thedenverpost--2020-10-18--Masks are the new fashion accessory: Denver retailers, shoppers weigh in on the COVID-created outlet

Masks are the new fashion accessory: Denver retailers, shoppers weigh in on the COVID-created outlet for self-expression

A pair of mannequins posed in the window of True , a women ’ s boutique in the trendy River North Art District portion of Denver ’ s Five Points neighborhood , modeling fall looks .
One sported a marigold , textured sweater and wide-brimmed hat .
The other was dressed in a black puffy coat over a pink shirt tucked into jeans .
The second mannequin had something dangling from its ear that a year ago may have stuck passersby as odd .
Seven months into the COVID-19 pandemic , however , a patterned cloth mask seems natural .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ new accessory , ” Monique Plante , a True sales associate , said .
“ They ’ re definitely popular .
I do get people coming in and asking for masks.
” Joe ’ s Liquors , also located in the 2600 block of Larimer Street , sells masks , too .
They ’ re on the counter next to the tobacco products and the liquor shooters .
They ’ re cheaper than the masks at True , $ 5.99 compared to $ 12 or $ 14 each .
Unlike the floral patterns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Liquors sells masks bearing the Colorado flag or a Denver Broncos logo .
“ No choice , ” Joe ’ s owner Ung Choi said when asked why he started carrying masks .
“ People have been asking.
” That the two neighboring — albeit very different businesses — are selling face coverings is a sign of the times .
It ’ s also a testament to how many people in Denver and across the nation have adapted to public health experts ’ recommendations and have embraced masks as an avenue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quickly moved from commodity to something that is a differentiator , ” said Melissa Akaka , an associate professor of marketing with the University of Denver ’ s Daniels College of Business .
“ It ’ s affixed onto our body .
It covers our face .
Masks are definitely closely tied to how we engage with others and how we express ourselves.
” Government intervention has played a role in masks moving from something mostly associated with medical workers to being accepted and expected in contexts ranging from the workplace to Colorado @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , co-director of DU ’ s Consumer Insights and Business Innovation Center .
Gov .
Jared Polis issued a statewide mask mandate in July that applies to everyone over the age of 11 and covering all indoor public spaces including stores .
Polis on Monday extended the mandate for another 30 days amid a rise in coronavirus hospitalization in the state .
That intervention come with pushback .
Demostrations have been held in Colorado protesting the mask order and other government restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the virus .
One held @ @ @ @ @ @ @ month drew more than 1,000 unmasked people .
As Choi has seen with the Denver Central Market food hall across the street from his store , many businesses enforced their own mandatory mask rules before the governor or city officials took action .
And many people will buy a mask on the fly so they can shop where they want to shop .
“ The mandate to wear them in particular areas means that we have to have enough of this product to get through our daily lives and once you have to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them something you want to wear , ” Akaka said .
Akaka has noticed stylization quickly has become a big part of mask-wearing , possibly because so many masks early in the pandemic were handmade by anyone with a sewing machine .
Her 11-year-old daughter personalized a plain colored mask for herself after not being able to find one she liked online .
The COVID Essentials store in Park Meadows mall in Lone Tree opened Labor Day weekend to offer dozens of varieties of masks and face shields , which line the walls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from $ 14.99 to $ 129.99 for a “ wearable air purifier ” with a built-in fan , according to co-owner Nathan Chen .
“ Denver likes the blingy ones , ” Chen said Tuesday , motioning toward a row of masks decorated with Swarovski crystals .
COVID Essentials offers accessories including lanyards and extra straps that allow masks to be connected behind the neck rather than looping over the ears .
It also boasts a wide selection of iron-on patches ranging from numbers and letters to emojis and pop culture characters .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ patches of the Pokémon Charizard and the Batman logo .
“ Most of the day I ’ m in the custom corner pressing masks , ” Chen said of the popularity of the patches .
“ We used to do that on our jeans and jackets when we were kids.
” Of course , there are plenty of masks with logos and designs already on them in the store .
Masks bearing President Donald Trump ’ s name have been popular , Chen said .
He also carries Joe Biden masks .
Denver @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a Broncos logo on it at COVID Essentials on Tuesday .
It was a little pricey for her at $ 24.99 before taxes , but she had been looking for a Broncos mask and got a voucher for $ 5 off her next mask at the store .
Like many people who work in the hospitality industry right now , DaVita is struggling .
She has been furloughed from her job at a hotel gift shop .
She was wearing face coverings daily at work and had 12 masks before buying her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ feels like I need to have something where I can coordinate with my clothes whether it ’ s for business or casual , ” DeVita said .
“ It ’ s the new normal so you might as well have fun with it.
” The Lone Tree store is one of eight COVID Essentials locations across the country .
Chen ’ s partner Nadav Benimetzky launched the first one in Florida .
The chain and its Park Meadows location were featured in a story by a Kaiser Health News reporter that was published @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In that story , Bienmetzky said “ I can ’ t wait to go out of business eventually , ” looking forward to when the coronavirus is contained and masks and other COVID-related supplies are no longer essentials .
Chen expects demand will take a while to fade .
He frequently hears from customers that are concerned that a future vaccine might not be effective or some people may choose not to be vaccinated , he said .
Those people expect to rely on masks as a line of defense even after a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ short term , people are buying masks they plan to wear on New Year ’ s Eve or give as gifts for the holidays , Chen said .
COVID Essentials has plenty of competition trying to meet that demand , even within its own mall .
Park Meadows general manager Pamela Schenck Kelly estimates that about half of the more than 180 retailers open in the shopping center today sell masks .
“ Unintended consequences : Masks have become part of the look , ” Kelly said .
“ A lot of masks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s views , an expression of their style .
It ’ s almost like what the T-shirt was in the 70s .
”

A pair of mannequins posed in the window of True,a women’s boutique in the trendy River North Art District portion of Denver’s Five Points neighborhood, modeling fall looks.
One sported a marigold, textured sweater and wide-brimmed hat. The other was dressed in a black puffy coat over a pink shirt tucked into jeans. The second mannequin had something dangling from its ear that a year ago may have stuck passersby as odd. Seven months into the COVID-19 pandemic, however, a patterned cloth mask seems natural.
“They are really seen as the new accessory,” Monique Plante, a True sales associate, said. “They’re definitely popular. I do get people coming in and asking for masks.”
Joe’s Liquors, also located in the 2600 block of Larimer Street, sells masks, too. They’re on the counter next to the tobacco products and the liquor shooters. They’re cheaper than the masks at True, $5.99 compared to $12 or $14 each. Unlike the floral patterns among True’s offerings, Joe’s Liquors sells masks bearing the Colorado flag or a Denver Broncos logo.
“No choice,” Joe’s owner Ung Choi said when asked why he started carrying masks. “People have been asking.”
That the two neighboring — albeit very different businesses — are selling face coverings is a sign of the times. It’s also a testament to how many people in Denver and across the nation have adapted to public health experts’ recommendations and have embraced masks as an avenue for self-expression.
“It’s quickly moved from commodity to something that is a differentiator,” said Melissa Akaka, an associate professor of marketing with the University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business. “It’s affixed onto our body. It covers our face. Masks are definitely closely tied to how we engage with others and how we express ourselves.”
Government intervention has played a role in masks moving from something mostly associated with medical workers to being accepted and expected in contexts ranging from the workplace to Colorado’s mountain trails, said Akaka, co-director of DU’s Consumer Insights and Business Innovation Center. Gov. Jared Polis issued a statewide mask mandate in July that applies to everyone over the age of 11 and covering all indoor public spaces including stores. Polis on Monday extended the mandate for another 30 days amid a rise in coronavirus hospitalization in the state.
That intervention come with pushback. Demostrations have been held in Colorado protesting the mask order and other government restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the virus. One held at Bandimere Speedway in Jefferson County last month drew more than 1,000 unmasked people.
As Choi has seen with the Denver Central Market food hall across the street from his store, many businesses enforced their own mandatory mask rules before the governor or city officials took action. And many people will buy a mask on the fly so they can shop where they want to shop.
“The mandate to wear them in particular areas means that we have to have enough of this product to get through our daily lives and once you have to wear them you might as well make them something you want to wear,” Akaka said.
Akaka has noticed stylization quickly has become a big part of mask-wearing, possibly because so many masks early in the pandemic were handmade by anyone with a sewing machine. Her 11-year-old daughter personalized a plain colored mask for herself after not being able to find one she liked online.
The COVID Essentials store in Park Meadows mall in Lone Tree opened Labor Day weekend to offer dozens of varieties of masks and face shields, which line the walls in showroom fashion. Masks run anywhere from $14.99 to $129.99 for a “wearable air purifier” with a built-in fan, according to co-owner Nathan Chen.
“Denver likes the blingy ones,” Chen said Tuesday, motioning toward a row of masks decorated with Swarovski crystals.
COVID Essentials offers accessories including lanyards and extra straps that allow masks to be connected behind the neck rather than looping over the ears. It also boasts a wide selection of iron-on patches ranging from numbers and letters to emojis and pop culture characters. Salesman Chris Guzman wore a mask with patches of the Pokémon Charizard and the Batman logo.
“Most of the day I’m in the custom corner pressing masks,” Chen said of the popularity of the patches. “We used to do that on our jeans and jackets when we were kids.”
Of course, there are plenty of masks with logos and designs already on them in the store. Masks bearing President Donald Trump’s name have been popular, Chen said. He also carries Joe Biden masks.
Denver resident Tina DeVita bought a polyester mask with a Broncos logo on it at COVID Essentials on Tuesday. It was a little pricey for her at $24.99 before taxes, but she had been looking for a Broncos mask and got a voucher for $5 off her next mask at the store.
Like many people who work in the hospitality industry right now, DaVita is struggling. She has been furloughed from her job at a hotel gift shop. She was wearing face coverings daily at work and had 12 masks before buying her Broncos print Tuesday.
“Now it feels like I need to have something where I can coordinate with my clothes whether it’s for business or casual,” DeVita said. “It’s the new normal so you might as well have fun with it.”
The Lone Tree store is one of eight COVID Essentials locations across the country. Chen’s partner Nadav Benimetzky launched the first one in Florida. The chain and its Park Meadows location were featured in a story by a Kaiser Health News reporter that was published on the New York Times website. In that story, Bienmetzky said “I can’t wait to go out of business eventually,” looking forward to when the coronavirus is contained and masks and other COVID-related supplies are no longer essentials.
Chen expects demand will take a while to fade. He frequently hears from customers that are concerned that a future vaccine might not be effective or some people may choose not to be vaccinated, he said. Those people expect to rely on masks as a line of defense even after a vaccine is rolled out. In the short term, people are buying masks they plan to wear on New Year’s Eve or give as gifts for the holidays, Chen said.
COVID Essentials has plenty of competition trying to meet that demand, even within its own mall. Park Meadows general manager Pamela Schenck Kelly estimates that about half of the more than 180 retailers open in the shopping center today sell masks.
“Unintended consequences: Masks have become part of the look,” Kelly said. “A lot of masks are an expression of a person’s views, an expression of their style. It’s almost like what the T-shirt was in the 70s.”


