Jeff Legwold ESPN Broncos Reports
Aug 21, 2026 · 14 min · 9 segments
Jeff LegwoldGuest
Nate KreckmanHost
Andy LindahlHost
Yeah, let's jump right out to Empower Field at Mile High where warm-ups have paused.

So I think, you know, nobody wants anything that delays anything about the preseason, but they got one tonight already.

Jeff, what is the potential for delay and what is the protocol when you have to pause warm-ups, what does that then potentially do to a kickoff time?

You know, often like in the winter, you know, say teams don't come out of the locker room to warm up until they're at the bare minimum.

they'd have to push anything back for a kickoff, but it just went for very long.

But it looks like it's moving and that there isn't much behind it in my amateur weather-watching ability.

Well, I mean, I was told... probably not see him tonight and if you really dive into it you know Sean Payton did say you know Wednesday he didn't want to say Waddle was 100% yet so I don't think they're going to risk any of that especially for you know a muscle injury for an explosive athlete they they don't want the What happens sometimes is a guy will feel pretty good coming back from a hamstring or a calf strain or a muscle injury.

They'll feel good, and then they open it up with the full sprint in a game situation, and suddenly they've re-aggravated it.

I was told he would not play tonight, but again, in the preseason, things can change pretty fast if they think they want to get him some snaps, but The last time I checked, I was told he likely would not play.

Yeah, let's jump right out to Empower Field at Mile High where warm-ups have paused.

So I think, you know, nobody wants anything that delays anything about the preseason, but they got one tonight already.

Jeff, what is the potential for delay and what is the protocol when you have to pause warm-ups, what does that then potentially do to a kickoff time?

You know, often like in the winter, you know, say teams don't come out of the locker room to warm up until they're at the bare minimum.

they'd have to push anything back for a kickoff, but it just went for very long.

But it looks like it's moving and that there isn't much behind it in my amateur weather-watching ability.

Well, I mean, I was told... probably not see him tonight and if you really dive into it you know Sean Payton did say you know Wednesday he didn't want to say Waddle was 100% yet so I don't think they're going to risk any of that especially for you know a muscle injury for an explosive athlete they they don't want the What happens sometimes is a guy will feel pretty good coming back from a hamstring or a calf strain or a muscle injury.

They'll feel good, and then they open it up with the full sprint in a game situation, and suddenly they've re-aggravated it.

I was told he would not play tonight, but again, in the preseason, things can change pretty fast if they think they want to get him some snaps, but The last time I checked, I was told he likely would not play.
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