Ward, Stewart being monitored for Sunday

Ward, who re-injured an ankle in the fourth quarter of the AFC title game against New England, looked spry and only slightly favored his ankle.

Running back Jonathan Stewart has battled foot and ankle injuries for the past month, but he’s practicing and will be ready to play.

“Yeah, there’s disappointment, but it’s been dealt with and we’ve moved on”, Kubiak said.

The two Super Bowl teams are healthy when they need to be, but they’ve suffered their share of major injuries. According to USA Today’s Lindsay Jones, Kubiak told his team to “be accountable” before they left for San Francisco.

The only other Denver player who was limited was right guard Louis Vasquez (knee).

“But I would expect all three of them to play Sunday, ‘” Kubiak said. After resting all of last week, he was a limited participant in Monday’s practice, testing the limits of his surgically repaired arm. Music was played through big speakers to provide noise.

The star of the day was cornerback Aqib Talib, who picked off three passes and delighted in taking one of them back down the left sideline past the offense.

How do you think the Denver Broncos defensive players will react should Cam Newton score a touchdown on them in the Super Bowl?

“Our goal here is to be short and sharp”, Kubiak said.

“J-Stew – we go back – we came to college together, he’s a good friend of mine, and it’s great that we’re both on this stage, but we both have a job to do”, Ward said. “Our retention from last week was very good, and guys were very focused'”.

Head coach of the Denver Broncos, Gary Kubiak, has organized a walk through-type practice followed by a conditioning workout starting 11 a.m. PST Monday – as he does every Monday during the regular season. He wrote this report for media across the country.

No other Panthers were limited or held out of practice.

The Panthers ended practice by continuing another tradition.