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FOX Sports on MSN - NFL - Henry, Ekuban leave game with injuries

Denver running backs Travis Henry and Mike Bell were injured in the Broncos' preseason game against Dallas on Saturday night.

Henry sprained his left knee in the second quarter. Bell strained his left hip in the third quarter.

The Broncos also lost defensive end Ebenezer Ekuban to a strained right Achilles' tendon and backup safety Curome Cox to a strained right shoulder.

Henry ran for 25 yards on 10 carries and lost a fumble on Denver's 7. He gained a yard on first-and-goal from the 3 on the play he was injured. Henry later walked to the locker room with an ice pack on his knee.

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DE Ekuban likely finished for season

By Bill Williamson
Denver Post Staff Writer
Article Last Updated: 08/19/2007 01:33:08 AM MDT

Another defensive flopBroncos fall at Dallas 31-20Williams' grave needs our helpOwens' act sure to wear thin againIrving, Texas - After dealing with nagging injuries all training camp, the Broncos suffered a major injury Saturday night. Starting defensive end Ebenezer Ekuban appears to be lost for the season with an Achilles tear.

After the Broncos' 31-20 loss at Dallas, Denver coach Mike Shanahan said the initial reports are that Ekuban will be lost for the season. Ekuban was hurt early in the second quarter. He banged his hand to the turf and was assisted off the field. He was taken to the locker room on a cart.

"It's tough right now," Ekuban said, leaving the locker room on crutches.

The candidates to replace Ekuban are rookie Tim Crowder and veteran Kenard Lang.

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The Denver Post - DE Ekuban likely finished for season

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Serrated Shadow

Wow, I saw the injury and it didn't look good, but i wasn't expecting a season ender..that sucks for Denver.

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Aundre

Ekuban is a tough loss... but we all know whos #2 on the depth chart, the boy Jarvis Moss... its on him to step up

and durability has always been a problem with Trav Henry too, could be a sign of things to come.. if he stays healthy no way he doesnt top 1500 yards

Serrated Shadow

I definitely agree with you on that. Henry's quite capable, but he just needs to quit getting hurt. This is his best opportunity yet, and he has to make good on it.

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gruntbygod

Im kinda POed about Bronco players whining about the fact that we didnt play vanilla. We are putting in a new scheme, and we have to get our players ready to play aggressivly. It would be nice if they could play vanilla the whole preseason, but they have to do some blitzes in a "real" game.

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