Don't Count On Dumervil Returning This Year

<img src="http://view2.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/1890989/tampa-bay-buccaneers/tampa-bay-buccaneers.jpg?size=500&imageId=1890989" height="318" alt="DENVER - OCTOBER 05: Defensive end In a recent Q&A for the Denver Post, columnist Mike Klis tells Broncos fans not to fear, because linebacker Elvis Dumervil (torn pectoral) will return at some point this season. Let’s begin this mailbag by stating that based on nearly everything I’ve been hearing, Elvis Dumervil is expected back this season. To answer your question, yes, clubs do get insurance on their star players. But the key to collecting is a career-ending injury. Dumervil probably won’t even be out for the season, much less for his career. He suffered a torn pectoral, not an amputated femur. Barring a setback in his rehab, expect Dumervil to return and play in 2010. I view myself as an optimistic guy, but I don’t see any way Dumervil returns this season....