Head coach Sean Payton announced Tuesday that it was an ACL injury that landed Gargiulo on injured reserve, Aric DiLalla of the Broncos' official site reports.
Gargiulo was carted off the field during Saturday's preseason game against the Cardinals with what's now being described as an ACL injury. He was competing for a spot as a backup guard on the team and will now shift his focus to getting healthy for next season.
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Broncos' Nick Gargiulo: Lands on IR
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The Broncos placed Gargiulo (knee) on injured reserve Sunday, Aric DiLalla of the team's official site reports.
Gargiulo was carted off the field during Saturday's preseason win over the Cardinals and will be forced to miss the entirety of the upcoming season unless he's waived with an injury settlement. The 25-year-old will now shift his focus to getting healthy for the 2026 campaign.
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Broncos' Nick Gargiulo: Injures knee
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Gargiulo suffered a right knee injury in Saturday's preseason game against the Cardinals, Zac Stevens of TheDNVR.com reports.
Gargiulo went down in a heap of pain and needed to be carted off the field, suggesting he may be dealing with a serious injury. He was a seventh-round pick out of South Carolina last year and spent much of the 2024 campaign on Denver's practice squad.
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Broncos' Nick Gargiulo: Denver adds blocker in Round 7
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The Broncos selected Gargiulo in the seventh round of the 2024 NFL Draft, 256th overall.
Gargiulo began his collegiate career at Yale but transferred to South Carolina for his sixth and final season of collegiate football. He split time between center and left guard with South Carolina but played tackle at Yale. At just over 6-foot-5, Gargiulo might be a bit tall to play comfortably at center in the NFL, so guard might be a little easier of a fit. With 33 and 7/8-inch arms, it's generally assumed that Gargiulo won't get a serious look at tackle, but he's played everywhere on the line by this point so Gargiulo could conceivably compete for reps at any of the five spots for Denver down the road.
