Overview
- Team and media reports confirmed Wednesday that Lewis joined the practice squad after a Tuesday workout in Englewood.
- Denver moved for help after Lucas Krull went on injured reserve with a foot injury and Nate Adkins suffered a knee injury, leaving Evan Engram and Adam Trautman as the only healthy tight ends.
- The Broncos previously failed in waiver claims for Brenden Bates and Ben Sims, who were awarded to the Browns and Vikings, respectively.
- If elevated to play, Lewis would become the oldest tight end to appear in a Super Bowl-era game, and a reception would place him alongside Jerry Rice and Tom Brady as 41-plus pass-catchers.
- Sean Payton and Bo Nix praised Lewis’s conditioning and blocking on arrival, and team sources view him as an immediate candidate for a game-day call-up in Houston.