Broncos OL Quinn Bailey fractures ankle, will have surgery

Story update: After practice, Broncos coach Sean Payton announced that Quinn Bailey fractured his ankle. Bailey will undergo surgery. See our original post below.

Denver Broncos versatile backup offensive lineman Quinn Bailey was carted off the practice field during Wednesday’s training camp session.

Bailey went down during 9-on-7 drills with what appeared to be a “gruesome lower right leg injury,” according to the Denver Post‘s Parker Gabriel.

Bailey was carried onto a cart with a “heavy brace” on his right leg, according to KUSA-TV’s Mike Klis. He was then loaded into an ambulance, presumably to be taken to a local hospital.

Bailey, 28, originally joined the Broncos as an undrafted free agent out of Arizona State in 2019. He bounced between the practice squad and active roster from 2019-2022 before locking down a spot on the 53-man roster last summer.

Bailey is a versatile backup swing tackle/guard who dressed for all 17 games last fall. He served as an injury fill-in starter for one game in each of the last two seasons. Bailey was one of the favorites to serve as the team’s top backup swing tackle in 2024.

With Bailey sidelined, Denver’s remaining backup tackles include Alex Palczewski, Frank Crum, Matt Peart and Demontrey Jacobs.