LOS ANGELES — The triumphant return was preceded by a moment of panic.
Broncos tight end Jake Butt played his first preseason snaps Saturday since tearing his left ACL in practice last September, his third such injury after twice tearing his right ACL at Michigan, and Butt lasted all of one play against the Los Angeles Rams before limping back to the sideline.
Athletic trainers rushed to his aid. What happened?
“I don’t even know, honestly,” Butt said outside the visiting locker room at The Coliseum. “I felt like I needed to just shake something out in my leg.