ESPN.com · May 11, 2017
Jeff Heuerman's injury still casts shadow on Broncos' rookie program
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- It’s been two years since Jeff Heuerman tore an ACL in a rookies-only practice just days after the 2014 NFL draft, but the impact of that injury can still be seen in how the Denver Broncos welcome in their newest rookie class.
In fact, the initial gathering, which begins Thursday, isn’t even being called a rookie minicamp. Instead, coach Vance Joseph has called it a “rookie orientation" and it will have as much (or more) to do with life skills off the field as on it.
“It’s not going to be all football," Joseph said. “It’s going to be more just helping guys get acclimated to the NFL. More meetings, some lifting and some running, but not a full-scale team practice."
