Nick

Ferguson

With Denver heading into a bye week, Ferguson should start 1-3 games at safety for the Broncos.

He’s a fine short-term pickup in IDP leagues.

Ferguson played well last season in place of John Lynch when he was out. He’s a find endgame solution for IDP leagues next season.

Ferguson was reportedly limping so badly after the surgery that teammates started calling him Barbaro and put a picture of the horse with Ferguson’s jersey number in the locker room. “Fortunately, I didn’t go to the glue factory,” Ferguson joked. “I’m still around, live and kicking and overcoming my leg injury.”

Speed and energy are apparently the primary reasons why the change was made, with the younger Abdullah having fresher legs than the 33-year-old Ferguson.

The veteran Ferguson was replaced in the starting lineup by Hamza Abdullah last month and had missed the last two games with an injury.

He’s currently behind Nick Ferguson on the depth chart, but Ferguson is 34 and couldn’t keep the job last year. Barber should beat him out in August.

Coach Gary Kubiak wouldn’t call it permanent, but it most likely is. Incumbent Nick Ferguson lacks Barber’s run-stopping and big-play ability. Ideally, the 34-year-old Ferguson will be a third safety and spot starter in case of injury.