LB · #47 · Denver Broncos · week 8 vs Kansas City Chiefs · Sun Nov 1 · 4:25 PM ET

Karene Reid

ROLE a special-teams player
EXP 1 season
AGE 25-28
DEPTH RILB2

92%PLAY EXPECTED

As of week 8, Karene Reid was an LB for DEN, age 26.5, 1 season of experience. In 2026 through week 7 he was listed at depth rank 2 on his club's depth chart; he had played 7 games on 0% of snaps; his line was 1 tackle a game, 0 sacks a game and 0 passes defended a game. Before 2026 he played 10 games (postseason included) over 1 season. His injury history held 1 episode (hamstring 1), 1 of them reaching OUT; the last was a hamstring injury in 2025 week 18.

The full read

In short

How our call moved in week 8

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92%92%92%92%92%92%92%92%92%92%92%92%92%92%92%92%

Wed 10:30 PM ETSun 4:02 PM ET

our call, P(plays)

92% EXPECTED → 92% EXPECTED

Every call we wrote for him in week 8, earliest first, as written.

In short

Karene Reid is a special-teams player at right inside linebacker for DEN — 55% of the kicking snaps over 8 weeks. He has an elbow injury. In week 8 he practised in full every day the report covers. His team has not listed him on the final report. We say he plays — 92%, in a band that plays 94% of the time. We have said PLAY since 91 hours before kickoff.

The reader concurs · grade B

The club's own participation report lists Reid as a full participant for the second consecutive day with the elbow (P1), and the Wednesday report has him practicing fully while teammates such as Bolles and Mims were limited (P3), so the elbow is not restricting him on the practice axis.

What the read cites

	What was reported	Source
1	“Inside linebacker Karene Reid (elbow), defensive tackle Malcolm Roach (neck) and cornerback Pat Surtain II (ankle) were all full participants for the second consecutive day.”	Denver Broncos · 2026-10-29
2	“Denver will release game statuses on Friday for Sunday's Week 8 matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs.”	Denver Broncos · 2026-10-29
3	“DT Malcolm Roach (neck) and ILB Karene Reid (elbow) practiced fully”	Denver Post · 2026-10-28
4	“While young backups Karene Reid and Red Murdock offer developmental upside, the depth chart is uniquely tailored to downhill run thumpers.”	Mile High Report · 2026-10-28

The reader's full reasoning

The rest of the reading

No game status exists yet because Denver said it would release statuses on Friday for the Week 8 game against Kansas City (P1), which is exactly the pre-designation extrapolation the model is making. The only genuine residual risk is the game-status axis rather than health — Reid is described as inexperienced young depth behind Justin Strnad (P2), so a healthy scratch is conceivable, but nothing written contradicts the PLAY call.

16versions in week 8

10average, every player

54most for one player

How the call moved

EXPECTED since Wed Oct 28 · 10:30 PM ET · 91 h before kickoff. Biggest move: 92% → 92%, Thu Oct 29 · 11:10 PM ET to Fri Oct 30 · 7:05 AM ET, with no club report in between.

Our call

Injury report

Our call · week 8

NOT EXPECTEDUNLIKELYCOIN FLIPLIKELYEXPECTED

92% · EXPECTED

we expect him to play — this band plays 94% of the time (92–96%), measured out of fold. We stand behind this one.

Practice in week 8

Fri	Thu	Wed
FPdated Fri Oct 30	FPdated Fri Oct 30	FPdated Fri Oct 30

Shape of the week: steady. Only days the publisher dated are shown; a day we could not date is left out until the nightly sweep stamps it. The shape is a fact, not a forecast.

