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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Head Coach Vic Fangio has coached in his fair share of joint practices. In his more than three decades in the NFL, Fangio estimates he’s participated in more than 40 of the sessions.
And as the Broncos prepare to host the San Francisco 49ers for a pair of joint practices, Fangio has already laid out his expectations for his team.
The teams plan to compete in pads on both Friday and Saturday — and Fangio said he’s already talked to his team about avoiding confrontations.
“Well first off, you don’t want to [practice] against certain teams, so you pick your opponent wisely,” Fangio said. “And then you just reinforce to your players and they reinforce it to their players that we’re here to get good work. We’re not here to fight or anything like that.”
The Broncos will “probably” be without safety Su’a Cravens (illness) and outside linebacker Malik Reed (side) on Friday, Fangio said. Both players missed Thursday’s practice.
Guard Ron Leary also sat out Thursday’s session and will “maybe” participate on Friday.
Fangio did not specifically address whether safety Will Parks would practice Friday. Parks is “nursing a slight hamstring” injury, per Fangio.
“We’re just trying to be cautious with that,” Fangio said.
Todd Davis (calf), Joe Jones (upper arm), Theo Riddick (shoulder) and Andy Janovich (pectoral) are also expected to miss Friday’s practice against San Francisco.