Gronkowski returns to Patriots practice

Kubiak said Demarcus Ware could play in Sunday’s game, but his reps will be limited and they will take his progress day by day. With Peyton Manning still out, Brock Osweiler will get the start for the Broncos as quarterback for a fourth-straight game.

Manning has said he has no timetable for a possible return because doctors can not tell him when he’ll be healthy again. “We’ll be day-to-day this week trying to get some guys to game day”.

That means avoiding a lapse Sunday against the visiting Oakland Raiders with a potential to clinch a fifth consecutive division title at stake.

Asked how much he misses Gronkowski, quarterback Tom Brady said Wednesday: “He’s a great player”. If the Denver Broncos continue their winning ways, they are in the driver’s seat to have home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.

It’s hard to see Denver or New England losing more than two games going forward, if that, looking at their schedules, so it’s imperative the Bengals take care of their own business and win the games they’re supposed to win.

“That whole Twitter thing was just an opportunity for me to stay in contact and get my name thrown around hopefully for a futures contract”, Keo said.

But, Kubiak said the team is not panicking. The throwing session marked the most extensive workout for Peyton Manning; since, he went down with the foot injury over three weeks ago against the Chiefs.

The Broncos might get DeMarcus Ware back after a four-game absence due to an ailing back and nose tackle Sylvester Williams could return from an ankle injury that kept him out last week. Linebacker Danny Trevathan and tight end Vernon Davis are going through the league-mandated post-concussion protocol and did not practice.

One week after re-signing Josh Bush as an injury replacement for star safety T.J. Ward, Denver has announced another new addition to their secondary.

That game at Denver is going to be very tough, and it may very well decide who at least one of the top two seeds in the AFC ends up being.