Sean Payton: Josh Reynolds was ‘pretty upset’ after shooting

Broncos coach Sean Payton said Friday that receiver Josh Reynolds is recovering from his shot a week ago.

“He’s luckyPayton said of Parker Gabriel from The Denver Post. “Obviously the league and local authorities are taking care of it. I had a chance to talk to him. He was pretty confused and I’ll leave it at that.”

Reynolds was Shot in the left arm and the back of the headas he left a strip club in the early morning hours of Oct. 18, according to court documents obtained by 9News. Reynolds was not seriously injuredsaid the team.

Another man was shot in the back.

Payton spoke to the team Friday about the incident and noted that counseling and other resources are available to players.

Reynolds took part in training on Friday as he had the previous two days. He is on injured reserve with a broken finger that required minor surgery, so he was not with the team for last week’s trip to New Orleans.

“It’s crazy to know that when you think about it, we could have easily lost one of our teammates, and not only that, but a very close brother to me and a very close teammate to me and my family,” Left said Tackle Garett Bolles. “Someone I love and care about and we talk regularly. Knowing the whole situation, I don’t want to talk too much about it because I don’t know – I’ll leave it to the authorities, the police and the NFL – I just hope that justice is served for the people who were involved to take someone’s life.

“There is never anything in this world – no time, no place, no argument, nothing – that [justifies] trying to take someone’s life.”

On Wednesday, Denver police announced the arrests of Burr Charlesworth and Luis Mendoza in the Reynolds case.