Jerry Jeudy injury update: Broncos WR questionable to return with shoulder injury vs. Texans

The Broncos could be out their top wide receiver from a week ago after just the first quarter against the Texans.

Jerry Jeudy left Denver’s Week 2 matchup against Houston with 5:53 left in the first quarter with a shoulder injury. He did not return to the game.

Jeudy was injured trying to make a catch on a play broken up by corner Steven Nelson.

#Broncos WR Jerry Jeudy suffered a right shoulder injury on this incompletion

He has been deemed questionable to return

Analysis from our panel of doctors: https://t.co/8VINTN0IiZ pic.twitter.com/hoRbSG2kVy

— Sports Injury Central (@SICscore) September 18, 2022

Before he left the game, Jeudy had a catch for 11 yards on three targets. He led the Broncos in their Week 1 loss to the Seahawks with 102 yards and a touchdown on four catches.

In 10 games last year, Jeudy had 38 receptions for 467 yards and no touchdowns coming off a standout rookie season in 2020 with 52 catches for 856 yards and three touchdown receptions.

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Here’s the latest on Jeudy’s injury.

Jerry Jeudy injury update

Jeudy was ruled out to return after the injury after he was initially ruled as questionable to come back.

Injury update: CB Pat Surtain II (shoulder) and WR Jerry Jeudy (shoulder) have both been downgraded to OUT.

— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) September 18, 2022

The Broncos have sustained plenty of injuries through the early part of the season and offseason. In addition to Jeudy, corner Pat Surtain was listed as questionable during the game with a shoulder injury.

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104.3 The Fan’s Andrew Mason ran through the full list of players Denver was missing.

Broncos currently playing without:

Tim Patrick
Justin Simmons
Josey Jewell
Jerry Jeudy
Quinn Meinerz
Billy Turner

And now Pat Surtain II is questionable to return today (shoulder).

As Wadsworth — the butler in “Clue” — said, “This is getting serious.”

— Andrew Mason (@MaseDenver) September 18, 2022

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Without Jeudy, the Broncos wide receiver room starts to really take a hit. Tim Patrick, who had the second-most receiving yards in 2021 at 734, tore his ACL during the preseason and will miss the entire season. KJ Hamler was ruled out for Sunday’s game.

Courtland Sutton takes the position as the clear leading receiver for Denver. He caught four passes for 72 yards against the Seahawks and led the team in receiving yards in 2021. No other wide receiver had a catch in Week 1.

Running back Javonte Williams led the team in receptions against Seattle with 11 catches and tight end Albert Okwuegbunam had five catches for 33 yards.