The Denver Broncos suffered their biggest blow to the team injury wise as second year pass rusher Bradley Chubb is gone for the year with a torn ACL.
It was worse enough with the Denver Broncos suffering another heartbreaking loss at home to the Jacksonville Jaguars. On Monday, the team got even more devastating news regarding Bradley Chubb, the team’s 2018 first round draft pick.
Adam Schefter reported that the second year pass rusher is now gone for the entire season. At some point in the Broncos loss, Bradley Chubb tore his ACL. He seemed to be favoring his knee when he went down.
The initial thought was that he was suffering from cramps due to the abnormally high temperatures in Sunday’s game. Little did we know that Bradley Chubb was playing on a torn ACL. That just shows toughness. But as with all ACL tears, Chubb will not play another down in the NFL this season.
It truly is a brutal, swift kick to the optimism of all Denver Broncos fans. Losing one half of the rushing tandem that can get to quarterbacks is not going to be easy. With Chubb out, I firmly believe that Malik Reed will now be placed in the starting lineup. Vic Fangio states that they will likely go with a “committee thing” at the edge rusher position.
The season just took another nightmarish turn for the Denver Broncos. Not only are they 0-4 at the quarter mark of the season, but they just lost one of their best players on the defensive side of the football.
How Denver handles this adversity with 12 games remaining on the 2019 schedule will be something to keep an eye on. The next four games are against the Chargers, Titans, Chiefs, and Colts. We should know more about this team at that point.
Best wishes to Bradley Chubb. Hoping for a speedy recovery.