Denver Broncos wide receiver Jaylen Waddle and cornerback Riley Moss were both ruled out with concussions at halftime of Sunday's 26-21 win over the Carolina Panthers.
"A couple guys get nicked up," coach Sean Payton said after the win. "I don't think anything serious prior to the bye. I think Jaylen was concussion and then Riley Moss. Yeah, I think both of them were the same."
"There is hope" that Waddle and Mimms will both clear concussion protocol in time for Denver's next game against the Las Vegas Raiders on Nov. 22, according to KUSA-TV's Mike Klis.
Elsewhere in the secondary, safety Brandon Jones (hamstring), cornerback Kris Abrams-Draine (ankle) and safety Talanoa Hufanga (ankle) were inactive on Sunday, marking the fourth straight game
Hufanga has been sidelined. Klis reports that "there is also hope" Hufanga and Jones will return after the bye.
Later in his press conference, Payton was asked if defensive lineman Eyioma Uwazurike's shoulder injury will be season-ending after he was placed on injured reserve over the weekend.
"Oh no, I think we'll get him back," Payton said. "I think we'll get him back. Fair question."
Uwazurike will be eligible to return after sitting out four games, so he can return as early as Week 14 against the New York Jets, health permitting. Elsewhere on the IR front, running back Tyler Badie (thumb) and outside linebacker Jonah Elliss (ankle) will be eligible to return in Week 12, and running back RJ Harvey (knee) can return in Week 13.
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