{"id":296314,"date":"2025-08-17T21:11:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T21:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/296314\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T21:11:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T21:11:10","slug":"broncos-place-offensive-lineman-on-season-ending-injured-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/296314\/","title":{"rendered":"Broncos place offensive lineman on season-ending injured reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/broncoswire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Denver Broncos;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Denver Broncos<\/a> are placing backup offensive lineman Nick Gargiulo on season-ending injured reserve, the team announced on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Gargiulo (6-5, 310 pounds) was <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/broncos-offensive-lineman-carted-off-035750170.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:carted off the field;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">carted off the field<\/a> in the third quarter of Saturday&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/broncoswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/broncos\/2025\/08\/17\/broncos-5-takeaways-from-27-7-win-over-cardinals\/85698274007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:27-7 preseason win;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">27-7 preseason win<\/a> over the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/arizona-cardinals\/355\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Arizona Cardinals;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Arizona Cardinals<\/a>. Gargiulo was quickly ruled out with a knee injury, and his 2025 season is now over. Because he is going on IR before the <a href=\"https:\/\/broncoswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/broncos\/2025\/08\/11\/broncos-53-man-roster-prediction-after-preseason-open\/85602181007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:53-man roster;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">53-man roster<\/a> is set, Gargiulo will be ineligible to return this season.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Denver picked Gargiulo in the seventh round of last year&#8217;s NFL draft out of South Carolina. He was competing to win a backup swing guard\/center role this summer before suffering the knee injury. To fill Gargiulo&#8217;s former spot on the <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/broncos-updated-91-player-roster-123038148.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:91-man offseason roster;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">91-man offseason roster<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/denver-broncos\/332\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Broncos;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Broncos<\/a> are <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/broncos-bring-back-familiar-face-192836103.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:signing fullback Adam Prentice;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">signing fullback Adam Prentice<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Denver needed to add more depth at fullback after losing Michael Burton (hamstring) and Nate Adkins (<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/broncos-tight-end-miss-start-132147419.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:ankle;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ankle<\/a>) to injuries. Elsewhere on the injury front, rookie cornerback Joshua Pickett has a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mikeklis9news\/status\/1957069344611106882\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:wrist\/thumb;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">wrist\/thumb<\/a> injury, and outside linebacker Garret Wallow left Saturday&#8217;s game with an ankle injury.<\/p>\n<p>Social: Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/broncoswire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Broncos Wire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Broncos Wire<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BroncosWire\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/thebroncoswire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Twitter\/X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Twitter\/X<\/a>! 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