Sanders to play for 1st time since Achilles tear

Emmanuel Sanders is back and ready to play football.

It’s been a long road of recovery for the two-time Pro Bowl wide receiver, battling to return after suffering a torn Achilles in his left leg in December. That was only one of his hurdles, however, because it was also revealed recently Sanders had undergone “tightrope” surgery on the opposite ankle as well — to finally fix an issue that began at some point in 2017. With both injuries now completely behind him, Sanders will finally be allowed to again take the field on Monday night — per Adam Schefter of ESPN — when the Broncos host the San Francisco 49ers in their third preseason game.

Needless to say, this is a big deal for both Sanders and the Broncos.

The former third-round pick joined the Broncos in 2014 after playing out his rookie deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers, registering both of his Pro Bowl nods in Denver and helping the team hoist the Lombardi trophy following a 24-10 defeat of the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50.

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That particular season (2015) was the second of what would become three consecutive 1,000-yard seasons for Sanders, but he’s struggled to again reach those heights over the last two years.

Poor and unsettled quarterback play didn’t help his cause, but he was able to reel in 868 receiving yards and four touchdowns in 2018 — with at 72.4 percent catch rate — before tearing his Achilles. Sanders will be looked upon in 2019 to be the sure-handed veteran target for newly-acquired Joe Flacco, in a season where the the team is looking to turn things around in short order, particularly considering he’s an unrestricted free agent following this season.

“I feel good now that both of them have been taken care of,” Sanders told Mike Klis of 9News. “I feel like I’m back to myself, finally.”

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