Broncos CB Riley Moss' ribs injury deemed not serious by Sean Payton
Moss left Friday's preseason game with a ribs injury, but the head coach says the defender is fine and the team is simply being cautious ahead of cutdowns.
Good news for the Broncos' secondary: cornerback Riley Moss' ribs injury is not a serious one. Moss left Friday's preseason game with the issue, but head coach Sean Payton said Monday the defender is doing fine.
Parker Gabriel (@ParkerJGabriel): Positive news from Sean Payton CB Riley Moss, who left Friday’s game with a ribs injury: “He’s doing fine. It’s nothing serious. We’re being smart.”
Payton's wording was reassuring without being committal on a return date. "He's doing fine. It's nothing serious. We're being smart," the head coach said — the kind of status that keeps a starting-caliber corner in the short-term picture rather than on a longer-term list. Beat writer Troy Renck framed it the same way, calling it good news on Moss.
Troy Renck (@TroyRenck): Good news on Riley Moss.
Moss had been a name to watch in a Denver secondary that has gotten healthier elsewhere this camp, and a scare in a preseason game is the last thing a contending defense needs this close to the opener. The cautious approach fits the moment: with cutdown week underway, there's no reason to push a cornerback through discomfort when the games that count are still out of reach. How much he practices this week will be the clearest signal of whether the ribs are truly behind him.