thedenverpost--2020-10-18--Journalists’ use of private security increasing in Denver as attacks on the media rise nationwide

When protests turned violent in Denver in June , ABC national news hired local freelance video journalist Carl Filoreto to cover the demonstrations — and paid for armed security guards to accompany him as cops fired tear gas and projectiles at people angry over the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police .
“ I never felt threatened in Denver but knowing you have that extra set of eyes on you that are there for protection , it ’ s very reassuring when you ’ re out covering that kind of thing , ” Filoreto said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is going to incite a major confrontation.
” The fatal shooting of a demonstrator by a security guard working for 9News following demonstrations in Denver on Oct. 10 illustrates just how quickly something can go wrong when large crowds gather .
That day ’ s dueling political protests , while boisterous , had not been violent and were ending when a small group started arguing outside the Denver Art Museum while walking to their cars .
It ’ s unclear what led the victim , Lee Keltner , and the security guard , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other , but the encounter turned fatal within seconds .
Until that moment , few people in Denver — including other journalists — were aware that some news outlets hire private security to escort their staffs .
Media experts say it ’ s a practice increasingly used by local media , particularly TV stations , since the 2015 Ferguson police protests and the 2016 campaign of President Donald Trump .
“ The environment for news reporters and media crews has become more dangerous in recent years , ” said Robert Mahoney , deputy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Journalists .
“ You ’ re out there covering stories against the backdrop of people seeing the media as the ‘ enemy of the people.
’ There ’ s background music of hostility against the media before you even get out on the streets.
” In Denver , 9News and Denver7 acknowledged in statements after the shooting that they hire security guards and request that they be unarmed .
Fox31 Vice President and General Manager Byron Grandy and CBS Denver News Director Tim Wieland would not discuss whether their stations provided bodyguards to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Public Radio and its online news site , Denverite , have not , said Kevin Dale , CPR ’ s executive editor .
The Denver Post has not hired private security for its journalists .
Broadcast journalists with their large , expensive cameras are most often at risk and more likely to hire security , multiple media experts said .
“ Crazies follow television cameras the way moths follow flames , ” said Chris Roberts , associate professor in the University of Alabama ’ s Department of Journalism and Creative Media and a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ethics committee .
“ It ’ s reasonable to have some sort of security.
” Journalists long have been threatened because of their work , which can have a powerful impact on people ’ s lives .
In 1903 , for example , N.G .
Gonzales , a co-founder of The State newspaper in Columbia , South Carolina , was assassinated by the lieutenant governor after reporting on his drinking and gambling habits .
In the past decade , the number of reported attacks against journalists on U.S. soil has risen , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. Press Freedom tracker reported an unprecedented 812 incidents in 77 U.S. cities , including 10 in Denver and two in Colorado Springs , in 2020 .
Many of those attacks have come from law enforcement as well as protesters .
Three days after the Denver shooting , a WSMV reporter and videographer in Nashville , Tennessee , were attacked by a man while doing a report in front of an elementary school .
They were not hurt .
But in 2015 , reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward of WBDJ in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by an angry former colleague who had been fired by the station .
In 2013 , photographers in Oakland were being robbed of camera equipment while covering crime scenes .
Mickey H. Osterreicher , general counsel for the National Press Photographers Association , said he first saw journalists using security at home in 2012 at a NATO meeting in Chicago .
“ They kind of looked like cops but you could tell they weren ’ t , ” Osterreicher said .
“ I talked with them and they told me they were armed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Until then , Osterreicher said , he ’ d only heard of American journalists hiring bodyguards when reporting overseas on wars or other hostile environments .
“ We hadn ’ t been thinking that way , ” he said .
“ It wasn ’ t that prevalent.
” Filoreto worked with personal security in Qatar when he was on assignment there with NBC during the Iraq invasion .
But he never worked with security in tow in the United States until Trump ’ s 2016 campaign rallies , where the audiences often were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the national networks have continued to provide media security at Trump ’ s events , he said .
“ When you ’ re standing there and he ’ s inciting the crowd and pointing at the media pen and hurling invectives at you , it ’ s pretty intimidating , ” he said .
“ You don ’ t know what kind of loose cannon is in the crowd.
” Over the summer in Denver , Filoreto said it was reassuring to have someone watching his back while his eye was glued @ @ @ @ @ @ @ limited field of vision .
It allowed him to get closer to the action and focus on his job .
“ You would never know they were with us , ” he said .
“ You would never know they were armed.
” News outlets must perform risk assessments and decide what steps to take to protect journalists , Mahoney said .
And along with providing protective gear , journalists need to be trained on tactics such as where to stand and how to exit when things turn dangerous , he said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ street protest in the U.S. , you ’ re going to see everything from experienced , well-equipped , well-trained journalists to an independent journalist with an iPhone , ” he said .
The major networks such as CNN and large newspapers such as the New York Times employ in-house security , Mahoney said .
But smaller news agencies don ’ t have those resources so they turn to outside contractors .
Those who hire the outside contractors must discuss the rules of engagement and objectives with the security companies , Mahoney said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ worn reflective vests , goggles and helmets during protests where police have fired tear gas and other projectiles , and where protesters have fired guns and exchanged punches .
After the Oct. 10 shooting , CPR ordered ballistic vests , Dale said .
The Denver Post already had placed an order out in anticipation of increased violence .
Journalists — notoriously independent-minded — do not have a consensus on best practices when it comes to security .
At CPR , reflective vests are issued to reporters and photographers covering protests , but even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on wearing them , Dale said .
“ One photographer likes to wear the vest to identify himself as a photographer .
The other does not , ” he said .
“ We respect both.
” The decision to hire personal security also brings ethical questions .
Do media disclose they have security ?
Do they require security to wear identification ?
Opinions are mixed .
Some say identifying security might prevent journalists from getting hit with pepper spray or projectiles fired by police , but it might not work the other way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who serves on the journalism ethics committee , said identifying security accompanying journalists while covering a police protest could confuse the general public , who might see the security guards as law enforcement .
And part of the strategy behind security sometimes means it is invisible , he said .
CPR has talked to its staff about safety , including hiring security , but is not ready to take that step because of the risks that go with it , Dale said .
His instinct is that if his staff believes a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , then they don ’ t need to go at all .
“ What I want the journalists to do is extract themselves and be safe , ” he said .
“ My worry with private security is something could escalate .
I ’ m not saying we would never do it.
” After the fatal shooting , 9News said it had contracted with Pinkerton for an unarmed guard .
Pinkerton later said it had contracted with another firm to hire Dolloff .
But Dolloff was not licensed to work as an armed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is dealing with the fallout , including the possibility of paying city fines for hiring an unlicensed guard .
It ’ s also likely the family of Lee Keltner , who died in the shooting , will file a wrongful death lawsuit , naming the guard , the journalists , the TV station and its parent company , Tegna .
At the end of the day , news outlets have a responsibility to keep their journalists safe , Mahoney , Roberts and Osterreicher said .
The last thing that needs to happen is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a political argument , Mahoney said .
“ Things are not getting any better out there for journalists , ” he said .
“ In fact , they may be getting worse .
”

