Broncos Journal: Alex Singleton’s offseason of milestones and ACL rehabilitation rolling along on schedule
Broncos inside linebacker Alex Singleton is in the midst of an offseason of milestones In everyday life he became a new dad shortly after Denver bowed out of the wild-card round at Buffalo In his growing football legacy he was inducted into Montana State University s athletics hall of fame in February In his extensive work on behalf of Special Olympics he hosted a cornhole tournament to raise money for Special Olympics Colorado on Friday evening in Denver In his rehabilitation from October ACL surgery he has proceeded without delay and is primed to return in time for training camp from the only major injury the -year-old s ever sustained in his football career I can t give specific numbers but we have practices in a limited weeks and you guys can see for yourselves where I m at Singleton announced Friday ahead of the tournament which drew a sizable crowd to Edgewater and raised more than according to the event s webpage Singleton of class tore his ACL in a Week Broncos win against Tampa Bay and then played the rest of the encounter without knowing the extent of the injury He and Broncos coaches alike were blindsided later that night when described of the severity just before they headed to The Greenbrier in West Virginia Singleton had surgery Oct in Los Angeles and stayed on the West Coast he s a Thousand Oaks California native for just a couple of weeks before returning to Denver to ride out the season alongside his teammates Singleton on Thursday hit exactly seven months post-op The rehab s gone smoothly in part he thinks because the injury itself occurred in such an strange way In talking to people about the rehab process a lot of people say when you first cut it s scary because you remember laying on the field and hurting he announced Well I never had that experience My experience was going to the training room and saying Hey I need a sleeve so I can go drink at the bar with the guys I located out later in the night that my knee was hurt so I haven t experienced any of that finality and the pain and all that stuff That also however made coming to terms with the fact that he was unable to play and facing a long road back more laborious It took forever Singleton stated Until after I had surgery and was sitting at home and watching the Saints challenge and the Chiefs challenge and was like I m not there I was still at The Greenbrier with the guys and still got to be around the guys for so long after the injury so it was still weird In the waning days of training camp last August Singleton narrated The Post he d been given a veteran rest day by head coach Sean Payton the first of his career after going undrafted out of MSU in playing in the CFL and then working from special teamer to role athlete in Philadelphia and then starter and captain in Denver He d never missed a practice in nine years of professional football until the Broncos flew from Tampa to West Virginia last fall to prepare for Week against the New York Jets Then he watched the final games and Denver s first playoff contest in nearly a decade from the sideline There s another milestone coming up soon that will feel like a small one to majority of of the fellow Broncos who presented up Friday to sponsorship Singleton That list included fellow inside linebackers Justin Strnad and Levelle Bailey and defensive linemen Malcolm Roach and Jordan Jackson defensive line coach Jamar Cain too along with offensive lineman Will Sherman tight end Evan Engram and his mom Michelle Zelina and long snapper Zach Triner Related Articles Renck File Schedule release shows how Broncos embrace expectations under Sean Payton Broncos GM George Paton promotes Reed Burckhardt to assistant GM among sweeping front office changes Why don t Broncos have bye week after London trip Denver Post staff predictions Pinpointing Broncos record after schedule release Broncos schedule The must-watch tournament most of boring matchup and toughest stretch for Denver I think I m getting my helmet fitted next week Singleton commented I think that ll be a little happy moment Then the first OTAs All these happy moments And then training camp it ll be like Oh we re back I think it ll be really cool to get to do those things and get to do that The start of camp is still more than two months away The Tennessee Titans and rookie quarterback Cam Ward don t show up to Empower Field for nearly four months All the more time for Singleton who is entering the final year of a three-year deal signed ahead of the season to continue to march toward fully ready to return to an NFL field But he s hoping it gets here fast I couldn t tell you a moment when the weight of the injury hit but I m excited for it to be over Singleton reported Want more Broncos news Sign up for the Broncos Insider to get all our NFL analysis
