As the days tick down until fans flood Empower Field again for Sunday’s home opener, the status of one of Denver’s free-agent stars remains in doubt.

Inside linebacker Dre Greenlaw didn’t practice on Wednesday, another bullet point in a concerning list of preseason developments. After signing a three-year, $31.5 million deal with the Broncos this offseason to be a ceiling-raiser in the middle of Denver’s defense, Greenlaw’s spent much of the preseason watching them elevate from the sidelines.

Fresh off finishing up rehab for a torn ACL that wiped out most of his 2024 season, Greenlaw tore his quad this summer. It flared up again in July. He’s missed wide swaths of camp and didn’t play any preseason snaps.

“We’re being smart,” head coach Sean Payton said Monday. “We’re being conservative

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