KANSAS CITY — Julius Thomas’ left ankle did not come around this week as hoped. He will not dress for a second consecutive game here tonight against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Starting left cornerback Aqib Talib also will not play because of a strained hamstring suffered early in the Broncos’ 39-36 win against the Miami Dolphins last week. Talib keeps alive his dubious streak of never playing all 16 games in any of his seven NFL seasons.
Thomas will be replaced by Virgil Green for a second consecutive week with Jacob Tamme also getting playing time.
Talib will be replaced in the starting lineup by rookie Bradley Roby with veteran Tony Carter moving from the inactive list to the No. 3 corner, with Chris Harris moving inside as the nickel. Omar Bolden is the Broncos’ No. 4 and final cornerback tonight as Kayvon Webster is also out with a shoulder injury.
