Broncos place S Justin Simmons (quad) on IR
The Denver Broncos placed ironman free safety Justin Simmons on injured reserve Wednesday with a quad injury sustained in Monday's season opener.
Simmons will have to miss at least four games. He had played in 66 consecutive games.
Broncos head Nathaniel Hackett said Simmons suffered the injury in the second half of Monday night's loss to the Seattle Seahawks and played through the injury.
Simmons is "going to miss som