Player Attendance

Did not practice: LB Todd Davis (calf, fifth consecutive missed practice), WR River Cracraft (oblique, fourth consecutive), TE Jake Butt (knee, third consecutive) and WR Juwann Winfree (calf, second consecutive).

Coach Vic Fangio said Butt has “hit a little pothole in his recovery (from ACL surgery), but I don’t think it’s anything too, too serious at this point. He could be out here (Thursday) or he could be another day or two.”

New injuries

WR DaeSean Hamilton (hamstring). He was unable to finish practice after Fangio said he “tweaked” the hamstring.

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S Justin Simmons: He intercepted QB Joe Flacco during 11-on-11.

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Dropped/batted passes: In just the final period of 11-on-11, WRs Trinity Benson and Fred Brown dropped passes and DE Adam Gotsis and NT Billy Winn batted down passes.

The shade: The cloud cover didn’t arrive until practice was completed. Boo.

OLB Jeff Holland: During the first pass rush/protection period, he went 0-3 and jumped offside.

Odds and ends

The Broncos ran 74 snaps of 11-on-11.

WR Emmanuel Sanders (Achilles tendon) participated in 7-on-7 for the first time in training camp. “That was the plan today, to get him anywhere from 4-6 snaps in the 7-on-7 period,” coach Vic Fangio said. “That’s the starting point, and hopefully he’ll start doing more and more.”

Sanders made a diving catch from QB Joe Flacco. Sanders said: “When I caught it, I said, ‘I’m back, baby.’ It felt good. I’m looking forward to (Thursday) and getting better.”

Sanders had been limited to individual drills during the first five days of practice. “Just talking with the trainers and knowing we have plenty of time and Week 1 (Sept. 9) is the most important thing, there’s no rush,” he said. “I do want to get back out there and do 1-on-1s and talk smack to (CB) Chris Harris and be myself, but at the same time, it’s a process and I have to respect that process.”

The Broncos had their first two scuffles of camp. The first was C Connor McGovern vs. DE Derek Wolfe, ending when Wolfe flung McGovern’s helmet after throwing several uppercuts that didn’t appear to land. The second skirmish was among backup players.

Fangio wasn’t happy with the postsnap activities. “Yeah, I do (mind it),” he said. “We talked about it. I don’t like it. There’s no need for it. We need to refrain from that.”

For his part, McGovern said: “The 2 p.m. practice, 95 degrees — things get a little hairy when it gets that hot. There’s no reason to beat each other up, but it was, ‘Hey, don’t do that,’ and ‘Hey, I’m going to do what I have to do.’”

Quarterback snaps (11-on-11): Flacco 26, Kevin Hogan 20, Drew Lock 21 and Brett Rypien seven. Quarterback snaps (7-on-7): Flacco 14, Hogan seven, Lock seven and Rypien 12.

Of the Broncos’ practice after a day off, Fangio said: “I thought it was pretty good. There were parts in practice that got a little sluggish on both sides of the ball but leading into that period and after that, I think we dealt with it good.”

Signed Tuesday, P Justin Vogel went through his first practice. “We had two kickers for a while so now we’re going to go with two punters,” Fangio said. “It’s always good to have a revolving door there and the competition it will bring.”

The Broncos play Atlanta in next Thursday’s Pro Football Hall of Fame Game. The starters traditionally haven’t played in that game. “There could be some starters that get a little playing time, but to be honest, we haven’t discussed it yet,” Fangio said.

ILB Alexander Johnson ran alongside ILB Josey Jewell with the first-team defense and it was Josh Watson/Joe Jones on the second team.

Highlights from DL vs. OL: Following wins by OLB Von Miller (vs. RT Ja’Wuan James) and Wolfe (vs. Jake Brendel), the offensive line won eight consecutive matchups, including two by RT Elijah Wilkinson vs. OLB Jeff Holland. Rookie DL Dre’Mont Jones showed quick hands in beating Brendel.

Odd during the second 11-on-11 period: One snap apiece for Flacco, Hogan, Flacco again and Rypien. Wolfe had a bat-down and S Dymonte Thomas/CB De’Vante Bausby pass break-ups.

The Broncos had a special guest at camp on Wednesday: Super Bowl winning QB Peyton Manning showed up and played catch with his son Marshall.

Thursday’s practice

9:15-noon (open to fans).

Staff writer Kyle Fredrickson contributed to this report.