| By JOHN MOSSMAN, AP Sports Writer
DENVER - Denver Broncos quarterback Jake Plummer will be sidelined about four weeks with a broken left foot.
Plummer, who missed last week's game against Pittsburgh with a shoulder injury, initially injured his foot against Kansas City on Oct. 5.
The Broncos medical staff believes Plummer likely had a stress reaction in his foot which didn't show up on X-rays, then broke the foot at home on Monday night.
Steve Beuerlein, who played in Plummer's absence against Pittsburgh, now continues as the starter. .
The Broncos (5-1) play Minnesota, Baltimore and New England the next three weeks, then have a bye.
Trainer Steve Antonopulos said the foot was X-rayed in Kansas City and nothing showed up. He said Plummer ran on Monday.
Plummer said he felt "a little pop" when he got up off his couch on Monday night.
"I thought it was just a strain," he said. "It's kind of a freak deal. But if it happened, it happened for a reason. Maybe it's to get my shoulder back healthy so when I do come back in a few weeks, I will have no excuses."
Plummer underwent more treatment on Tuesday for what was believed to be a strained ligament.
"He came in this morning very tender and you could feel a click and a pop," Antonopulos said. "There wasn't any question that he needed another X-ray."
That X-ray showed a clean break in the middle of Plummer's left foot.
"I'm still shocked," Plummer said. "It's weird. I didn't think there was anything wrong with my foot. It was sore after the Kansas City game, but my mind was more on my shoulder." | |
