More Broncos returned to practice from the injury list today, including heralded rookie quarterback Tim Tebow and offensive lineman Ryan Clady.
However, rookie wide receiver Demaryius Thomas’s return to the practice field lasted one day. Thomas, who had injured his left foot in the Aug. 7 practice in Invesco Field at Mile High, took part in Tuesday’s practice on a limited basis. But he was not on the field for today’s workout, and was having his left foot evaluated. He was slated for X-rays as well as a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exam.
He originally fractured the foot in a pre-draft workout and had surgery to repair it.
As for Tebow, his bruised ribs appear to be improving.
“As soon as he can go out there and do what we’d like him to do, then he’ll be out there,” coach Josh McDaniels said of Tebow before practice.
For the second consecutive day, Tebow participated in a pre-practice walk-thru, but this time, he returned to the field with the rest of his teammates in full pads.
“At this point he’s doing some things right now to see how sore he is,” McDaniels said. “We’ll see how it goes.”
Tebow was injured in the preseason opener Aug. 15 at Cincinnati. Two days later, he left practice during warmups and has not been seen at a regular practice until today.
Meanwhile, Clady and running back LenDale White returned to practice. Clady, donning a huge orange “no crush” jersey, has been out since sustaining a partially torn patellar tendon in April while playing basketball. White has been recovering from an ankle injury.
On Tuesday, running back Correll Buckhalter, cornerback Champ Bailey, offensive lineman Chris Kuper, wide receiver Demaryius Thomas and linebacker D.J. Williams returned from injuries.
“We want the guys healthy,” quarterback Kyle Orton said. “Any position, we need all these guys getting back as soon as possible so we can get some practice time with them before it gets to be Jacksonville.”
Denver opens the regular season Sept. 12 against the Jaguars.
Mike Chambers: 303-954-1357 or mchambers@denverpost.com
