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Broncos All-Pro RG Quinn Meinerz out Thursday with illness but will “be fine” Sean Payton says

Injury report also included tight end Nate Adkins, who is working through the NFL concussion protocol

Quinn Meinerz (77) of the Denver Broncos douses himself during the first quarter against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Quinn Meinerz (77) of the Denver Broncos douses himself during the first quarter against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Parker Gabriel - Staff portraits in The Denver Post studio on October 6, 2022. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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The Broncos only had one player on the 53-man roster who didn’t practice Thursday.

Right guard Quinn Meinerz, though, qualifies as a notable absence nonetheless.

The first-team All-Pro didn’t practice Thursday due to an illness, head coach Sean Payton said. Payton said Meinerz “will be fine,” though he wasn’t willing to say anything about whether Meinerz will practice Friday before the team heads to Philadelphia.

Multiple sources told The Post that there wasn’t anything to worry about with Meinerz, with one saying he’s “all good.”

Adkins working through protocol: Everybody else was in attendance for practice, including tight end Nate Adkins (concussion).

Adkins must work his way through the league’s concussion protocol, but had at least made enough progress to have his helmet on and participate in Thursday’s practice as a limited participant.

OLB Jonah Elliss (ribs) and WR Marvin Mims Jr. (hip/ankle) were also limited participants in practice.

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