As he finished testing his injured ankle this past Monday night, a little over two hours before kickoff in Arrowhead Stadium, Denver Broncos wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders said he hoped he could return to the lineup Sunday in Philadelphia.
And after Thursday’s practice, coach Vance Joseph said Sanders is on track to do just that. Sanders practiced Wednesday and Thursday and was listed as limited in both, but Joseph has liked what he’s seen.
“He’s progressing fast, he’s a tough guy," Joseph said. “He wanted to go last week and he wasn’t quite ready. Chances are he will go this week."
That would be welcome news for a team that has struggled so mightily on offense that wide receiver Demaryius Thomas doesn’t have a touchdown catch, quarterback Trevor Siemian has been benched and only four teams have scored fewer touchdowns than the Broncos’ 14.
Sanders suffered a right ankle injury in the Oct. 15 loss to the New York Giants, the first loss in what is now a three-game losing streak for the Broncos. Sanders missed the team’s losses to the Los Angeles Chargers and the Kansas City Chiefs.
None of the team’s wide receivers has a touchdown catch since Sanders had two Sept. 17 against the Dallas Cowboys.
Linebacker Todd Davis, who suffered a high ankle sprain against the Chargers two weeks ago, also practiced on a limited basis Thursday. Davis isn’t quite as close to returning as Sanders is, but Joseph expressed some optimism there as well.
Davis is third on the team in tackles, with 36.
“He’s treating, he’s getting better day to day," Joseph said. “I mean he had a high ankle sprain, so Todd, he should have been out a couple of weeks to three weeks, but Todd’s a tough guy ... so we’ll see."
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