confirmed reporting by The Denver Post<\/a> that the former San Francisco 49ers standout avoided a significant tear, which could have required surgery and put the regular season in jeopardy.<\/p>\n\u201cHe\u2019s on schedule,\u201d Payton said Saturday afternoon following the Broncos\u2019 second rookie minicamp practice. \u201cHe\u2019s doing great and will be a full participant in training camp. All of that is doing great.\u201d<\/p>\n
An early report from San Francisco about the nature of the injury suggested that Greenlaw could miss a substantial portion of the regular season depending on the severity of the injury.<\/p>\n
In the end, Greenlaw didn\u2019t need surgery.<\/p>\n
\u201cI saw the early reports and, you don\u2019t know how tempted I get sometimes (to respond),\u201d Payton said, a wry smile creasing his face. \u201cI held back. Showed great restraint.\u201d<\/p>\n
Payton will be happy if he can turn Greenlaw and fellow veteran Alex Singleton, who tore his ACL in late September, loose in the middle of a Broncos defense that needed reinforcement between the numbers.<\/p>\n
Greenlaw\u2019s had major injuries in the past, including a torn Achilles tendon during the Super Bowl in February 2024 that, combined with a calf strain, cost him all but two games of the 2024 regular season.<\/p>\n
Home sweet home. The Los Angeles Rams are moving their mandatory minicamp in June to Maui, Hawaii.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t expect Payton and the Broncos to consider anything similar anytime soon.<\/p>\n
When asked about the Rams\u2019 tropical decision, Payton pointed to the massive team headquarters construction project adjacent to the practice fields.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you want to ask (owner and CEO Greg Penner) that question, you can,\u201d Payton said. \u201cWe have it here. I like our setup and our routine. I like the fields, the facilities, the meeting space. And in one year, give or take, we\u2019ll be moving over there.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo I don\u2019t want to move to a $175 million facility and then ask to go to Maui to practice.\u201d<\/p>\n
By the Book. The Broncos had four veteran players in for tryouts: Quarterback Ian Book \u2014 a former Payton draft pick in New Orleans and late replacement for Desmond Ridder \u2014 fullback Jack Colletto, running back Chris Evans and tight end Cole Fotheringham.<\/p>\n
Book started one game for Payton in New Orleans, a December 2021 game during his rookie year when the Saints were down 20-plus players due to Covid-19.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was tough. I can\u2019t even tell you who was blocking for him,\u201d Payton said Saturday. \u201cBut it\u2019s good to have him back. Obviously, Desmond had decided \u2014 I think he\u2019s possibly thinking about what he wants to do with his career.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt always helps to have a veteran in these types of camps because they get you in and out of the huddle quicker.\u201d<\/p>\n
Want more Broncos news? Sign up for the Broncos Insider to get all our NFL analysis.<\/a><\/p>\nOriginally Published: May 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM MDT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When the Broncos start training camp in late July, they\u2019re expecting to have veteran linebacker Dre Greenlaw in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":41751,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2080],"tags":[220,3882,232,5294,258,1160,7,929,926,6,1161,252,2624,2623,1813,9],"class_list":{"0":"post-41750","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-francisco-49ers","8":"tag-49ers","9":"tag-alex-singleton","10":"tag-broncos","11":"tag-broncos-defense","12":"tag-denver-broncos","13":"tag-dre-greenlaw","14":"tag-football","15":"tag-latest-headlines","16":"tag-more-broncos-news","17":"tag-nfl","18":"tag-san-francisco","19":"tag-san-francisco-49ers","20":"tag-sanfrancisco","21":"tag-sanfrancisco49ers","22":"tag-sean-payton","23":"tag-sports"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114489486580193859","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41750"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41750\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}