Head start

Our call Wed Oct 28 · 10:30 PM ET
Kickoff Sun Nov 1 · 4:25 PM ET

The evidence behind his current call

What was reported	Source
“Inside linebacker Karene Reid (elbow), defensive tackle Malcolm Roach (neck) and cornerback Pat Surtain II (ankle) were all full participants for the second consecutive day.”	Denver Broncos · Thu Oct 29
“DT Malcolm Roach (neck) and ILB Karene Reid (elbow) practiced fully”	Denver Post · Wed Oct 28

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“Denver will release game statuses on Friday for Sunday's Week 8 matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs.”	Denver Broncos · Thu Oct 29

Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range

Tackles / game1.0 range 1.0–1.0
wk 1–8 · 5 games · below most of his peers
Sacks / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0
wk 1–8 · 5 games
Passes defended / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0
wk 1–8 · 5 games
Snap share0.0% range 0–0
wk 1–8 · 8 games

Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share

0%wk 1
0%wk 2
0%wk 3
0%wk 4
0%wk 5
0%wk 6
0%wk 7
0%wk 8

Missed while on the injury report

Season	Weeks on the report	Missed while listed
2026	1	0

Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.

Medical history

When	Injury	Weeks on a report	Worst status
2026 · wk 8	arm	1	—
2025 · wk 16	hamstring	3	Out

Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.

Injury history by season · 2 episodes · 4 weeks on a report

2025

hamstring · 3w

2026

arm · 1w

Weeks 1–18

ruled out
listed, and played

Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status.

The rest of his team's report in week 8

Player	Pos	Practice	Whose word	Call	Chance he plays	Band
Garett Bolles	T	LTD	team's word	Questionable
Zach Allen	DE	LTD	team's word	Questionable
Malcolm Roach	DT	FULL	ours	PLAY	97%	EXPECTED
Brandon Jones	S	LTD	team's word	Questionable
Talanoa Hufanga	S	DNP	team's word	Out
Jaylen Waddle	WR	LTD	team's word	Questionable
Pat Surtain II	CB	FULL	ours	PLAY	97%	EXPECTED
Sam Ehlinger	QB	UNK	team's word	Out
Jordan Jackson	DT	UNK	team's word	Out
Marvin Mims Jr.	WR	FULL	ours	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED
Nick Gargiulo	G	UNK	team's word	Out
Frank Crum	OT	UNK	team's word	—
Caleb Lohner	TE	UNK	team's word	—
RJ Harvey	RB	DNP	team's word	Out
Dallen Bentley	TE	UNK	team's word	Out
Gavin Ortega	OT	UNK	team's word	Out
Kage Casey	OT	UNK	team's word	Out
Tyler Onyedim	DT	UNK	team's word	Out

The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.

The evidence behind his earlier calls

The evidence behind the call made Wed Oct 28 · 10:30 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 29 · 2:10 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 29 · 7:02 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 29 · 12:05 PM ET

What was reported	Source
“DT Malcolm Roach (neck) and ILB Karene Reid (elbow) practiced fully.”	Denver Post · Wed Oct 28
“While young backups Karene Reid and Red Murdock offer developmental upside”	Mile High Report · Wed Oct 28

The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 29 · 5:05 PM ET

What was reported	Source
“DT Malcolm Roach (neck) and ILB Karene Reid (elbow) practiced fully.”	Denver Post · Wed Oct 28
“While young backups Karene Reid and Red Murdock offer developmental upside”	Mile High Report · Wed Oct 28

The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 29 · 11:10 PM ET

What was reported	Source
“DT Malcolm Roach (neck) and ILB Karene Reid (elbow) practiced fully.”	Denver Post · Wed Oct 28
“While young backups Karene Reid and Red Murdock offer developmental upside”	Mile High Report · Wed Oct 28

The evidence behind the call made Fri Oct 30 · 7:05 AM ET

What was reported	Source
“DT Malcolm Roach (neck) and ILB Karene Reid (elbow) practiced fully.”	Denver Post · Wed Oct 28
“While young backups Karene Reid and Red Murdock offer developmental upside”	Mile High Report · Wed Oct 28

The evidence behind the call made Fri Oct 30 · 12:05 PM ET

What was reported	Source
“Inside linebacker Karene Reid (elbow), defensive tackle Malcolm Roach (neck) and cornerback Pat Surtain II (ankle) were all full participants for the second consecutive day.”	Denver Broncos · Thu Oct 29
“DT Malcolm Roach (neck) and ILB Karene Reid (elbow) practiced fully”	Denver Post · Wed Oct 28