When protests turned violent in Denver in June, ABC national news hired local freelance video journalist Carl Filoreto to cover the demonstrations — and paid for armed security guards to accompany him as cops fired tear gas and projectiles at people angry over the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police.
“I never felt threatened in Denver but knowing you have that extra set of eyes on you that are there for protection, it’s very reassuring when you’re out covering that kind of thing,” Filoreto said. “You just never know what spark is going to incite a major confrontation.”
The fatal shooting of a demonstrator by a security guard working for 9News following demonstrations in Denver on Oct. 10 illustrates just how quickly something can go wrong when large crowds gather.
That day’s dueling political protests, while boisterous, had not been violent and were ending when a small group started arguing outside the Denver Art Museum while walking to their cars. It’s unclear what led the victim, Lee Keltner, and the security guard, Matthew Dolloff, to engage with each other, but the encounter turned fatal within seconds.
Until that moment, few people in Denver — including other journalists — were aware that some news outlets hire private security to escort their staffs. Media experts say it’s a practice increasingly used by local media, particularly TV stations, since the 2015 Ferguson police protests and the 2016 campaign of President Donald Trump.
“The environment for news reporters and media crews has become more dangerous in recent years,” said Robert Mahoney, deputy executive director for the Committee to Protect Journalists. “You’re out there covering stories against the backdrop of people seeing the media as the ‘enemy of the people.’ There’s background music of hostility against the media before you even get out on the streets.”
In Denver, 9News and Denver7 acknowledged in statements after the shooting that they hire security guards and request that they be unarmed. Fox31 Vice President and General Manager Byron Grandy and CBS Denver News Director Tim Wieland would not discuss whether their stations provided bodyguards to journalists while covering local news.
Colorado Public Radio and its online news site, Denverite, have not, said Kevin Dale, CPR’s executive editor. The Denver Post has not hired private security for its journalists.
Broadcast journalists with their large, expensive cameras are most often at risk and more likely to hire security, multiple media experts said.
“Crazies follow television cameras the way moths follow flames,” said Chris Roberts, associate professor in the University of Alabama’s Department of Journalism and Creative Media and a member of the Society of Professional Journalists’ ethics committee. “It’s reasonable to have some sort of security.”
Journalists long have been threatened because of their work, which can have a powerful impact on people’s lives. In 1903, for example, N.G. Gonzales, a co-founder of The State newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, was assassinated by the lieutenant governor after reporting on his drinking and gambling habits.
In the past decade, the number of reported attacks against journalists on U.S. soil has risen, and as of Oct. 13, the U.S. Press Freedom tracker reported an unprecedented 812 incidents in 77 U.S. cities, including 10 in Denver and two in Colorado Springs, in 2020. Many of those attacks have come from law enforcement as well as protesters.
Three days after the Denver shooting, a WSMV reporter and videographer in Nashville, Tennessee, were attacked by a man while doing a report in front of an elementary school. They were not hurt. But in 2015, reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward of WBDJ in Roanoke, Virginia, were killed on-air by an angry former colleague who had been fired by the station. In 2013, photographers in Oakland were being robbed of camera equipment while covering crime scenes.
Mickey H. Osterreicher, general counsel for the National Press Photographers Association, said he first saw journalists using security at home in 2012 at a NATO meeting in Chicago.
“They kind of looked like cops but you could tell they weren’t,” Osterreicher said. “I talked with them and they told me they were armed security and with a TV crew.”
Until then, Osterreicher said, he’d only heard of American journalists hiring bodyguards when reporting overseas on wars or other hostile environments.
“We hadn’t been thinking that way,” he said. “It wasn’t that prevalent.”
Filoreto worked with personal security in Qatar when he was on assignment there with NBC during the Iraq invasion. But he never worked with security in tow in the United States until Trump’s 2016 campaign rallies, where the audiences often were hostile toward media. Since that election, the national networks have continued to provide media security at Trump’s events, he said.
“When you’re standing there and he’s inciting the crowd and pointing at the media pen and hurling invectives at you, it’s pretty intimidating,” he said. “You don’t know what kind of loose cannon is in the crowd.”
Over the summer in Denver, Filoreto said it was reassuring to have someone watching his back while his eye was glued to a viewfinder, which creates a limited field of vision. It allowed him to get closer to the action and focus on his job.
“You would never know they were with us,” he said. “You would never know they were armed.”
News outlets must perform risk assessments and decide what steps to take to protect journalists, Mahoney said. And along with providing protective gear, journalists need to be trained on tactics such as where to stand and how to exit when things turn dangerous, he said.
“If you go out to a street protest in the U.S., you’re going to see everything from experienced, well-equipped, well-trained journalists to an independent journalist with an iPhone,” he said.
The major networks such as CNN and large newspapers such as the New York Times employ in-house security, Mahoney said. But smaller news agencies don’t have those resources so they turn to outside contractors. Those who hire the outside contractors must discuss the rules of engagement and objectives with the security companies, Mahoney said.
In the Denver area, journalists have worn reflective vests, goggles and helmets during protests where police have fired tear gas and other projectiles, and where protesters have fired guns and exchanged punches. After the Oct. 10 shooting, CPR ordered ballistic vests, Dale said. The Denver Post already had placed an order out in anticipation of increased violence.
Journalists — notoriously independent-minded — do not have a consensus on best practices when it comes to security.
At CPR, reflective vests are issued to reporters and photographers covering protests, but even inside the newsroom there are differing philosophies on wearing them, Dale said.
“One photographer likes to wear the vest to identify himself as a photographer. The other does not,” he said. “We respect both.”
The decision to hire personal security also brings ethical questions. Do media disclose they have security? Do they require security to wear identification? Opinions are mixed. Some say identifying security might prevent journalists from getting hit with pepper spray or projectiles fired by police, but it might not work the other way when facing the general public.
Roberts, who serves on the journalism ethics committee, said identifying security accompanying journalists while covering a police protest could confuse the general public, who might see the security guards as law enforcement. And part of the strategy behind security sometimes means it is invisible, he said.
CPR has talked to its staff about safety, including hiring security, but is not ready to take that step because of the risks that go with it, Dale said. His instinct is that if his staff believes a situation is dangerous enough to need security, then they don’t need to go at all.
“What I want the journalists to do is extract themselves and be safe,” he said. “My worry with private security is something could escalate. I’m not saying we would never do it.”
After the fatal shooting, 9News said it had contracted with Pinkerton for an unarmed guard. Pinkerton later said it had contracted with another firm to hire Dolloff. But Dolloff was not licensed to work as an armed security guard in Denver and now 9News is dealing with the fallout, including the possibility of paying city fines for hiring an unlicensed guard. It’s also likely the family of Lee Keltner, who died in the shooting, will file a wrongful death lawsuit, naming the guard, the journalists, the TV station and its parent company, Tegna.
At the end of the day, news outlets have a responsibility to keep their journalists safe, Mahoney, Roberts and Osterreicher said. The last thing that needs to happen is for journalists and their security to become a political argument, Mahoney said.
“Things are not getting any better out there for journalists,” he said. “In fact, they may be getting worse.”


thedenverpost--2020-10-18--Colorado hospitals are better prepared for COVID-19 than in March, but flu creates uncertainty

