The Denver Broncos have elevated two players from the practice squad to the game-day roster for their Week 2 showdown with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Broncos called up wide receiver Lil’Jordan Humphrey and running back Tyler Badie on Saturday afternoon. Badie and Humphrey will revert back to the practice squad on Monday.

Players can be elevated up to three times during the season without having to clear waivers to return to the practice squad. This marks the second straight week that Humphrey has been called up, so he only has one more free elevation remaining in 2024. This is Badie’s first elevation of 2024.

Humphrey is the team’s only practice player listed on the depth chart and it wouldn’t be surprising to see him end up on the 53-man roster later this season.

The Broncos’ game against the Steelers will be regionally televised on CBS and available to stream on fuboTV (try it free) for in-market fans. Denver is considered a betting underdog despite playing at home.

Former first lady Michelle Obama made a surprise visit to the Tattered Cover in Denver on Friday, leaving behind several signed copies of her book.

“While in Denver, I stopped by the @TatteredCover Book Store and signed some copies of #TheLightWeCarry,” Obama said in a post on X. “I’ve enjoyed doing these surprise bookstore visits throughout the year – and this time I decided to bring some folks from my team along with me!”

While in Denver, I stopped by the @TatteredCover Book Store and signed some copies of #TheLightWeCarry. I’ve enjoyed doing these surprise bookstore visits throughout the year – and this time I decided to bring some folks from my team along with me!
 
Which bookstore should I stop… pic.twitter.com/hLvPSayuaF

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) September 13, 2024

In a video posted by Obama, the former first lady is shown walking into the Tattered Cover on Colfax Avenue, pulling a pen out of her purse and signing copies of her book laid out on a display table.

“If anybody goes to the Tattered Cover Book Store and finds them, let us know,” Obama said in the video. “Let us know that you actually received one of the signed book copies.”

The last time Obama visited the Denver bookstore was in 2018 for a signing of her book “Becoming” before she spoke at the Pepsi Center, now Ball Arena, and visited Children’s Hospital Colorado.

“Hopefully the next time I talk to you, maybe it’ll be somewhere in the country at a bookstore near you,” Obama said. “Until then, you guys be good and remember to vote, vote, vote.”

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Originally Published: September 14, 2024 at 11:17 a.m.

Denver Broncos wide receiver Devaughn Vele will miss the team’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday with a rib injury. Vele, an undrafted free agent out of Utah in the 2024 NFL Draft, impressed this offseason to earn a starting job with the team.

Vele was the team’s leading receiver in his first game, totaling 39 yards on eight receptions. A bigger wide receiver, Vele embraced Denver’s role of big slot wide receiver to get him the ball in space. His direct replacement for the game will likely be wide receiver Marvin Mims. In addition, rookie wide receiver Troy Franklin, who was a highly-touted prospect, will make his NFL debut with Vele out.

Vele is the only player the Broncos ruled out. Offensive tackle Garett Bolles and wide receiver Josh Reynolds, both of whom missed practice early in the week, logged full practices on Friday. They do not have an injury designation and will play.

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