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Surtain II

Surtain is ready to torment the Chargers’ perimeter wide receivers after practicing in full all week. The talented coverage defender infrequently covers the slot, logging just 54 slot snaps to 706 perimeter snaps this season. Chargers slot receiver Ladd McConkey should largely avoid Surtain on Thursday night.

Surtain left Week 15’s game against the Colts after intercepting Anthony Richardson, but it appears he’s all well and good. A full practice on Monday puts him in line to not even be questionable against the Chargers on Thursday Night Football. The question would then become: Will Denver will move him around to deal with Ladd McConkey?

Surtain exited Sunday’s game against the Colts after picking off Anthony Richardson in the fourth quarter. The optics weren’t great, but it sounds like Surtain avoided the worst based on the early diagnosis. The Broncos have a quick turnaround in Week 16 as they prepare for the Chargers on Thursday night. With just a few days to prepare for that game, it’s possible Surtain misses next week and sets his sights on a Week 17 return against the Bengals.

Surtain picked one off in the fourth quarter and was immediately hit in the lower body by Josh Downs. Surtain’s foot seemed to stick in the turf and his leg bent awkwardly. He was able to limp to the Denver sidelined before being ruled out in the lopsided Broncos win. The Broncos will hope Surtain is OK for the team’s huge Week 16 game against the division rival Chargers.

When it rains it pours, and Bryce Young is stuck in a torrential downpour. He heads into his Week 8 matchup with the Broncos without Diontae Johnson or Adam Thielen. Denver, on the other hand, is getting their shutdown corner back in the lineup after a one-game absence.

The Broncos’ two-time-defending Pro Bowl cornerback is on track to return in Week 8 after missing Week 7 with a concussion. He should be good to go as long as he remains symptom-free. The Broncos take on a Panthers’ offense now led by Bryce Young this week.

Surtain sustained the concussion early in Denver’s Week 6 loss to the Chargers and did not return. The turnaround to Thursday Night Football was always going to be too quick for him to clear the league’s protocol. He will eye a Week 8 return versus the Panthers.

Surtain was estimated as a non-participant for practice for the second day in a row. He exited Week 6 against the Chargers due to a concussion and seems to still be in the protocol. On a short week ahead of a Thursday game against the Saints, it does not look like Surtain is slated to play. The Saints are thin at wide receiver, so Bub Means may be the primary beneficiary here.

It’s an estimated practice, but it would be stunning if Surtain was ready to face the Saints on Thursday night after entering protocol on Sunday. That’s a boost for New Orleans’ passing game, though at this point with Chris Olave also not practicing and Spencer Rattler under center, the circle of trustable Saints fantasy players might not be more than Alvin Kamara and Rashid Shaheed.

Update: Surtain has been ruled out with a concussion. Surtain and Ladd McConkey collided early in the game. Both players were removed from play and screened for a concussion. Surtain’s test results are currently unknown but we should have word soon.