Former Denver Broncos wide receiver Josh Reynolds was shot in his left arm and in the back of his head after leaving a strip club on Oct. 18. The Broncos described his wounds as minor, and three men have since been arrested in connection to the shooting.
Reynolds was already on injured reserve with a finger injury when the shooting happened. Once Reynold’s window to return from IR was set to close, the Broncos waived him because they had a backlog of receivers.
Reynolds was then claimed off waivers by the Jacksonville Jaguars, and he spoke publicly about the shooting for the first time after last Friday’s practice.
“Yeah, man, one of them things I had rather put behind me,” Reynolds said, via Mark Long of the Associated Press. “But I mean anybody going through that, man, it is a crazy ordeal. But, hey, I’m here now. I’m in sunny Florida. I’m just blessed to be here.”
Reynolds thanked the Broncos on social media for his time with the team after being cut. With the shooting behind him, the 29-year-old receiver will get a fresh start in Jacksonville.
#Jaguars WR Josh Reynolds practicing for the first time with the team. pic.twitter.com/zzmBcg7qyT
— Demetrius Harvey (@Demetrius82) December 5, 2024
“Was tough for a few weeks, but I had a good support system behind me,” Reynolds told Long. “A lot of the organization over there was helping me out a lot, so they made it easier for me to kind of transition through that whole process.”
Reynolds hauled in 12 receptions for 183 yards and one touchdown in five games with Denver this season.
