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Moss hurts left knee in one-on-one drills
Updated: August 6, 2007, 2:41 PM ET
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Denver Broncos first-round draft pick Jarvis Moss injured his left knee during 1-on-1 pass-rush drills Monday and was taken off the field for medical tests.
The Broncos were awaiting results of an MRI exam and holding out hope he wasn't seriously hurt. Early indications were that it was not serious, ESPN.com's Len Pasquarelli reported.
"They really don't know, they think it's a twist," coach Mike Shanahan said between practices. "It's not loose right now, which is a good sign. But until you look at that MRI, you're not really sure."
The 6-foot-6, 265-pound defensive end from Florida was drafted with the 17th overall pick to provide Denver with some much-needed help rushing the passer. He signed a five-year, $18 million deal on July 28.
Moss was injured when he did an inside spin move past offensive tackle Jacob Rogers. He began hopping on one leg before crumpling to the grass and stayed down for five minutes before getting up and walking gingerly to the sideline, his right leg stiff. He got into a cart and was taken inside team headquarters.
It appeared that Moss got hurt when he planted his left leg in the grass and not by banging into Rogers.
"I didn't witness anything," Rogers said. "I was doing 1-on-1s against him and I turned around and saw he was hurt. He planted his foot and spun on the inside. I don't know what happened, how he got hurt. He just spun and got hurt."
Moss was one of three defensive ends the Broncos had their eyes on during the draft. They moved up to select him with the 17th pick, then took two more defensive linemen, second-rounder Tim Crowder from Texas and fourth-rounder Marcus Thomas from Florida.
This was the second big scare for the Broncos in less than a week. On Thursday, linebacker Warrick Holdman suffered a spinal cord concussion during practice and was hospitalized overnight. He hasn't been cleared to return to practice.
Updated: August 6, 2007, 2:41 PM ET
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Denver Broncos first-round draft pick Jarvis Moss injured his left knee during 1-on-1 pass-rush drills Monday and was taken off the field for medical tests.
The Broncos were awaiting results of an MRI exam and holding out hope he wasn't seriously hurt. Early indications were that it was not serious, ESPN.com's Len Pasquarelli reported.
"They really don't know, they think it's a twist," coach Mike Shanahan said between practices. "It's not loose right now, which is a good sign. But until you look at that MRI, you're not really sure."
The 6-foot-6, 265-pound defensive end from Florida was drafted with the 17th overall pick to provide Denver with some much-needed help rushing the passer. He signed a five-year, $18 million deal on July 28.
Moss was injured when he did an inside spin move past offensive tackle Jacob Rogers. He began hopping on one leg before crumpling to the grass and stayed down for five minutes before getting up and walking gingerly to the sideline, his right leg stiff. He got into a cart and was taken inside team headquarters.
It appeared that Moss got hurt when he planted his left leg in the grass and not by banging into Rogers.
"I didn't witness anything," Rogers said. "I was doing 1-on-1s against him and I turned around and saw he was hurt. He planted his foot and spun on the inside. I don't know what happened, how he got hurt. He just spun and got hurt."
Moss was one of three defensive ends the Broncos had their eyes on during the draft. They moved up to select him with the 17th pick, then took two more defensive linemen, second-rounder Tim Crowder from Texas and fourth-rounder Marcus Thomas from Florida.
This was the second big scare for the Broncos in less than a week. On Thursday, linebacker Warrick Holdman suffered a spinal cord concussion during practice and was hospitalized overnight. He hasn't been cleared to return to practice.