Colorado ’ s hospitals have some advantages now they didn ’ t have this spring , even if the third wave of COVID-19 cases continues to grow .
But what will happen if the flu hits at the same time is anyone ’ s guess .
As of Friday , 352 people were hospitalized with the new coronavirus , which is the highest total since May 27 , but less than half the number receiving hospital care on the peak day of the pandemic ’ s early wave in April .
Dr. Heather Young , medical director of infection prevention @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they were treating about 20 COVID-19 patients as of Thursday morning .
At the highest point , the hospital had about 70 coronavirus patients , and at the lowest point , it had fewer than 10 .
A committee meets at least weekly to assess how cases are trending in Denver and statewide , which gives some warning about how the number of patients might change over the next week or two , she said .
“ As we see increases in the community , we ’ re going to see increases in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Reginald Washington , chief medical officer at Presbyterian/St .
Luke ’ s Hospital and Rocky Mountain Children ’ s Hospital , said they have seen a similar pattern .
The HealthOne hospitals across the Denver area had 53 coronavirus patients on Thursday , which is an increase , but still less than half the number they had on a typical day in April , he said .
An average of 78 % of intensive-care hospital beds and 79 % of acute-care beds across Colorado were in use over the seven days ending Thursday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the breaking point , but they are monitoring that to decide about opening additional beds or canceling procedures that aren ’ t urgent , said Dr. Darlene Tad-y , vice president for clinical affairs at the Colorado Hospital Association .
“ It ’ s a signal for us to pay attention , ” she said .
Representatives for multiple hospitals and health systems emphasized that everyone six months or older should get a flu shot and continue to take precautions to prevent the spread of respiratory viruses .
Last year , about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Colorado between October and May , with most activity falling between December and February .
There are only a few reports of cases when a patient had both viruses at the same time , but those patients had more severe symptoms and took longer to get well than those who only had one of the viruses , Washington said .
Also , if a patient could have either virus , or both , it ’ s going to take longer to determine the right treatment , he said .
Typically , hospitals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flu season will be like by looking to Australia , whose winter flu season is during the Northern Hemisphere ’ s summer , said Dr. Michelle Barron , medical director of infection prevention at UCHealth .
The Australians had a mild flu season this year , but that ’ s not guaranteed to happen in the United States , because Australia closed many businesses and banned gatherings to contain the new coronavirus , she said .
“ You plan and strategize for the worst possible thing you can think of , and modify @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she said .
Unlike in the spring , hospitals have had time to stockpile supplies and plan for possible scenarios that could play out this winter , Barron said .
That includes stockpiling equipment , considering what units could take COVID-19 patients if space runs short and deciding how they ’ ll cope if staff have to stay home with sick children , she said .
In the spring , supply chains nearly broke down as hospitals , nursing homes and other facilities needed more protective equipment than usual , while the virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Supply chains still aren ’ t operating as smoothly as before the pandemic , but a relatively calm summer in Colorado allowed hospitals to rebuild their stockpiles , said Dr. Andrew French , chief medical officer at St. Anthony North Health Campus St. Anthony ’ s parent company , Centura , started manufacturing its own gowns for employees to wear over their scrubs in COVID-19 patients ’ rooms , French said .
Denver Health switched to reusable gowns and respirators , to reduce the need for large amounts of disposable equipment , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one month ’ s worth of masks and other supplies .
Running out of ventilators isn ’ t a large concern now , since fewer patients need them than originally thought , Tad-y said .
The bigger issue is making sure staff and supplies make it to hot spots , she said .
Kevin Stansbury , chief executive officer of Lincoln Community Hospital in Hugo , said that in addition to building their stockpiles , they also are revisiting their plans , including how to transfer patients to and from Front Range hospitals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hospital participated in a program where hospitals with too many patients could send those who no longer need intensive care to Hugo .
A handful of patients came from Greeley and Denver to free up space in those hospitals and continue recovering until they could go home , Stansbury said .
They ’ re making sure they ’ re ready to take those patients again , if the need arises , he said .
So far , hospitals don ’ t have enough patients to need the overflow space they prepared in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ procedure in March and April , it won ’ t be difficult to convert spaces again if needed , French said .
For example , with a few equipment changes , a unit where they watch for trouble as people come out of anesthesia could treat patients with COVID-19 , he said .
“ We try to be prepared really at any point in time , ” he said .
Earlier this month , the Colorado State Emergency Operations Center announced it would take down two field hospital sites , in Grand Junction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up in April to take less seriously ill patients if hospitals were overwhelmed , but were never used .
Three field hospital locations are still standing , at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver , St. Mary Corwin Hospital in Pueblo and the St. Anthony North campus in Westminster .
Doctors understand much more about how to treat COVID-19 than they did in March and April , including which medications might be helpful and that not every patient with low oxygen levels needs to be on a ventilator , Tad-y said .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and also may reduce the risk of overcrowding , because when a patient recovers a few days sooner , that means the bed is available for someone else , she said .
Fewer patients are needing intensive care now than were in the spring , at least partly because there are fewer patients from the highest-risk age groups recently , Washington said .
Hospitals have learned quite a bit about how to care for patients , but that doesn ’ t mean people can stop wearing masks , keeping their distance from others @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
“ We can deal with it better than we could before , but it ’ s still a nasty virus , ” he said .
“ Even if the numbers go down , that ’ s not the same as saying it magically went away.
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Colorado’s hospitals have some advantages now they didn’t have this spring, even if the third wave of COVID-19 cases continues to grow. But what will happen if the flu hits at the same time is anyone’s guess.
As of Friday, 352 people were hospitalized with the new coronavirus, which is the highest total since May 27, but less than half the number receiving hospital care on the peak day of the pandemic’s early wave in April.
Dr. Heather Young, medical director of infection prevention and control at Denver Health, said they were treating about 20 COVID-19 patients as of Thursday morning. At the highest point, the hospital had about 70 coronavirus patients, and at the lowest point, it had fewer than 10. A committee meets at least weekly to assess how cases are trending in Denver and statewide, which gives some warning about how the number of patients might change over the next week or two, she said.
“As we see increases in the community, we’re going to see increases in hospitalizations,” she said.
Dr. Reginald Washington, chief medical officer at Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Hospital and Rocky Mountain Children’s Hospital, said they have seen a similar pattern. The HealthOne hospitals across the Denver area had 53 coronavirus patients on Thursday, which is an increase, but still less than half the number they had on a typical day in April, he said.
An average of 78% of intensive-care hospital beds and 79% of acute-care beds across Colorado were in use over the seven days ending Thursday. That doesn’t put hospitals at the breaking point, but they are monitoring that to decide about opening additional beds or canceling procedures that aren’t urgent, said Dr. Darlene Tad-y, vice president for clinical affairs at the Colorado Hospital Association.
“It’s a signal for us to pay attention,” she said.
Flu impact still unknown
Representatives for multiple hospitals and health systems emphasized that everyone six months or older should get a flu shot and continue to take precautions to prevent the spread of respiratory viruses. Last year, about 3,500 people were hospitalized for flu complications in Colorado between October and May, with most activity falling between December and February.
There are only a few reports of cases when a patient had both viruses at the same time, but those patients had more severe symptoms and took longer to get well than those who only had one of the viruses, Washington said. Also, if a patient could have either virus, or both, it’s going to take longer to determine the right treatment, he said.
Typically, hospitals can get an idea of what the flu season will be like by looking to Australia, whose winter flu season is during the Northern Hemisphere’s summer, said Dr. Michelle Barron, medical director of infection prevention at UCHealth.
The Australians had a mild flu season this year, but that’s not guaranteed to happen in the United States, because Australia closed many businesses and banned gatherings to contain the new coronavirus, she said.
“You plan and strategize for the worst possible thing you can think of, and modify that based on what happens,” she said.
Building stockpiles
Unlike in the spring, hospitals have had time to stockpile supplies and plan for possible scenarios that could play out this winter, Barron said. That includes stockpiling equipment, considering what units could take COVID-19 patients if space runs short and deciding how they’ll cope if staff have to stay home with sick children, she said.
In the spring, supply chains nearly broke down as hospitals, nursing homes and other facilities needed more protective equipment than usual, while the virus temporarily closed factories in China and elsewhere. Supply chains still aren’t operating as smoothly as before the pandemic, but a relatively calm summer in Colorado allowed hospitals to rebuild their stockpiles, said Dr. Andrew French, chief medical officer at St. Anthony North Health Campus
St. Anthony’s parent company, Centura, started manufacturing its own gowns for employees to wear over their scrubs in COVID-19 patients’ rooms, French said. Denver Health switched to reusable gowns and respirators, to reduce the need for large amounts of disposable equipment, and other hospitals reported stockpiling at least one month’s worth of masks and other supplies.
Running out of ventilators isn’t a large concern now, since fewer patients need them than originally thought, Tad-y said. The bigger issue is making sure staff and supplies make it to hot spots, she said.
Preparing for a possible surge
Kevin Stansbury, chief executive officer of Lincoln Community Hospital in Hugo, said that in addition to building their stockpiles, they also are revisiting their plans, including how to transfer patients to and from Front Range hospitals.
In the spring, Lincoln Community Hospital participated in a program where hospitals with too many patients could send those who no longer need intensive care to Hugo. A handful of patients came from Greeley and Denver to free up space in those hospitals and continue recovering until they could go home, Stansbury said. They’re making sure they’re ready to take those patients again, if the need arises, he said.
So far, hospitals don’t have enough patients to need the overflow space they prepared in the spring. Since they worked out the procedure in March and April, it won’t be difficult to convert spaces again if needed, French said. For example, with a few equipment changes, a unit where they watch for trouble as people come out of anesthesia could treat patients with COVID-19, he said.
“We try to be prepared really at any point in time,” he said.
Earlier this month, the Colorado State Emergency Operations Center announced it would take down two field hospital sites, in Grand Junction and Loveland. The sites were set up in April to take less seriously ill patients if hospitals were overwhelmed, but were never used. Three field hospital locations are still standing, at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, St. Mary Corwin Hospital in Pueblo and the St. Anthony North campus in Westminster.
Doctors understand much more about how to treat COVID-19 than they did in March and April, including which medications might be helpful and that not every patient with low oxygen levels needs to be on a ventilator, Tad-y said. That’s a benefit for patients, and also may reduce the risk of overcrowding, because when a patient recovers a few days sooner, that means the bed is available for someone else, she said.
Fewer patients are needing intensive care now than were in the spring, at least partly because there are fewer patients from the highest-risk age groups recently, Washington said. Hospitals have learned quite a bit about how to care for patients, but that doesn’t mean people can stop wearing masks, keeping their distance from others and washing their hands frequently, he said.
“We can deal with it better than we could before, but it’s still a nasty virus,” he said. “Even if the numbers go down, that’s not the same as saying it magically went away.”
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thedenverpost--2020-10-18--Broncos Insider: Denver looks for second-year outside linebacker Malik Reed to continue “to improve

Broncos Insider: Denver looks for second-year outside linebacker Malik Reed to continue “to improve a little bit at everything”