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“Denver will release game statuses on Friday for Sunday's Week 8 matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs.”	Denver Broncos · Thu Oct 29

The evidence behind the call made Fri Oct 30 · 5:02 PM ET

What was reported	Source
“Inside linebacker Karene Reid (elbow), defensive tackle Malcolm Roach (neck) and cornerback Pat Surtain II (ankle) were all full participants for the second consecutive day.”	Denver Broncos · Thu Oct 29
“DT Malcolm Roach (neck) and ILB Karene Reid (elbow) practiced fully”	Denver Post · Wed Oct 28

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“Denver will release game statuses on Friday for Sunday's Week 8 matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs.”	Denver Broncos · Thu Oct 29

The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 31 · 12:50 AM ET

What was reported	Source
“Inside linebacker Karene Reid (elbow), defensive tackle Malcolm Roach (neck) and cornerback Pat Surtain II (ankle) were all full participants for the second consecutive day.”	Denver Broncos · Thu Oct 29
“DT Malcolm Roach (neck) and ILB Karene Reid (elbow) practiced fully”	Denver Post · Wed Oct 28

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“Denver will release game statuses on Friday for Sunday's Week 8 matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs.”	Denver Broncos · Thu Oct 29

The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 31 · 7:05 AM ET

What was reported	Source
“Inside linebacker Karene Reid (elbow), defensive tackle Malcolm Roach (neck) and cornerback Pat Surtain II (ankle) were all full participants for the second consecutive day.”	Denver Broncos · Thu Oct 29
“DT Malcolm Roach (neck) and ILB Karene Reid (elbow) practiced fully”	Denver Post · Wed Oct 28

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“Denver will release game statuses on Friday for Sunday's Week 8 matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs.”	Denver Broncos · Thu Oct 29

The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 31 · 12:02 PM ET

What was reported	Source
“Inside linebacker Karene Reid (elbow), defensive tackle Malcolm Roach (neck) and cornerback Pat Surtain II (ankle) were all full participants for the second consecutive day.”	Denver Broncos · Thu Oct 29
“DT Malcolm Roach (neck) and ILB Karene Reid (elbow) practiced fully”	Denver Post · Wed Oct 28

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“Denver will release game statuses on Friday for Sunday's Week 8 matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs.”	Denver Broncos · Thu Oct 29

The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 31 · 5:06 PM ET

What was reported	Source
“Inside linebacker Karene Reid (elbow), defensive tackle Malcolm Roach (neck) and cornerback Pat Surtain II (ankle) were all full participants for the second consecutive day.”	Denver Broncos · Thu Oct 29
“DT Malcolm Roach (neck) and ILB Karene Reid (elbow) practiced fully”	Denver Post · Wed Oct 28

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“Denver will release game statuses on Friday for Sunday's Week 8 matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs.”	Denver Broncos · Thu Oct 29

The evidence behind the call made Sun Nov 1 · 6:06 AM ET

What was reported	Source
“Inside linebacker Karene Reid (elbow), defensive tackle Malcolm Roach (neck) and cornerback Pat Surtain II (ankle) were all full participants for the second consecutive day.”	Denver Broncos · Thu Oct 29
“DT Malcolm Roach (neck) and ILB Karene Reid (elbow) practiced fully”	Denver Post · Wed Oct 28

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“Denver will release game statuses on Friday for Sunday's Week 8 matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs.”	Denver Broncos · Thu Oct 29

The evidence behind the call made Sun Nov 1 · 11:02 AM ET

What was reported	Source
“Inside linebacker Karene Reid (elbow), defensive tackle Malcolm Roach (neck) and cornerback Pat Surtain II (ankle) were all full participants for the second consecutive day.”	Denver Broncos · Thu Oct 29
“DT Malcolm Roach (neck) and ILB Karene Reid (elbow) practiced fully”	Denver Post · Wed Oct 28

