Broncos put DT Malcolm Roach on injured reserve, promote QB Sam Ehlinger

Malcolm Roach is going to miss at least the first four games of the Broncos season That doesn t come as a big surprise but it is official after Denver put the defensive tackle on injured reserve Saturday Roach sustained a Grade calf strain during Thursday s practice and had already been ruled out of Sunday s opener against Tennessee Dr Kenton Fibel a primary care sports medicine specialist at Cedars-Sinai Orthopedics in Los Angeles and the Anaheim Ducks group physician described The Denver Post earlier this week that the recovery time from a calf strain of that general severity would likely mean missing several weeks In Roach s absence defensive linemen Jordan Jackson and Eyioma Uwazurike stand to see an uptick in playing time The Broncos filled Roach s spot on the -man roster by promoting quarterback Sam Ehlinger a source noted The former Indianapolis quarterback and University of Texas product was one of the last men cut late last month but the Broncos convinced him to return to the practice squad despite interest from other teams Related Articles Titans think Broncos Bo Nix will take off running if first read isn t there Sean Payton disagrees Renck Sean Payton brought up Super Bowl Now it s on best Broncos roster since to back it up Around the NFL A terrific Week showdown between Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen Grading The Week Broncos will be just fine without Javonte Williams kids No matter what Cowboys fans say Broncos ILB Dre Greenlaw DT Malcolm Roach ruled out for Sunday s opener vs Titans Now he s on the evolving roster before the regular season even begins Ehlinger signed with Denver late in the spring Quarterbacks coach Davis Webb stated The Post last month that the Broncos didn t look at plenty of quarterbacks in free agency but we went after him I was dependably like man if somebody just spent a little more time mechanically with him or had a former quarterback coaching him I think the best is yet to come for him Webb reported When he was available and we needed a No or a guy that could push our No that was a pretty easy decision Now that Ehlinger is on the -man roster he can be Denver s crisis third quarterback on gamedays and not count against the squad s current sportsman count for the battle Bailey Prentice elevated The Broncos are elevating FB Adam Prentice and ILB Levelle Bailey from the practice squad for Sunday s battle according to the league s transaction wire Each was expected as Bailey provides insurance with ILB Dre Greenlaw quad ruled out and given the fact that Denver doesn t have a fullback on its -man roster Want more Broncos news Sign up for the Broncos Insider to get all our NFL analysis