Malik Reed ’ s preliminary Year 2 report card is in , and according to Broncos coach Vic Fangio , the outside linebacker needs to continue “ to improve a little bit at everything.
” The 24-year-old earned a role with the Broncos last season as an undrafted rookie out of Nevada , making the 53-man roster out of training camp and then getting eight starts due to Bradley Chubb ’ s season-ending knee injury in Week 4 .
It ’ s been a similar story this season , as the ankle injury that ’ s kept Von Miller from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opportunities for Reed alongside veteran backup Jeremiah Attaochu .
Reed has 12 tackles , and one tackle for loss , in four games played ( and one start ) in 2020 .
“ He ’ s a second-year player who has been thrust into action in both seasons — and probably before he was ready — due to injuries , ” Fangio said .
“ He got a lot of playing time last year and has obviously gotten a lot of playing time this year , and he ’ s taken advantage of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in run defense , pass defense , pass coverage , all the job descriptions that you need to be able to do as an outside linebacker.
” Considering Attaochu is dealing with a quadricep injury that ’ s kept him from practicing over the past couple weeks , Reed ’ s likely to get his second start of the season Sunday in Foxborough opposite Bradley Chubb .
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Malik Reed’s preliminary Year 2 report card is in, and according to Broncos coach Vic Fangio, the outside linebacker needs to continue “to improve a little bit at everything.”
The 24-year-old earned a role with the Broncos last season as an undrafted rookie out of Nevada, making the 53-man roster out of training camp and then getting eight starts due to Bradley Chubb’s season-ending knee injury in Week 4.
It’s been a similar story this season, as the ankle injury that’s kept Von Miller from taking the field has resulted in more opportunities for Reed alongside veteran backup Jeremiah Attaochu. Reed has 12 tackles, and one tackle for loss, in four games played (and one start) in 2020.
“He’s a second-year player who has been thrust into action in both seasons — and probably before he was ready — due to injuries,” Fangio said. “He got a lot of playing time last year and has obviously gotten a lot of playing time this year, and he’s taken advantage of the opportunities… (Reed must improve) in run defense, pass defense, pass coverage, all the job descriptions that you need to be able to do as an outside linebacker.”
Considering Attaochu is dealing with a quadricep injury that’s kept him from practicing over the past couple weeks, Reed’s likely to get his second start of the season Sunday in Foxborough opposite Bradley Chubb. Rookie Derrek Tuszka could also see increased time at a position where the Broncos currently have Austin Calitro and Justin Strnad on injured reserve in addition to Miller.
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thedenverpost--2020-10-18--Why Karl Dorrell is “the man” for CU Buffs, especially in The Year of COVID-19

Some offered prayers .
Karl Dorrell gave Chris Horton his shoulder .
His shoulder and his word .
“ He ’ d come up and talk to me , ” Horton , the Baltimore Ravens ’ special teams coordinator , said of Dorrell , his college coach at UCLA from 2004-07 .
“ And it was probably a little tougher for me .
I didn ’ t talk to my mom for maybe a couple days.
” This was August 2005 , three kids ago .
The Bruins ’ preseason camp had been ratcheting down just as Hurricane Katrina was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back from New Orleans in those days , one of a half-dozen Louisiana natives on the UCLA roster .
Shortly after being sidelined with a right wrist dislocation in practice , Horton received word about Hurricane Katrina bearing down on his hometown .
He knew his mother fled the storm .
He knew his grandfather didn ’ t .
He knew he was helpless , in the dark , half a country away .
So did Dorrell and the rest of the Bruins coaching staff .
“ At that point , all the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down , so it was a while before I had a conversation with him , ” Horton said of Dorrell , the first-year football coach of the CU Buffs .
“ I think the coaching staff that we had , the type of leaders that they were , just made it easy .
Everything was just really even.
” While Horton ’ s family life was turning upside down , Dorrell did what he could to keep the rest of it right side up .
Take as much time , and as much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ door ’ s open .
No topic ’ s off the table .
Whatever you need .
“ We had player development meetings for days where players got to know each other , got to know coaches , ” said Horton , who ’ d grown up in the Crescent City ’ s 5th Ward .
“ That gave guys confidence in him to know that when we called on Coach , that this is not just our ‘ coach.
’ That made it a little bit easier for us .
The guys @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we needed anything , he would always be there.
” Horton lost his grandpa to that storm .
But in Dorrell , he ’ d found a mentor , a friend , for life .
A beacon .
A rock .
“ I really do think he ’ s the man for the ( Buffs ) job , given ( the pandemic ) , ” Horton said .
“ There ’ s not a lot of things that rattle him .
And I think he ’ s just so even-keeled all the time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ready to play .
He ’ ll know how to handle , how to adjust to situations.
” The only promise of the next seven months is that there are no promises , be it in football or life .
The coronavirus is riding the crest of another wave , and we ’ re all paddling headlong into the storm .
As of last Friday afternoon , 32 college football games had either been postponed or canceled because of COVID-19 , including six over the past eight days .
The NFL is on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ season or canceling games outright .
And the Pac-12 , which had initially punted on fall football for this very reason , has committed to a limited schedule that launches Nov. 7 with no bye weeks .
Or margin for error .
Ironic , isn ’ t it ?
Dorrell was hired under duress — Mel Tucker bailed on CU in the middle of a February night , from seemingly out of nowhere .
And yet , months of chaos everywhere else in the world since have made Tucker ’ s successor look @ @ @ @ @ @ @ perfect pilot to help steer the Buffs through a pandemic .
No matter how thick the fog .
Or how choppy the seas .
“ They say a team takes on the attitude of their coach .
And that ’ s something I picked up from him , ” noted former UCLA quarterback Patrick Cowan , who played under Dorrell from 2004-07 .
“ Football is a game of adversity .
It ’ s how you respond to issues .
You ’ re going to get knocked down in a game .
You @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a season .
It ’ s how you respond .
I don ’ t think that ’ s any more true than right now .
I know that ’ s how coach is.
” Surviving 2020 demands flexibility .
Planning .
Patience .
And a cool hand at the wheel when the rest of the neighborhood suddenly bursts into flames .
“ Believe me , ” Dorrell said with a chuckle .
“ Believe me , I may not show it outwardly , you know , ( at ) a lot of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me and all those things .
I learned it from my mom and dad.
” Dad especially .
John Dorrell was a chief petty officer on a Navy aircraft carrier .
When your family moves all over the country , you learn how to adapt to new people , new towns , new environments .
You ’ ve got to be fast on your feet .
And twice as fast between the ears .
“ And I spent quite a few days with ( John ) , as you know , when he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saw ) how he handled people that worked underneath him , ” Dorrell noted .
“ And he was kind of a calm operator … whenever things got stressful , or even if things were great , he was always the same level in terms of his emotions as he approached his job .
“ So I just learned that early on .
And in this profession , particularly with this pandemic , you really have to have a mindset of controlling the things that you can control .
You can ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your control.
” COVID-19 wiped out just about everything Dorrell had on the drawing board from mid-March through mid-July , including spring football , summer camps and the traditional start of a traditional autumn campaign .
The more curveballs fate threw at the first-year Buffs coach , the more he kept fouling them off , digging in , waiting for the heater .
“ And the next thing is , do the best with what you have , ” Dorrell said .
“ We knew from the very beginning when we couldn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to have some ebbs and flows of how the offseason was going to be , leading into summer and going into the year .
So thank goodness my team understands that .
And I think that experience of them being around me has helped them deal with some circumstances better , too.
” There ’ s a reason Dorrell ’ s coaching tree these days has more branches than Wells Fargo .
It goes deeper than the movie nights at UCLA on the eve of game days .
Or the pillow fights @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bruins road wins .
“ We ’ d just kind of leave the place full of feathers , ” Cowan recalled .
“ Looking back on it , I feel bad for the crew .
We had some fun flights home , too.
” The 2005 Bruins , 10-2 and the apex of fun during Dorrell ’ s first tenure as a Pac-12 head coach , fielded a roster that featured 14 players , including Horton , who would eventually go on to appear in an at least one NFL regular-season game .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in hindsight , was even more impressive , a list that includes current Syracuse coach Dino Babers ( then UCLA ’ s wide receivers coach ) ; former Buffs icon Eric Bieniemy ( then running backs coach and recruiting coordinator ) ; future NFL coach and ex-CU assistant Tom Cable ( offensive coordinator/offensive line ) ; another former CU great , Jon Embree ( assistant head coach/tight ends ) ; and CSU alum Brian Schneider ( special teams/safeties ) .
“ He ’ s a teacher , ” Maurice Jones-Drew , then UCLA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NFL Network analyst , said of Dorrell .
“ I learned football ( under him ) .
I learned how to read coverages .
I learned how to pick up blitzes and read defenses and understand all those things .
He knows how to identify coaches that are teachers .
EB .
Jon Embree .
Kyle Shanahan was a graduate assistant ( at UCLA in 2003 ) .
Tom Cable was there .
We had a lot of guys.
” And they groomed even more .
Horton .
Phil Rauscher , a former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coach with the Vikings , played and coached under Dorrell in Westwood .
Brian Callahan , another ex-Broncos assistant and currently the Bengals ’ offensive coordinator , did the same .
“ ( Dorrell ) fostered a very talented and successful crew of young coaches , ” Callahan said .
“ He gave me my start in coaching , developed me as a young man and young coach .
I ’ m eternally grateful for the investment he made in me as a player and person.
” That goes double for Horton , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his mentor during the NFL Scouting Combine , every winter , once the former became an NFL assistant in 2014 .
“ We ’ ve had conversations about life , ” Horton said .
“ I ’ m married .
I ’ ve got three children now .
It ’ s fun to have a coach like that , that has an interest in you and ( interest ) in more than just you as a football player , who ’ ll be concerned with what you ’ re doing in life .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ : a great man .
“ Without a doubt , he ’ ll be ready for whatever he needs to do to get his players through , whatever they need to do in order to be successful .
In and out of the football world .
”

