In hindsight, the Broncos could’ve run through the first three weeks of their season with a Mystery Player X on their 53-man roster.
At the time that Denver kicked off its 2025 season, though, the information was simple, as head coach Sean Payton recounted after Sunday’s 23-20 loss to the Chargers. Inside linebacker Dre Greenlaw was four weeks away from returning. The Broncos, clearly, thought they could get the inside linebacker back before their Week 4 clash with the Bengals on Monday Night Football.
But Greenlaw suffered a setback this week in his quad rehab.