Broncos defensive tackle Malcolm Roach wanted to make one thing clear after an early training camp collision with Bo Nix: the quarterback did not take a shot from him on the play, and Roach said he had nothing to do with the later fights that broke out.
“I know this is going to sound crazy, like, ‘He is making this up. We got pushed into to him.
I am like nobody trying to hit Bo. I need Bo.
I need number 10,’” Roach said, via Troy Renck of The Denver Post. “That is where you come to respect Bo and the guys on the other side of the ball.
It wasn’t intentional.”
Roach said the sequence was simply a product of players battling in the trenches and added that he was nowhere near the altercation that followed.
“It was crazy. I want this reported.
I didn’t even touch Bo on that play. They said it like I hit Bo.
I didn’t hit Bo. And when the fight happened, I wasn’t anywhere near it.
I was on the sideline talking to D.J. (Jones).
I was too tired to fight.”
He also said the team moved on quickly, pointing to the chemistry in the locker room.
“When I hit Bo, it was just guys in the trenches playing hard. I am happy it wasn’t bigger than it was.
But from the moment we got back in the locker room, guys were laughing and talking. That is the type of brotherhood we have.
But yeah, that won’t be happening again.”
Elsewhere in the AFC, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid offered updates on several key players ahead of Week 1.
On Patrick Mahomes, Reid said there is a “Pretty good chance that Patrick will go ahead and start.”
Reid also said of left tackle Josh Simmons and his back issue, “We’ll just see how that goes” when asked about his Week 1 availability. If Simmons is unable to play, Reid said undrafted rookie Kahlil Benson would get the start.
Reid added, “We’re comfortable playing Kahlil on the left side. … There’s a good chance Josh [Simmons] doesn’t play this week.”
At receiver, Reid said of Rashee Rice, “I’ve liked the way he’s progressed coming off the knee… Every day he’s gotten stronger… I think he’ll be fine going into the season.”
On the defensive side, Reid said it is a stretch for safety Chamarri Conner to be ready for Week 1, while safety Alohi Gilman “will be ready to go, I think,” after practicing Tuesday.
Bob Fescoe of 96.5 The Fan also noted that the Chiefs usually set benchmarks for players dealing with injuries rather than simply judging by how they feel physically.
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