Some offered prayers. Karl Dorrell gave Chris Horton his shoulder. His shoulder and his word.
“He’d come up and talk to me,” Horton, the Baltimore Ravens’ special teams coordinator, said of Dorrell, his college coach at UCLA from 2004-07. “And it was probably a little tougher for me. I didn’t talk to my mom for maybe a couple days.”
This was August 2005, three kids ago. The Bruins’ preseason camp had been ratcheting down just as Hurricane Katrina was ramping up. Horton was a defensive back from New Orleans in those days, one of a half-dozen Louisiana natives on the UCLA roster.
Shortly after being sidelined with a right wrist dislocation in practice, Horton received word about Hurricane Katrina bearing down on his hometown. He knew his mother fled the storm. He knew his grandfather didn’t. He knew he was helpless, in the dark, half a country away. So did Dorrell and the rest of the Bruins coaching staff.
“At that point, all the phone towers and everything had been knocked down, so it was a while before I had a conversation with him,” Horton said of Dorrell, the first-year football coach of the CU Buffs.
“I think the coaching staff that we had, the type of leaders that they were, just made it easy. Everything was just really even.”
While Horton’s family life was turning upside down, Dorrell did what he could to keep the rest of it right side up. Take as much time, and as much space, as you want. Every door’s open. No topic’s off the table. Whatever you need.
“We had player development meetings for days where players got to know each other, got to know coaches,” said Horton, who’d grown up in the Crescent City’s 5th Ward. “That gave guys confidence in him to know that when we called on Coach, that this is not just our ‘coach.’ That made it a little bit easier for us. The guys in New Orleans, we knew if we needed anything, he would always be there.”
Horton lost his grandpa to that storm. But in Dorrell, he’d found a mentor, a friend, for life. A beacon. A rock.
“I really do think he’s the man for the (Buffs) job, given (the pandemic),” Horton said. “There’s not a lot of things that rattle him. And I think he’s just so even-keeled all the time that he’ll have those guys ready to play. He’ll know how to handle, how to adjust to situations.”
“It’s how you respond”
The only promise of the next seven months is that there are no promises, be it in football or life. The coronavirus is riding the crest of another wave, and we’re all paddling headlong into the storm.
As of last Friday afternoon, 32 college football games had either been postponed or canceled because of COVID-19, including six over the past eight days. The NFL is on the brink of either extending its regular season or canceling games outright. And the Pac-12, which had initially punted on fall football for this very reason, has committed to a limited schedule that launches Nov. 7 with no bye weeks. Or margin for error.
Ironic, isn’t it? Dorrell was hired under duress — Mel Tucker bailed on CU in the middle of a February night, from seemingly out of nowhere. And yet, months of chaos everywhere else in the world since have made Tucker’s successor look, more than ever, like the perfect pilot to help steer the Buffs through a pandemic. No matter how thick the fog. Or how choppy the seas.
“They say a team takes on the attitude of their coach. And that’s something I picked up from him,” noted former UCLA quarterback Patrick Cowan, who played under Dorrell from 2004-07.
“Football is a game of adversity. It’s how you respond to issues. You’re going to get knocked down in a game. You’re going to get knocked down in a season. It’s how you respond. I don’t think that’s any more true than right now. I know that’s how coach is.”
Surviving 2020 demands flexibility. Planning. Patience. And a cool hand at the wheel when the rest of the neighborhood suddenly bursts into flames.
“Believe me,” Dorrell said with a chuckle. “Believe me, I may not show it outwardly, you know, (at) a lot of things that might frustrate me or upset me and all those things. I learned it from my mom and dad.”
Dad especially. John Dorrell was a chief petty officer on a Navy aircraft carrier. When your family moves all over the country, you learn how to adapt to new people, new towns, new environments. You’ve got to be fast on your feet. And twice as fast between the ears.
“And I spent quite a few days with (John), as you know, when he was in the Navy, (I saw) how he handled people that worked underneath him,” Dorrell noted. “And he was kind of a calm operator … whenever things got stressful, or even if things were great, he was always the same level in terms of his emotions as he approached his job.
“So I just learned that early on. And in this profession, particularly with this pandemic, you really have to have a mindset of controlling the things that you can control. You can’t worry about things that are out of your control.”
COVID-19 wiped out just about everything Dorrell had on the drawing board from mid-March through mid-July, including spring football, summer camps and the traditional start of a traditional autumn campaign. The more curveballs fate threw at the first-year Buffs coach, the more he kept fouling them off, digging in, waiting for the heater.
“And the next thing is, do the best with what you have,” Dorrell said.
“We knew from the very beginning when we couldn’t have spring practice, we were going to have some ebbs and flows of how the offseason was going to be, leading into summer and going into the year. So thank goodness my team understands that. And I think that experience of them being around me has helped them deal with some circumstances better, too.”
“I’m eternally grateful”
There’s a reason Dorrell’s coaching tree these days has more branches than Wells Fargo. It goes deeper than the movie nights at UCLA on the eve of game days. Or the pillow fights on the plane ride home after big Bruins road wins.
“We’d just kind of leave the place full of feathers,” Cowan recalled. “Looking back on it, I feel bad for the crew. We had some fun flights home, too.”
The 2005 Bruins, 10-2 and the apex of fun during Dorrell’s first tenure as a Pac-12 head coach, fielded a roster that featured 14 players, including Horton, who would eventually go on to appear in an at least one NFL regular-season game.
But the lineup of assistant coaches, in hindsight, was even more impressive, a list that includes current Syracuse coach Dino Babers (then UCLA’s wide receivers coach); former Buffs icon Eric Bieniemy (then running backs coach and recruiting coordinator); future NFL coach and ex-CU assistant Tom Cable (offensive coordinator/offensive line); another former CU great, Jon Embree (assistant head coach/tight ends); and CSU alum Brian Schneider (special teams/safeties).
“He’s a teacher,” Maurice Jones-Drew, then UCLA’s star tailback and now an NFL Network analyst, said of Dorrell. “I learned football (under him). I learned how to read coverages. I learned how to pick up blitzes and read defenses and understand all those things. He knows how to identify coaches that are teachers. EB. Jon Embree. Kyle Shanahan was a graduate assistant (at UCLA in 2003). Tom Cable was there. We had a lot of guys.”
And they groomed even more. Horton. Phil Rauscher, a former Broncos assistant and now assistant offensive line coach with the Vikings, played and coached under Dorrell in Westwood. Brian Callahan, another ex-Broncos assistant and currently the Bengals’ offensive coordinator, did the same.
“(Dorrell) fostered a very talented and successful crew of young coaches,” Callahan said. “He gave me my start in coaching, developed me as a young man and young coach. I’m eternally grateful for the investment he made in me as a player and person.”
That goes double for Horton, who made a point to seek out his mentor during the NFL Scouting Combine, every winter, once the former became an NFL assistant in 2014.
“We’ve had conversations about life,” Horton said. “I’m married. I’ve got three children now. It’s fun to have a coach like that, that has an interest in you and (interest) in more than just you as a football player, who’ll be concerned with what you’re doing in life. That’s really who he is: a great man.
“Without a doubt, he’ll be ready for whatever he needs to do to get his players through, whatever they need to do in order to be successful. In and out of the football world.”


thedenverpost--2020-10-19--Kiszla: When Phillip Lindsay runs for 100 yards, Broncos don’t lose. Pay him, John Elway, before Lin

Kiszla: When Phillip Lindsay runs for 100 yards, Broncos don’t lose. Pay him, John Elway, before Lindsay makes “business decision” to play in another NFL city.

Pound for pound and penny for penny , who in the NFL is tougher than Phillip Lindsay ?
If we can all see it , why can ’ t John Elway ?
“ I don ’ t have to prove nothing to nobody anymore .
I just have to go out and play football , ” Linsday told me Sunday , as the Broncos rolled away from Gillette Stadium with an 18-12 victory against New England .
When Lindsay took the field with his Afro as big and bright as the sun , the Patriots were done .
Because when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his hair ’ s on fire , nobody or nothing can stop Lindsay .
He gained 101 yards against the Patriots .
Let me tell you , Ben Franklin : When Lindsay rushes for a 100-dollar bill , the Broncos don ’ t lose .
Their record is 6-0 in the half dozen games he has eclipsed 100 yards on the ground .
We ’ ll get to the discussion of how it ’ s a crime against football that Lindsay counts $ 755,000 against the salary cap , while Elway gave Denver @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cash to spend on fast cars and good times .
But first , you need to know Lindsay was willing to sacrifice this season and maybe his shot at a bigger paycheck in 2021 to save his father ’ s life .
“ I thought my Dad was going to die , ” said Lindsay , recalling the frightening summer day shortly before this NFL season began , when his 59-year-old father , squeezed in the vise grip of the coronavirus , passed out , drifting into unconciousness that scared every member of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ At that moment , I wasn ’ t thinking about football and I didn ’ t care about getting COVID .
All I was thinking was : ‘ Screw it , I ’ ve got to save my Dad.
’ I love football .
But I would walk away from football before letting a member of my family die .
It ’ s family over all .
First and always.
” • Kiszla : Best outcome for Broncos in New England ?
Game isn ’ t super-spreader event for two NFL teams stung @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Kiz : Does NFL have guts to ever make Pats , Broncos or Chiefs forfeit for violation of COVID protocols ?
• Kiszla : Broncos would much rather have Drew Lock than Cam Newton at quarterback .
Right ?
• Kiszla : Arrest of Melvin Gordon gives Broncos excuse to do right by Phillip Lindsay and make him No .
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Troy , a former CSU athlete and a RTD @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , considers himself lucky .
His family made certain he got to the hospital .
Wrestling the virus was a bear , but the bear couldn ’ t kill him .
“ I didn ’ t get any of that magical Trump stuff , ” the elder Lindsay said during a recent interview with The Post .
He battles fatigue and shortness of breath even now , nearly two months after his son picked him off the floor .
You can knock a Lindsay down .
But good luck keeping any Lindsay , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
After being snubbed for a pay raise and watching as his starting job was handed to Gordon , more pain was heaped on Lindsay when he suffered a turf toe injury in the season-opening loss to Tennessee .
“ Not a good injury for anybody .
But when you ’ re a running back , you can ’ t do anything when it ’ s your toe , ” said Lindsay , thankful coach Vic Fangio refused to let him back in the huddle before the toe fully healed .
“ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ team when I came back .
I didn ’ t want to take carries away from ( Gordon ) , when he ’ s running the ball well .
I wanted to contribute .
But it ’ s about winning games , at the end of the day.
” With Gordon left at home to nurse a strep throat , Lindsay got the start in New England .
His energy lit up the Denver huddle with a buzz quarterback Drew Lock could feel .
“ Rock-em , Sock-em , Bop-em Phil , with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
“ He was ready .
He was excited .
It felt good to finally have him back on the field .
He brings an energy that ’ s infectious.
” When I told Lindsay that a big hair day usually means bad news for the defense , he laughed .
“ I definitely think the hair brings out the competitor in me , ” he said .
“ Once my hair comes out , you ’ re seeing a side of me that I only get to let out on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is amplified by passion .
Lindsay plays loud .
Money is a measure of the market place , not heart .
So put the numbers in their respective contracts aside .
Lindsay is a better back and teammate than Gordon .
And it ’ s not close .
“ When I came here ( to the Broncos ) , I wanted to show you .
Now , I ’ ve shown you , ” said Lindsay , who ran for 1,000 yards in each of his two seasons after entering the league as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ University of Colorado in 2018 .
“ I ’ m not going to think about the money .
Because before the money , when I was a kid , all I wanted to do is play football .
At the end of the day , I know good things will come .
I will get rewarded , when the time is right.
” Here , in the Colorado sunshine , hearts grow big and kind .
So we will forgive Gordon for being cited for driving under the influence , after being pulled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a 35 mph zone through downtown Denver .
But when Lindsay reps the 303 , he considers it a matter of personal responsibility to do right by everyone who calls the Rocky Mountains home .
Lindsay loves his native Denver , the Broncos and fans who adore him like a brother .
He will bleed orange and blue , until the time green forces him to contemplate a move to another NFL city .
But make no mistake : When it comes time to decide what uniform to wear in 2021 and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s right for his own family .
First and always .
“ It ’ s a business , on both sides , ” said Lindsay , his voice even and strong .
“ I will make a business decision that ’ s right for me , just as ( the Broncos ) will make a business decision that ’ s right for them.
” If you don ’ t , somebody else in the NFL certainly will .

