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Jeff Legwold, ESPN Senior WriterSep 29, 2024, 02:17 PM ET
- Jeff Legwold is a senior writer who covers the Denver Broncos and the NFL at ESPN. Jeff has covered the Broncos for more than 20 years, joining ESPN in 2013. He also assists with NFL draft coverage, including his annual top 100 prospects. Jeff has been a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Board of Selectors since 1999. He has attended every scouting combine since 1987.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Denver Broncos running back Tyler Badie was placed on a backboard by medical personnel and taken to the team’s locker room on a cart at the start of the second quarter against the New York Jets on Sunday at MetLife Stadium.
On a reception for minus-4 yards on the Broncos’ last play of the first quarter, Jets linebacker Quincy Williams tackled Badie from behind as Williams’ helmet struck Badie in the lower back during the play.
Badie walked to the bench after the play, holding his hand against his back. Once in the bench area, Broncos medical personnel had Badie lay down on a backboard and strapped him in before he was taken off in a cart.
The Broncos said Badie had suffered a back injury and was out for the rest of the game.
Badie, who spent all of the 2023 season and the first three weeks of this season on the Broncos’ practice squad, had been promoted to the active roster this week. He entered the game with 86 yards on 10 carries.