Jeff Legwold15 de ago, 2023, 22:53Lectura: 3 min.
The Denver running back returns from a torn ligament suffered at the start of last season’s regular season.
ENGLEWOOD — Just over 10 months after suffering a season-ending knee injury in 2022, the Denver Broncos, Javonte Williamsis about to take another significant step in his recovery this weekend by playing a game.
The head coach of the Broncos, Sean Paytonconfirmed after Tuesday’s training camp practice what he wanted to hear Williams: who will play in the preseason match of Denver Saturday night against the san francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif.
“He’s doing well, we have a plan; I plan to line him up,” he offered. Payton. “We’ll see a play count toward the end of the week. We’ll be smart, but I do see him playing.”
Javonte Williams will see his first preseason action, according to head coach Sean Payton.Getty Images
Williamsa second-round pick from the Broncos in 2021 and a member of that season’s all-rookie team suffered torn ACLs and medial cruciate ligaments in his right knee during a loss to Denver of October 2 vs. Las Vegas Raiders. He said he was initially given 12 to 18 months to return to the field.
Williams has worked furiously throughout the offseason to try to get ready for the regular season opener — on Sept. 10 against the Raidersin Denver— and had made so much progress through the spring and early summer that he was not placed on the PUP list to start camp, participating fully from so.
Williams was sidelined from the preseason opener of the Broncos last friday night in Arizona.
At the start of training camp, Williams He said he felt more confident than ever that he could make it to the start of the campaign.
“It was hard at the beginning … but every week my confidence grew more and more,” he noted. Williams at that time. “Now that I’m back on the field, I think it’s as high as [mi confianza] has been”.
During the team’s off-season program, Payton consistently offered an optimistic picture regarding the return of Williams.
Los Broncos They also showed a lot of confidence in the return of Williams throughout the offseason, since they didn’t use one of their five draft picks in a deep draft at the position during last April’s event, and ignored a long list of veterans available in free agency to sign Samaje Perineumwho hasn’t racked up more than 95 carries in a season since he was a rookie in 2017
The powerful style of Williams made him one of the fans’ favorite young players, having 903 rushing yards in 2021. He had 204 rushing yards in 3 1/2 games last season before getting hurt.
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