Pound for pound and penny for penny, who in the NFL is tougher than Phillip Lindsay?
Nobody.
If we can all see it, why can’t John Elway?
Pay the man.
“I don’t have to prove nothing to nobody anymore. I just have to go out and play football,” Linsday told me Sunday, as the Broncos rolled away from Gillette Stadium with an 18-12 victory against New England.
When Lindsay took the field with his Afro as big and bright as the sun, the Patriots were done. Because when Denver’s favorite son runs like his hair’s on fire, nobody or nothing can stop Lindsay.
He gained 101 yards against the Patriots. Let me tell you, Ben Franklin: When Lindsay rushes for a 100-dollar bill, the Broncos don’t lose. Their record is 6-0 in the half dozen games he has eclipsed 100 yards on the ground.
We’ll get to the discussion of how it’s a crime against football that Lindsay counts $755,000 against the salary cap, while Elway gave Denver teammate Melvin Gordon $9 million in cash to spend on fast cars and good times.
But first, you need to know Lindsay was willing to sacrifice this season and maybe his shot at a bigger paycheck in 2021 to save his father’s life.
“I thought my Dad was going to die,” said Lindsay, recalling the frightening summer day shortly before this NFL season began, when his 59-year-old father, squeezed in the vise grip of the coronavirus, passed out, drifting into unconciousness that scared every member of Troy Lindsay’s family.
“At that moment, I wasn’t thinking about football and I didn’t care about getting COVID. All I was thinking was: ‘Screw it, I’ve got to save my Dad.’ I love football. But I would walk away from football before letting a member of my family die. It’s family over all. First and always.”
Troy, a former CSU athlete and a RTD bus driver for more than 20 years, considers himself lucky. His family made certain he got to the hospital. Wrestling the virus was a bear, but the bear couldn’t kill him.
“I didn’t get any of that magical Trump stuff,” the elder Lindsay said during a recent interview with The Post. He battles fatigue and shortness of breath even now, nearly two months after his son picked him off the floor.
You can knock a Lindsay down. But good luck keeping any Lindsay, young or old, on the mat.
After being snubbed for a pay raise and watching as his starting job was handed to Gordon, more pain was heaped on Lindsay when he suffered a turf toe injury in the season-opening loss to Tennessee.
“Not a good injury for anybody. But when you’re a running back, you can’t do anything when it’s your toe,” said Lindsay, thankful coach Vic Fangio refused to let him back in the huddle before the toe fully healed. “I wanted to be an asset to the team when I came back. I didn’t want to take carries away from (Gordon), when he’s running the ball well. I wanted to contribute. But it’s about winning games, at the end of the day.”
With Gordon left at home to nurse a strep throat, Lindsay got the start in New England. His energy lit up the Denver huddle with a buzz quarterback Drew Lock could feel.
“Rock-em, Sock-em, Bop-em Phil, with the hair rolling today!” Lock said. “He was ready. He was excited. It felt good to finally have him back on the field. He brings an energy that’s infectious.”
When I told Lindsay that a big hair day usually means bad news for the defense, he laughed.
“I definitely think the hair brings out the competitor in me,” he said. “Once my hair comes out, you’re seeing a side of me that I only get to let out on the football field.”
In football, talent is amplified by passion. Lindsay plays loud. Money is a measure of the market place, not heart. So put the numbers in their respective contracts aside. Lindsay is a better back and teammate than Gordon. And it’s not close.
“When I came here (to the Broncos), I wanted to show you. Now, I’ve shown you,” said Lindsay, who ran for 1,000 yards in each of his two seasons after entering the league as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Colorado in 2018.
“I’m not going to think about the money. Because before the money, when I was a kid, all I wanted to do is play football. At the end of the day, I know good things will come. I will get rewarded, when the time is right.”
Here, in the Colorado sunshine, hearts grow big and kind. So we will forgive Gordon for being cited for driving under the influence, after being pulled over last week for speeding 71 mph in a 35 mph zone through downtown Denver.
But when Lindsay reps the 303, he considers it a matter of personal responsibility to do right by everyone who calls the Rocky Mountains home.
Lindsay loves his native Denver, the Broncos and fans who adore him like a brother. He will bleed orange and blue, until the time green forces him to contemplate a move to another NFL city.
But make no mistake: When it comes time to decide what uniform to wear in 2021 and beyond, Lindsay will do what’s right for his own family. First and always.
“It’s a business, on both sides,” said Lindsay, his voice even and strong. “I will make a business decision that’s right for me, just as (the Broncos) will make a business decision that’s right for them.”
Pay the man, Mr. Elway.
If you don’t, somebody else in the NFL certainly will.


thedenverpost--2020-10-19--Tom Brady outplays Aaron Rodgers as Buccaneers rout Packers

TAMPA , Fla. — Tom Brady outplayed Aaron Rodgers in a rare meeting between the Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers erased an early double-digit deficit to rout the previously unbeaten Green Bay Packers 38-10 on Sunday .
It was the 43-year-old Brady ’ s first signature victory since signing with the Bucs ( 4-2 ) after a historic 20-year run with the New England Patriots , which included nine NFL title game appearances and six championships .
He got his favorite target from his days with the Patriots into the mix , throwing a 12-yard touchdown pass @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lead .
It was Gronkowski ’ s first TD since December 2018 and the 79th for the quarterback/tight end tandem — tied for fourth on the all-time list with Miami ’ s Dan Marino and Mark Clayton .
Brady also threw a 7-yard TD pass to rookie Tyler Johnson and Ronald Jones had a pair of rushing TDs for Tampa Bay , which got an even more impressive performance from its defense .
Rodgers threw two interceptions — Green Bay ’ s first turnovers of the season — within a three-pass span of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Packers lead into a 14-10 deficit .
Cornerback Jamel Dean broke on Rodgers ’ sideline throw intended for Davante Adams and returned the pick 32 yards to get the Bucs rolling .
Safety Mike Edwards returned a second interception on a throw also intended for Adams 38 yards to the Green Bay 2 to set up Jones ’ rushing TD on the next play .
Rodgers finished 16 of 35 for 160 yards and no touchdowns after completing 70.5 percent of his passes and throwing for 13 TDs and no interceptions in Green @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Brady was 17 of 27 for 166 yards and two TDs without an interception .
Jones rushed for 113 yards and Gronkowski led the Bucs with five receptions for 78 yards — his best game since ending a one-year retirement to join Brady in Tampa Bay .
It was just the third time the Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks have faced each other in their long successful careers .
And although both insisted it wasn ’ t Brady vs. Rodgers , the friends expressed mutual admiration for one another ’ s accomplishments while acknowledging it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Packers trying to remain unbeaten and the Bucs looking to gauge their progress against one of the NFL ’ s top teams .
Brady noted how important it would be to minimize mistakes , something no quarterback had done better through the first five weeks of the season .
• Kiszla : When Phillip Lindsay runs for 100 yards , Broncos don ’ t lose .
Pay him , John Elway , before Lindsay makes “ business decision ” to play in another NFL city .
• Drew Lock is 1-0 against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to remember even if the Broncos QB had a stat line to forget In addition to becoming the first team in NFL history to score at least 150 points and commit no turnovers through the first four games of a season , the Packers had only allowed three sacks before Sunday .
The Bucs had two interceptions and two of their four sacks by halftime .
Brady and Rodgers split their two previous head-to-head meetings , with the Packers winning 26-21 in 2014 at Green Bay and New England winning 31-17 at home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the Patriots .
Packers : LT David Bakhtiari left in the third quarter with a chest injury , leaving Green Bay to play the remainder of the game without its best offensive lineman .
S Darnell Savage ( quad ) missed a portion of the second half… CB Kevin King ( quadriceps ) and RB Tyler Ervin ( wrist ) were inactive .
Buccaneers : RB Leonard Fournette ( ankle ) sat out for the second time in three games .
DL Khalil Davis ( ankle ) also was inactive because of @ @

