Injury update on Broncos wide receiver Jerry Jeudy, per NFL Network
Denver Broncos second-year wide receiver Jerry Jeudy was carted off the field in the Giants-Broncos game this afternoon in the third quarter.
NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero is reporting that Jeudy suffered a high ankle sprain. The X-rays of the ankle came back negative.
He was carted to the locker room after suffering a gruesome lower leg injury midway through the third quarter of Sunday’s game.
Below is the video clip of the play when the injury occurred. Warning: The injury is of graphic nature.
His ankle appeared to get caught underneath Giants defender James Bradberry as he was going to the ground on the play.
Jeudy caught a pass near the 13-yard line and had his ankle twisted while being tackled by two Giants defenders.
Denver quickly announced that he has been ruled out for the remainder of today’s game.
Breakout year expected
Jeudy is expected to have a breakout second year in the National Football League.
Last year in his rookie season, Jeudy hauled in 52 catches for 856 yards, while pulling in three receiving touchdowns.
For most of the 2021 off-season, teammates raved about Jeudy’s route-running and what a surgical route-runner he is.
He’s one of the best route-runners in the game today.
Alabama career
Jeudy shattered records when he was at Alabama, including finishing second all-time in Alabama football history with 26 receiving touchdowns.
He finished his career with the Crimson Tide with 2,742 receiving yards on 159 catches. His junior season in 2019, he earned Second Team All-America honors by Pro Football Focus. The Deerfield Beach, Florida native was named first team All-SEC by the league’s coaches in 2019 as well.
Jeudy averaged 17.2 yards per catch for his career, a number that ranks second on the Crimson Tide’s record books, behind Ozzie Newsome (20.3 yards per catch).
He saved his best college performance for last, in the 2020 Citrus Bowl vs. Michigan, when he carved up the Wolverines secondary for 204 receiving yards.