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“Denver will release game statuses on Friday for Sunday's Week 8 matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs.”	Denver Broncos · Thu Oct 29

The evidence behind the call made Sun Nov 1 · 4:02 PM ET

What was reported	Source
“Inside linebacker Karene Reid (elbow), defensive tackle Malcolm Roach (neck) and cornerback Pat Surtain II (ankle) were all full participants for the second consecutive day.”	Denver Broncos · Thu Oct 29
“DT Malcolm Roach (neck) and ILB Karene Reid (elbow) practiced fully”	Denver Post · Wed Oct 28

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“Denver will release game statuses on Friday for Sunday's Week 8 matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs.”	Denver Broncos · Thu Oct 29

Role

Call history

The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show

Profile — as of week 8


Role	LB2 · 0% snaps
Season	2026 · 7 games through wk 7
Per game	1 tackle · 0 sacks · 0 passes defended
Career	1 season · 10 games before 2026
Injuries	1 episode · last: hamstring, 2025 wk 18
Bio	age 26.5 · 1 season' experience

Where the profile comes from

Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.

nflverse injuries_2026.csv

About him

About him	As the record holds it
His role	a special-teams player at right inside linebacker — 55% of the kicking snaps over 8 weeks
Listed on the depth chart	second at right inside linebacker
Snaps played	0% a week on average over 8 weeks, 0% at his highest, 55% on special teams
Build	6 ft 0 in · 227 lb
College	Utah
Drafted	undrafted
Age	25-28 at the season's start
Experience	1 season

When this call was made, and when the world knew

Wed Oct 28 · 10:30 PM ETWrittenWe first said PLAY.
Sun Nov 1 · 4:25 PM ETPublicOur call became public when the week settled.
Sun Nov 1 · 4:25 PM ETKickoffKickoff.

How our call moved, earliest first

When	Lead	Call	Chance he plays	Band	On what
Wed Oct 28 · 10:30 PM ET	91 h	PLAY	92%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Thu Oct 29 · 2:10 AM ET	87 h	PLAY	92%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Thu Oct 29 · 7:02 AM ET	82 h	PLAY	92%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Thu Oct 29 · 12:05 PM ET	77 h	PLAY	92%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Thu Oct 29 · 5:05 PM ET	72 h	PLAY	92%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Thu Oct 29 · 11:10 PM ET	66 h	PLAY	92%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Fri Oct 30 · 7:05 AM ET	58 h	PLAY	92%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Fri Oct 30 · 12:05 PM ET	53 h	PLAY	92%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Fri Oct 30 · 5:02 PM ET	48 h	PLAY	92%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sat Oct 31 · 12:50 AM ET	41 h	PLAY	92%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sat Oct 31 · 7:05 AM ET	34 h	PLAY	92%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sat Oct 31 · 12:02 PM ET	29 h	PLAY	92%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sat Oct 31 · 5:06 PM ET	24 h	PLAY	92%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sun Nov 1 · 6:06 AM ET	10 h	PLAY	92%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sun Nov 1 · 11:02 AM ET	5 h	PLAY	92%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sun Nov 1 · 4:02 PM ET	0 h	PLAY	92%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything

16 calls in week 8, and the call never flipped between PLAY and SIT. Each lead time is the one that call actually had when it was written — never recounted from now. A call that changes is the record working: new evidence arrived and we said so, in public, before the game.

What would change this read

What would change this read
Friday's (Oct 30) official game-status designation for Reid — Out/Doubtful/Questionable/none — for the Nov 1 game vs Kansas City
The Sunday Nov 1 inactive list, to check whether Reid is a healthy scratch given his backup/reserve role
Any Sean Payton or Vance Joseph comment on Reid's elbow or his defensive/special-teams snap role behind Justin Strnad
Whether Justin Strnad or another ILB (Jordan Turner, Red Murdock) is out, which would raise Reid's likelihood of dressing