AFC Notes: Broncos, Colts, Titans

Broncos

  • James Palmer mentions that Broncos WR Courtland Sutton (shoulder) could be in a situation where he tests his injury before the game to see if heโ€™s going to be able to play. As of right now, Sutton is considered a 50-50 to play in Week 2. 
  • Broncos second-round WR K.J. Hamler will make his NFL debut on Sunday after dealing with a hamstring injury throughout camp. (James Palmer)

Colts

Colts HC Frank Reich said the team being without TEs Jack Doyle and Trey Burton will require โ€œminor tweaksโ€ to their offense for Week 2 with Mo Alie-Cox and Noah Togiai as their two starters.

โ€œNo โ€” well, minor tweaks, but nothing substantial. And thatโ€™s all normal stuff. So, yeah, those guys will be ready to go. Moโ€™s ready. You know, Moโ€™s been getting better every year since weโ€™ve been here; weโ€™ve got a lot of confidence in him and I trust Mo will have a good game. And Noah has done a great job of learning the system very quickly and giving us confidence to have him in there,โ€ said Reich, via Andrew Walker of the teamโ€™s official site

As for Coltsโ€™ second-round RB Jonathan Taylor set to make his first NFL start, Reich praised the rookieโ€™s maturity and ability to contribute in pass protection. 

โ€œI mean, heโ€™s just shown it from Day 1, just the maturity and then obviously the talent that he has โ€” it just shows up. But, you know, youโ€™ve gotta be able to handle all the pass protection stuff, youโ€™ve got to be able to understand (that) to play every down, youโ€™ve got to know what youโ€™re doing, and heโ€™s done a very good job. Heโ€™s studied very hard โ€” Coach (Tom) Rathman has done a good job getting him ready โ€” but Jonathan has really worked hard at it. So Iโ€™m excited for him, and looking forward to seeing how he responds and get him going a little bit,โ€ said Reich. 

Reich added that Colts RB Jordan Wilkins provides a โ€œgood change of paceโ€ as a backup alongside Taylor and Nyheim Hines. 

โ€œJordan will be a good chance of pace. I mean, heโ€™s a very talented runner; heโ€™s just a very talented runner. Heโ€™s explosive, heโ€™s got good vision, heโ€™s got good patience, he can accelerate through the hole. Weโ€™ve got a lot of confidence in Jordan. I mean, he just never really has had an opportunity to get a ton of carries. Heโ€™s had a couple injuries here and there that have kind of hampered that a little bit. But weโ€™re excited for Jordan (and) feel a lot of confidence in him, so between he and Nyheim (Hines) and Jonathan (Taylor), (we) feel like the backfield is in good hands.โ€

Titans

  • Jim Wyatt of the teamโ€™s official site writes that Titansโ€™ third-round RB Darrynton Evans (hamstring) may require โ€œa week or twoโ€ to be activated from their Non-Football Injury list. 
  • Wyatt added that heโ€™s unsure when Titans CB Adoree Jackson (knee, injured reserve) will be completely recovered and able to start. 
  • Paul Kuharsky writes that Titans OLB Vic Beasley will not make his debut for the team in Week 2 after being a full participant in Thursday and Fridayโ€™s practice. 
  • Kuharsky notes that Beasley is currently listed as questionable for Week 2, but missed all of the Titansโ€™ training camp, had a 10-day unexcused absence in their offseason program, and was placed on the Non-Football Injury list after failing his medical. 
  • According to Kuharsky, the Titans โ€œcouldnโ€™t findโ€ Beasley for a couple of days after not reporting to training camp and was fined $500,000 for the unexcused absence.

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