Another Bronco bites the dust because of an injury. The team announced today that Nate Jackson suffered a hamstring injury in Wednesday’s practice and has been placed on the injured reserve, ending his season.
Jackson started three games and appeared in all 10 games this season. He caught 11 passes for 84 yards and one touchdown.
To replace Jackson, the team signed free-agent tight end Chad Mustard, who had appeared in three games for the Broncos before being waived on Nov. 4. Mustard previously signed with the team this season on Oct. 6 when tight end Tony Scheffler suffered a groin injury.
Mustard has played off and on with the Broncos for the past three seasons.
In 44 career games with Denver and Cleveland, Mustard has 12 receptions for 123 yards.
CUTTING MUSTARD
Broncos tight end Chad Mustard has been in and out of the NFL more
often than any other player on the team. In a six-week stretch in
2007, he was waived and signed from the Broncos’ roster four times.
A look at his career transactions:
With arena ball:
2002: Played for the Omaha Beef of the National Indoor Football
League, starting 13 games after going undrafted out of North
Dakota.
With Cleveland:
Dec. 3, 2002: Signed to practice squad.
Jan. 8, 2003: Signed to a future contract.
Aug. 31, 2003: Waived.
Oct. 1, 2003: Signed to practice squad.
Oct. 11, 2003: Signed to active roster.
Nov. 4, 2003: Waived.
Nov. 6, 2003: Signed to practice squad.
Sept. 5, 2004: Waived.
Sept. 21, 2004: Signed.
Nov. 17, 2004: Placed on injured reserve (left foot).
Feb. 22, 2005: Waived.
With Carolina:
Aug. 11, 2005: Signed.
Aug. 29, 2005: Waived.
With Broncos:
Jan. 3, 2006: Signed to a future contract.
Sept. 1, 2007: Waived.
Sept. 8, 2007: Signed.
Sept. 11, 2007: Waived.
Sept. 15, 2007: Signed.
Sept. 17, 2007: Waived.
Oct. 18, 2007: Signed.
Aug. 30, 2008: Waived.
Oct. 6, 2008: Signed.
Nov. 4, 2008: Waived
Nov. 20, 2008: Signed
