Denver Broncos general manager John Elway signed cornerback Bryce Callahan to a three-year, $21 million contract in March knowing that the defensive back was coming off a foot injury with the Chicago Bears.
Denver believed Callahan would be healed in time for the regular season and he had success in coach Vic Fangio‘s defensive scheme while in Chicago. Unfortunately, Callahan never fully recovered from his procedures and the cornerback was placed on injured reserve last week.
“Part of his operation — which is routine — they put a screw in there to promote healing and the screw got bent,” Fangio said on Nov. 15. “It caused him a lot of discomfort and pain. Some guys have been able play through with that based upon the level of discomfort and pain.
“His level was too high for him to play through that. Basically, the screw got bent. I don’t know what having a screw bent in your foot feels like it.”
Callahan will have to undergo yet another surgery but as long as there aren’t any more complications, the 28-year-old cornerback should be ready in time for the 2020 season. Callahan will have the bent screw in his foot replaced.
“He should be,” Fangio said when asked if Callahan will be fully healthy for next season. “Like I said it’s — according to the medical people, it’s a routine— it’s hard to say routine when you’re talking about somebody else’s operation, but it happens a lot. That’s what they do when somebody gets that injury. He should recover from it.”
