.26MM contract with no guarantees<\/a>, the ninth-year vet is also not exactly in a position to refuse such a request.
\nThe gun charges against linebacker Denzel Perryman<\/a> has been dropped, The Athletic\u2019s Daniel Popper notes<\/a>. Perryman was arrested on felony weapons charges during a traffic stop earlier this month. Five firearms, including two assault-style rifles<\/a>, were found in the Chargers defender\u2019s vehicle. He was initially held without bail, but ESPN.com\u2019s Kris Rhim notes<\/a> Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman declined to file charges. Perryman is on a one-year, $2.66MM deal<\/a> to continue a second Chargers stint.<\/p>\n