Broncos' key free agents Greenlaw and Engram out for Chargers game

FILE - Denver Broncos linebacker Dre Greenlaw (57) warms up at an NFL football training practice July 28, 2025, in Centennial, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

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FILE - Denver Broncos linebacker Dre Greenlaw (57) warms up at an NFL football training practice July 28, 2025, in Centennial, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos will be without two of their key free agent additions when they face the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday.

Inside linebacker Dre Greenlaw will miss his third game with a thigh injury and tight end Evan Engram will also sit this one out after injuring his back in the Broncos' 29-28 loss at Indianapolis in Week 2.

Greenlaw signed a three-year, $35 million contract with Denver in the offseason despite missing all but two games last year while recovering from a torn Achilles in the 2024 Super Bowl.

Engram signed a two-year, $23 million contract to provide coach Sean Payton with the coveted “joker” player who has positional flexibility.

Engram has just four catches for 33 yards so far.

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Denver Broncos tight end Evan Engram, left, congratulates wide receiver Courtland Sutton after his touchdown catch against the New Orleans Saints in the first half of an NFL preseason football game Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Denver Broncos tight end Evan Engram, left, congratulates wide receiver Courtland Sutton after his touchdown catch against the New Orleans Saints in the first half of an NFL preseason football game Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)