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2026 Denver Broncos Training Camp: Day 5 News and Notes

Denver Broncos' wide receiver Jaylen Waddle left training camp practice early due to an injury.

First seen Aug 06, 2026 · 12:00 AM UTC · last updated Aug 06 6:31 PM

Scoring Zone's Take

Jaylen Waddle's camp reports carry mild but real injury flags. One source has him doing rehab drills on the side field for muscle tightness — the kind of maintenance issue that's common in August and typically not a season-altering red flag on its own. The second source, however, notes he left a training camp practice early due to injury, which adds a bit more weight to the concern; back-to-back reports of him being pulled from full work suggest this soft-tissue issue may be lingering rather than a one-day precaution.

For fantasy purposes heading into your draft, this shouldn't move Waddle far off his current draft slot yet — he remains a talented, high-target-share receiver when healthy, and muscle tightness/rehab-drill absences are routine camp management rather than confirmed hamstring or missed-time injuries. That said, the recurring nature of these reports (rehab work plus an early exit) is worth tracking closely over the next couple of weeks. If beat reporters start using words like "hamstring" or "week-to-week," his ADP will likely soften, and that's when he becomes a value target rather than a risk.

Actionable takeaway: don't downgrade Waddle on your board yet, but flag him as a name to monitor daily through the rest of camp and preseason. If you're drafting soon, you can still take him at his current range, just build in a mental note to check the latest practice reports right before your draft. Confidence here is moderate — both sources are camp-report based and somewhat vague on severity, so treat this as a caution light, not a stop sign.

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With no specifics given on the nature or severity of Waddle's injury, this is more of a 'monitor' situation than a full-blown alarm. Camp injuries that result in a player leaving early are common and often precautionary (cramping, minor tweak, veteran rest), but the fact that this is the third consecutive day a Broncos starter has left early suggests either an unusually physical camp or some bad injury luck that fantasy managers should track closely. If Waddle's absence extends into joint practices or the preseason opener, that would be a much bigger red flag given he's Denver's clear WR1 target and a critical building block for their passing offense.

Hold Waddle in dynasty/redraft rankings pending update on injury severity Monitor next 2-3 practice reports before adjusting ADP or trade value Slight bump in speculative interest for Courtland Sutton and Marvin Mims Jr. if Waddle misses extended time Do not drop or bench Waddle based on this report alone

Jaylen Waddle (muscle tightness) does rehab drills on side field

by Ari Koslow | Broncos Correspondent |

Jaylen Waddle was doing rehab drills on the side field during practice on Thursday. (Cameron Wolfe on Twitter)

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Waddle left practice early on Wednesday and he reportedly had a limp on Thursday. It doesn't appear to be serious long-term, but it'll still be something to monitor.

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Coverage from Fantasypros News Html · by Ari Koslow · Aug 06, 2026 · read original