| Tue Apr 28 2015 | 11:12 | Smith (knee) released by Broncos on Tuesday | ||||
Smith (knee) was released by the Broncos on Tuesday. | ||||||
A fifth-round selection in 2013, Smith entered the NFL while rehabbing from a torn ACL, and then suffered another knee injury toward the end of the 2014 season. He has just seven tackles through 15 career games, as he was unable to earn a significant role on defense in his two seasons with the Broncos. | ||||||
| Fri May 23 2014 | 11:11 | Broncos second-year DE Smith is healthy | ||||
Broncos DC Jack Del Rio said second-year DE Quanterus Smith (knee) is "moving around very well." | ||||||
Smith is 18 months removed from a torn ACL and should be 100 percent healthy after "redshirting" on injured reserve as a rookie. The 6-foot-5, 255-pound speed rusher will push for snaps behind DeMarcus Ware and Derek Wolfe on obvious passing downs. Smith had 12.5 sacks as a senior before the injury. | ||||||
| Source: denverbroncos.com | ||||||
| Wed Feb 19 2014 | 19:46 | Broncos like DE Quanterus Smith's potential | ||||
ESPN Broncos reporter Jeff Legwold says the team remains high on second-year DE Quanterus Smith. | ||||||
Smith missed his entire rookie season as he recovered from a torn left ACL that he suffered in November 2012 as a senior at Western Kentucky. He had 12.5 sacks before the injury, with three of them coming against Alabama and D.J. Fluker. Smith should have an opportunity to earn a situational pass-rushing role in 2014. | ||||||
| Source: ESPN.com | ||||||
| Sat Aug 31 2013 | 15:32 | Broncos place DE Quanterus Smith on I.R. | ||||
Broncos placed DE Quanterus Smith on injured reserve, ending his season. | ||||||
Smith is still working his way back from tearing his left ACL in November. The fifth-round rookie will "redshirt" this season. Smith's recovery didn't progress as quickly as the Broncos had hoped. Denver could have used his depth. | ||||||
| Source: Mike Klis on Twitter | ||||||
| Thu Jul 25 2013 | 22:00 | Quanterus Smith cleared for training camp | ||||
Broncos rookie DE Quanterus Smith (ACL surgery) was fully cleared for the start of training camp. | ||||||
Smith took "regular turns through the defensive line rotation" on the first day of Broncos practice. His recovery was highly impressive after tearing his left ACL last November. Smith is a promising fifth-round pick out of Western Kentucky who shredded Alabama's offensive line for three sacks in a 2012 game. | ||||||
| Source: Denver Post | ||||||
| Thu Jun 6 2013 | 16:34 | Broncos rookie DE Smith doing drills at OTAs | ||||
Broncos fifth-round DE Quanterus Smith (torn ACL) has been participating in individual and positional drills at OTAs this week. | ||||||
Smith isn't even six-and-a-half months shy of tearing his left ACL. "When I'm done doing the drills I feel good," Smith said. "I don't feel all the way normal but I still have another month-and-a-half to get ready. Everything feels good. I don't feel like I'm babysitting it too much." Smith plans to be ready for team drills once training camp rolls around in late July. | ||||||
| Source: Denver Post | ||||||