Coach Sean Payton says Broncos receiver Josh Reynolds 'pretty shaken up' after being shot last week

Denvefr Broncos coach Sean Payton says wide receiver Josh Reynolds is “pretty shaken up” aft being changeable past week

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Denver coach Sean Payton said Broncos receiver Josh Reynolds is doing OK but “was beautiful shaken up” aft being changeable past week.

“He’s fortunate,” Payton said. “Obviously nan convention and nan section authorities are handling that. I’ve had a chance to talk pinch him. He was beautiful shaken up, and I’ll time off it astatine that.”

Reynolds was astatine believe each week and moving connected a broadside section arsenic he recovers from a surgery digit he sustained successful a crippled against Las Vegas earlier this month.

He needed surgery, which landed him connected injured reserve, and that's why Reynolds didn't travel nan Broncos to New Orleans for their crippled connected Thursday, Oct. 17.

Reynolds and different man wherever changeable arsenic they drove from a portion nine successful nan early greeting hours of Oct. 18, astir nan clip his teammates were returning from their 33-10 triumph complete nan Saints connected a Thursday night.

“First things first, I’m gladsome he’s OK,” cornerback Pat Surtain II said Friday aft clearing nan concussion protocol. “Obviously wish him nan champion connected his betterment because situations for illustration that, conscionable him being capable to make it retired of that business is simply a blessing for him and for this organization. As a full (team) and everybody progressive successful this organization, we’re gladsome he’s OK."

Left tackle Garett Bolles, who has a locker adjacent to Reynolds, said nan squad was shaken by nan shooting and everyone was trying to support him.

“We could person mislaid a brother. That's really what it is," Bolles said. "You know, there's not clip aliases spot for an altercation, particularly successful this time and age. ... Someone trying to return different person's life is conscionable unacceptable.”

Denver police said they person arrested 2 men — Luis Mendoza, 35, and Burr Charlesworth, 42 — successful relationship pinch nan shootings, which occurred astir 3 a.m. on a agelong of Interstate 25 southbound of downtown.

The men were being held for investigation of attempted first-degree execution and first-degree assault. Police said they were trying to place imaginable further suspects and “therefore nan apprehension reports are sealed to protect nan integrity of nan investigation.”

NBC connection KUSA-TV successful Denver said Reynolds was changeable erstwhile successful his near limb and erstwhile successful nan backmost of his head.

Reynolds is successful his ninth NFL play and his first successful Denver aft signing a two-year, $9 cardinal statement past offseason. He’s played successful 5 games pinch 1 commencement and has caught 12 passes for 183 yards and a touchdown.

He spent nan anterior 3 seasons pinch Detroit. He’s besides played for nan Titans and nan Rams, who selected him successful nan 4th information of nan 2017 NFL draught retired of Texas A&M.

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