Overview
- Ian Rapoport reports Denver will not place the reigning Defensive Player of the Year on injured reserve following his pectoral strain.
- Surtain is expected to miss matchups with the Texans, Raiders and Chiefs, with a potential Week 13 return against the Commanders if recovery stays on track.
- He exited the Week 8 win over the Cowboys in the first half after a tackle on George Pickens, and testing confirmed a strain rather than a tear.
- Keeping him off IR avoids the mandatory four-game sit-out that would have ruled him out of Week 13 as well.
- Kris Abrams-Draine, Jahdae Barron and Riley Moss are set for expanded roles in the secondary, with Sean Payton praising Abrams-Draine’s ball skills.