DENVER -- After eight months and 14 days since Emmanuel Sanders suffered a torn Achilles tendon, the Denver Broncos receiver was back in uniform Monday night, helmet on, making tacklers miss.
Sanders, who suffered his injury in a Dec. 5 practice, has consistently promised throughout the Broncos' offseason program as well as training camp to be ready by Week 1 of the regular season. And after steadily increasing his workload in practice over the last two weeks, Sanders played in the Broncos' first three possessions in Denver's 24-15 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.