The Denver Broncos have been eliminated from playoff contention. As a matter of fact, at this point in time, that’s old news. They are merely days away from firing their head coach. They are fresh off of a Christmas Eve loss to the previously 3-11 Oakland Raiders.
Yet the worst news of the season has nothing to do with any of these things. The worst news of the season is that running back Phillip Lindsay is out with a wrist injury that will reportedly require surgery and a vague 4-6 month recovery period.
RB Phillip Lindsay will have surgery, Broncos coach Vance Joseph said on @orangeblue760, describing the injury as “serious.