Broncos activate Su'a Cravens off injured reserve

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Su'a Cravens will buckle a chinstrap on a football helmet and play in a regular-season game Sunday for the first time since Dec. 11, 2016.

Cravens, who has been on injured reserve since the end of the preseason with a knee injury, was formally moved to the Denver Broncos' active roster Friday and will play against the Houston Texans on Sunday.

It will be Cravens' first appearance in a regular-season game since his rookie season, when had one tackle for the Washington Redskins in a game against the Philadelphia Eagles.

"It's been a year and a half overdue now," Cravens said. "I was ready to play Week 1, then an injury comes. I had a torn meniscus the whole time, not even…