Los Broncos de Denver colocaron en activo a Dre Greenlaw, su valiosa adquisición como agente libre, procedente de la lista de lesionados.

The time has finally come for the Denver Broncos to remove the bubble wrap around linebacker Dre Greenlaw. After signing a three-year, $31.5 million contract, the former San Francisco 49ers standout has yet to make his Broncos debut, due to a quad injury.

Dre Greenlaw may be nearing his Denver Broncos debut, but the impending decision has come at the expense of another player.

Broncos OLB Jonah Elliss (shoulder) has been ruled out for Week 7. ILB Dre Greenlaw (quad) is listed as questionable.

This was about money, sure. More so, this was about a locker room. And a chance to be Batman, not Robin to Fred Warner. And most of all, about being valued — the concept that Dre Greenlaw

As he nears return from a recurring quad injury, the Denver Broncos are still waiting for Dre Greenlaw to take the field. The franchise is hoping the three-year, $31.5 million deal they gave to Greenlaw in the offseason will help transform what is already a potent Denver defense into arguably the best in the NFL.

The Broncos hoped they could keep the talented linebacker healthy, but Greenlaw's luck with the injury bug hasn't changed yet. The Broncos kept him on the 53-man roster to open the regular season, but in the face of minimal progress with that quad, the team ultimately opted to take the pressure off of him and place him on IR ahead of Week 3.

The big news of the week was that veteran linebacker Dre Greenlaw, who has been out all season, was designated to return from the injured reserve and participated in practice. He has put in back-to-back limited sessions,