TAMPA, Fla. — Tom Brady outplayed Aaron Rodgers in a rare meeting between the Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers erased an early double-digit deficit to rout the previously unbeaten Green Bay Packers 38-10 on Sunday.
It was the 43-year-old Brady’s first signature victory since signing with the Bucs (4-2) after a historic 20-year run with the New England Patriots, which included nine NFL title game appearances and six championships.
He got his favorite target from his days with the Patriots into the mix, throwing a 12-yard touchdown pass to Rob Gronkowski for a 28-10 halftime lead. It was Gronkowski’s first TD since December 2018 and the 79th for the quarterback/tight end tandem — tied for fourth on the all-time list with Miami’s Dan Marino and Mark Clayton.
Brady also threw a 7-yard TD pass to rookie Tyler Johnson and Ronald Jones had a pair of rushing TDs for Tampa Bay, which got an even more impressive performance from its defense.
Rodgers threw two interceptions — Green Bay’s first turnovers of the season — within a three-pass span of the second quarter to turn a 10-0 Packers lead into a 14-10 deficit.
Green Bay (4-1) never recovered.
Cornerback Jamel Dean broke on Rodgers’ sideline throw intended for Davante Adams and returned the pick 32 yards to get the Bucs rolling. Safety Mike Edwards returned a second interception on a throw also intended for Adams 38 yards to the Green Bay 2 to set up Jones’ rushing TD on the next play.
Rodgers finished 16 of 35 for 160 yards and no touchdowns after completing 70.5 percent of his passes and throwing for 13 TDs and no interceptions in Green Bay’s first four games.
Brady was 17 of 27 for 166 yards and two TDs without an interception. Jones rushed for 113 yards and Gronkowski led the Bucs with five receptions for 78 yards — his best game since ending a one-year retirement to join Brady in Tampa Bay.
It was just the third time the Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks have faced each other in their long successful careers.
And although both insisted it wasn’t Brady vs. Rodgers, the friends expressed mutual admiration for one another’s accomplishments while acknowledging it would be fun sharing the field with the Packers trying to remain unbeaten and the Bucs looking to gauge their progress against one of the NFL’s top teams.
Brady noted how important it would be to minimize mistakes, something no quarterback had done better through the first five weeks of the season.
In addition to becoming the first team in NFL history to score at least 150 points and commit no turnovers through the first four games of a season, the Packers had only allowed three sacks before Sunday.
The Bucs had two interceptions and two of their four sacks by halftime.
BRADY VS. RODGERS
Brady and Rodgers split their two previous head-to-head meetings, with the Packers winning 26-21 in 2014 at Green Bay and New England winning 31-17 at home in 2018, while Brady was playing for the Patriots.
INJURIES
Packers: LT David Bakhtiari left in the third quarter with a chest injury, leaving Green Bay to play the remainder of the game without its best offensive lineman. S Darnell Savage (quad) missed a portion of the second half… CB Kevin King (quadriceps) and RB Tyler Ervin (wrist) were inactive.
Buccaneers: RB Leonard Fournette (ankle) sat out for the second time in three games. DL Khalil Davis (ankle) also was inactive because of injury.
UP NEXT
Packers: at Houston next Sunday
Buccaneers: at Las Vegas next Sunday night.


thedenverpost--2020-10-19--Devin Bush, C.J.Board among key injuries in NFL’s Week 6

Pittsburgh second-year inside linebacker Devin Bush sustained what coach Mike Tomlin called a “ significant knee injury ” in Pittsburgh ’ s 38-7 rout of the Browns on Sunday .
Giants coach Joe Judge said receiver C.J .
Board has movement in his limbs after suffering a concussion and neck injury in the team ’ s 20-19 win over Washington .
Bush , who had not missed a defensive snap all season , injured his left knee in the second quarter when he took an awkward step while attempting to break up a pass .
Board was carted off the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was hit by safety Deshazor Evertt while trying to catch a low pass on a crossing pattern in the third quarter of New York ’ s 20-19 win .
Earlier , Everett was whistled for a personal foul for a late hit on quarterback Daniel Jones following a third-down scramble .
Also , Giants cornerback Darnay Holmes suffered a neck injury in the game .
Washington lost left guard Saahdiq Charles ( left leg ) on the second play from scrimmage and wide receiver Antonio Gandy-Golden was ruled out with a hamstring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kept Melvin Gordon out of Denver ’ s 18-12 win at New England , where Drew Lock , 23 , became the youngest quarterback to win at Gillette Stadium .
The Patriots lost right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor to an ankle injury in the first quarter , further scrambling their O-line , and defensive lineman Adam Butler left with an injured elbow .
The Patriots were already playing without starting center David Andrew ( IR , hand ) and backup center James Ferentz ( reserve/COVID-19 list ) .
Left guard Joe Thuney started at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ season .
The Broncos , playing for the first time since Oct. 1 because their game at New England was delayed twice by the Patriots ’ coronavirus cases , lost linebacker Josh Watson ( hamstring ) , receiver/returner Deontae Spencer ( clavicle ) and left guard Dalton Risner ( shoulder ) in the game .
The Eagles went into their game against Baltimore missing seven offensive starters , including four offensive linemen , and then lost two more when RB Miles Sanders ( knee ) left in the third quarter and tight end @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fourth .
Also hurt for Philadephia were DT Malik Jackson ( quad ) , RT Jack Driscoll ( ankle ) and S K ’ Von Wallace ( shoulder ) .
–Vikings CB Mike Hughes ( neck ) departed in the second quarter against Atlanta with the injury that kept him out of two recent games , leaving the Vikings with only three available players at CB : rookie starters Jeff Gladney and Cameron Dantzler and backup Harrison Hand .
CB Holton Hill ( foot ) was inactive for the second straight game @

Pittsburgh second-year inside linebacker Devin Bush sustained what coach Mike Tomlin called a “significant knee injury” in Pittsburgh’s 38-7 rout of the Browns on Sunday.
Giants coach Joe Judge said receiver C.J. Board has movement in his limbs after suffering a concussion and neck injury in the team’s 20-19 win over Washington.
Bush, who had not missed a defensive snap all season, injured his left knee in the second quarter when he took an awkward step while attempting to break up a pass.
Board was carted off the field and taken to a hospital after he was hit by safety Deshazor Evertt while trying to catch a low pass on a crossing pattern in the third quarter of New York’s 20-19 win.
Earlier, Everett was whistled for a personal foul for a late hit on quarterback Daniel Jones following a third-down scramble.
Also, Giants cornerback Darnay Holmes suffered a neck injury in the game. Washington lost left guard Saahdiq Charles (left leg) on the second play from scrimmage and wide receiver Antonio Gandy-Golden was ruled out with a hamstring injury.
A case of strep throat kept Melvin Gordon out of Denver’s 18-12 win at New England, where Drew Lock, 23, became the youngest quarterback to win at Gillette Stadium. The Patriots lost right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor to an ankle injury in the first quarter, further scrambling their O-line, and defensive lineman Adam Butler left with an injured elbow.
The Patriots were already playing without starting center David Andrew (IR, hand) and backup center James Ferentz (reserve/COVID-19 list). Left guard Joe Thuney started at center Sunday for the second time this season.
The Broncos, playing for the first time since Oct. 1 because their game at New England was delayed twice by the Patriots’ coronavirus cases, lost linebacker Josh Watson (hamstring), receiver/returner Deontae Spencer (clavicle) and left guard Dalton Risner (shoulder) in the game.
The Eagles went into their game against Baltimore missing seven offensive starters, including four offensive linemen, and then lost two more when RB Miles Sanders (knee) left in the third quarter and tight end Zach Ertz (ankle) exited in the fourth.
Also hurt for Philadephia were DT Malik Jackson (quad), RT Jack Driscoll (ankle) and S K’Von Wallace (shoulder).
Other notable injuries from Week 6 included:
–Vikings CB Mike Hughes (neck) departed in the second quarter against Atlanta with the injury that kept him out of two recent games, leaving the Vikings with only three available players at CB: rookie starters Jeff Gladney and Cameron Dantzler and backup Harrison Hand. CB Holton Hill (foot) was inactive for the second straight game.
— Ravens RB Mark Ingram (ankle), CB Anthony Averett (shoulder) and OL Tyre Phillips (hand).
— Vikings CB Mike Hughes (neck).
— Jaguars LB Myles Jack (ankle), TE Tyler Eifert (neck), G A.J. Cann (shoulder) and S Jarrod Wilson (hamstring).
— Panthers S Juston Burris (ribs).
— Titans LT Taylor Lewan (knee) and TE Jonnu Smith (ankle).
— Packers LT David Bakhtiari (chest).