ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The pain in Denver Broncos running back Devontae Booker's left wrist just wouldn’t go away and when he arrived Wednesday for his customary pre-training camp physical an X-ray revealed the problem.
Booker, who was set to compete for the No. 1 running back job as training camp opened, has a wrist fracture and will now have surgery Friday to insert two screws to aid the healing. He is expected to miss six weeks.
After Thursday’s practice, Broncos coach Vance Joseph said Booker told the team's training staff the pain in his wrist wouldn’t go away during the players' time off between minicamp and training camp, particularly when he tried to train.