The Denver Broncos have one more piece of their offense back on Tuesday Montee Ball at running back returned to practice, just two weeks after he had an appendectomy.
Ball did not participate in team drills, but participated in some individual work. It was the first time the ball had been in training camp with the team since having surgery on August 4 with the team many had hoped ball to return to practice on Tuesday, but he is still a sign of significant question for Saturday's game against the Houston Texans.
"Montee nails to bite back out there," said Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning. "He's doing everything he can."
After the appendectomy, the ball stays out of the first two preseason games of the Broncos - wins over the Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers. At least some of the owners of the Broncos are expected to play on a medium preseason game Saturday night against Houston, but at the moment the ball is not expected to be one of them.
Usual Broncos usually do not play in the fourth preseason game, so as it stands right now the next game ball could very well be the first game of the regular season Sept. 7 against the Colts Indianapolis.
Ball was tabbed as the No. 1 team back as soon as the 2013 season ended. The second-year back, who had 559 yards rushing as a rookie last season, had worked with snacks throughout the offseason program and the team's training camp before his appendectomy.
Also Tuesday held the Broncos wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders out of practice, again with a hamstring injury. Sanders was held out of practice on Friday as well, and did not play in Sunday's game against the 49ers.
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