| Sat Sep 4 2010 | 17:15 | Broncos release TE Marquez Branson | ||||
The Broncos will release TE Marquez Branson with an injury settlement. | ||||||
Branson was listed among the players waived by the Broncos on Saturday, but they'll have to come to a settlement with him after he sustained a "significant" knee injury in the preseason finale. | ||||||
| Source: Lindsay Jones on Twitter | ||||||
| Fri Sep 3 2010 | 23:17 | Marquez Branson suffers serious knee injury | ||||
Broncos TE Marquez Branson suffered a "significant" knee injury in Thursday night's preseason finale. | ||||||
Denver is expected to scour the waiver wire this weekend in search of a catch-first tight end, perhaps even dangling a defensive back in a trade. The Broncos had designs on using Branson in the same role they did with Tony Scheffler last year. Of course, that role doesn't get a whole lot of playing time. | ||||||
| Source: Denver Post | ||||||
| Fri Aug 13 2010 | 12:34 | Broncos TE Branson returns to practice | ||||
Broncos TE Marquez Branson (ankle) returned to practice Friday. | ||||||
The injury must not have been nearly as bad as it looked in person because early reports suggested he could miss weeks. Branson is trying to emerge as the Broncos' pass-catching tight end, but he's not going to be a fantasy factor in 2010. | ||||||
| Source: Denver Post | ||||||
| Thu Aug 12 2010 | 11:24 | Broncos TE Branson suffers right ankle sprain | ||||
Broncos TE Marquez Branson suffered a sprained right ankle during Wednesday's practice. | ||||||
Branson had to be carted off the field, and the Denver Post speculates that the injury could be serious enough to keep him out for awhile. Branson was expected to play an H-back role, though we were never buying reports that he'd emerge as the primary pass-catching tight end. He's not draftable in fantasy leagues. | ||||||
| Source: Denver Post | ||||||
| Wed Aug 11 2010 | 12:00 | Branson carted off with apparent ankle injury | ||||
Broncos TE Marquez Branson was carted off the practice field Wednesday. | ||||||
Branson appeared to suffer a right ankle injury, and had to be helped into the locker room by medical personnel. It remains to be seen how serious the injury is, but given the Broncos recent luck we aren't optimistic. We'll bring you more when it's known. | ||||||
| Source: Denver Post | ||||||
| Thu May 20 2010 | 10:00 | Branson getting his shot | ||||
The Denver Post speculates that TE Marquez Branson will likely "play an H-back role similar to what Dallas Clark and Chris Cooley play" this season. | ||||||
Let's not get carried away here by putting the 6'2/241 Branson in the same sentence as Clark and Cooley. He's an undrafted free agent that spent all of last year on the practice squad. If Tony Scheffler can only catch 31 balls in this offense, Branson has little chance at any kind of production. | ||||||
| Source: Denver Post | ||||||
| Fri Apr 23 2010 | 23:47 | Branson to replace Tony Scheffler? | ||||
Coach Josh McDaniels said Friday night that he's hopeful Marquez Branson will emerge as Denver's pass-catching TE replacement for Tony Scheffler. | ||||||
And we're supposed to take this seriously? "You didn't see him last year but we have very high expectations," McDaniels told reporters. "He was Antonio Gates and all those guys last year on the (scout) team." A 2009 undrafted free agent from Central Arkansas, Branson did score 18 TDs in college. | ||||||
| Source: Denver Post | ||||||