Willis McGahee Injury: Broncos Hopeful RB Can Play On Thursday Night Football

It was previously reported that the Broncos were hopeful he would play and NFL Network’s Jason La Canfora reports that, barring a setback, McGahee will indeed play against the Jets.

The Broncos are 4-5 and surprisingly a came out of first place. McGahee will have to be effective against New York’s stout defense because Tebow’s passing abilities are clearly limited and establishing any sort of offensive rhythm will come from the run, not the pass.

Moreno has been officially ruled out for the game and for the rest of the season with a torn ACL. Moreno tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee at Kansas City on Sunday. He has rushed for 179 yards on 37 carries and caught 11 passes for 101 yards and one TD this season.

Meanwhile, Willis McGahee is listed as questionable for the moment and remains limited in practice with hamstring issues. McGahee has 640 yards, 3 rushing TDs and a receiving TD on the season.

According to John Fox, McGahee could have returned in an emergency, but the team decided not to get him back into the game. That would seem to indicate he’ll be OK for next week, but as with most hamstring injuries, we’re really going to need to see how he does in practice this week. A tight hamstring can be aggravated fairly easily, so this is something to keep an eye on Wednesday through Friday.

Knowshon Moreno left the game with a sprained knee and it sounds like the team expects Moreno to miss at least one game, and maybe more. Moreno will have an MRI Monday to determine if it’s a ligament sprain or if anything is torn. A sprained knee could knock him out two to four weeks, while tears could end his season.