Fox underwent aortic valve replacement surgery while defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio was running practice after being named interim head coach.
Elway said he knew Fox needed a heart operation, which had been scheduled for after the season.
Del Rio was named interim head coach Monday when the Broncos returned from their bye. He will remain Denver's defensive coordinator while running the team for several weeks while Fox recovers.
Like Fox, Del Rio's roots are on the defensive side of the ball. This is his 17th season coaching in the NFL following an 11-year playing career with the Saints, Chiefs, Cowboys and Vikings.
That includes eight-plus seasons as head coach in Jacksonville, where he was 69-73, including 1-2 in the playoffs from 2003-11. The Jaguars haven't been anywhere near competitive since his dismissal in 2011.
Del Rio joined Fox's staff last season — he also served as Fox's defensive coordinator in Carolina in 2002 — and the Broncos ranked second in the league in yards allowed a year after ranking dead last in the league.
REPORT: KUBIAK HAD MINI STROKE
Houston Texans coach Gary Kubiak suffered a "mini-stroke" Sunday night, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported Monday evening.
Rapoport wrote on his Twitter account: "Texans coach Gary Kubiak has suffered what is called a TIA, per source. —a transient ischemic attack. Referred to as a mini-stroke."
ESPN's Adam Schefter reported earlier that Kubiak was treated with a protein that breaks down blood clots after he was taken to the hospital following his collapse on the field at halftime of Houston's home game vs. Indianapolis. According to Schefter, Kubiak was treated intravenously with a "tissue plasminogen activator."
Kubiak will remain hospitalized until at least Tuesday, the team said. The Texans have not released what's wrong with Kubiak, saying only that he experienced "dizziness and a light-headed feeling" during the game and had undergone tests with his family at his side.
"Gary is alert, coherent and in good spirits," general manager Rick Smith said Monday as questions swirled about the coach's health. "He is continuing to be evaluated and monitored."
Defensive end J.J. Watt talked about how hard Kubiak works and said he's always the first person to the stadium and the last one to leave.
"I have no idea what the medical correlation is, but I know that this is an extremely difficult profession and obviously being a head coach in the National Football League, you have a lot of stress, you have a lot of weight on your shoulders," Watt said.
Players said they didn't have a lot of information about Kubiak's condition, that they were simply told he was awake and doing better.
Kubiak gave his staff and players a huge scare when he grabbed his head and fell to the ground while walking off the field at halftime.
INCOGNITO IS ‘DONE’
Richie Incognito’s days as a Dolphin are numbered, The Miami Herald reports.
“He’s done,” a source told the Herald. “There are procedures in place and everyone wants to be fair. The NFL is involved. But from a club perspective he’ll never play another game here.”
The Miami Dolphins and the NFL have heard voicemail messages laced with racial slurs left by Incognito for teammate Jonathan Martin, Schefter reports. The team already announced it has indefinitely suspended Incognito for his role in the harassment of Martin while the NFL investigates the level of Incognito's involvement.
The incendiary messages obtained by ESPN were left for Martin April 2013, a year after Martin was drafted:
"Hey, wassup, you half n----- piece of s---. I saw you on Twitter, you been training 10 weeks. [I want to] s--- in your f------ mouth. [I'm going to] slap your f------ mouth. [I'm going to] slap your real mother across the face [laughter]. F--- you, you're still a rookie. I'll kill you."
According to ESPN sources, the derogatory terms were directed at Martin over a period of time. A series of tweets frequently show Incognito referring to Martin as “the big weirdo.”
Ironically, Incognito has been a part of the Dolphins’ six-player leadership council.
Backup guard Nate Garner will replace Incognito in the starting lineup.
Incognito is expected to aggressively defend himself in the face of the review from the NFL. The Dolphins could cut him or deactivate him the remainder of the season and allow his contract to expire.
MANUEL CLEARED, FLYNN RELEASED
The Buffalo Bills' first-round pick, E.J. Manuel, has been cleared to return, the team announced on Monday morning
Manuel injured his knee in a Thursday night game against the Cleveland Browns in Week 5. The former Florida State QB suffered an LCL sprain in the game. The Bills started undrafted rookie Jeff Tuel in Week 9. Tuel actually had the Bills in striking distance, but a disastrous pick-six interception against the Chiefs turned the game and allowed Kansas City to remain undefeated.
The Bills also announced that quarterback Matt Flynn has been released, now that Manuel has returned.
VIKINGS TE FRACTURES FOOT
Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph will miss at least the next month with a fractured left foot.
Vikings coach Leslie Frazier gave the update Monday, one day after Rudolph was injured in a 27-23 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. Rudolph could miss as many as six weeks while recovering, a tough blow to the Vikings offense. He is one of quarterback Christian Ponder's favorite targets.
Rudolph was injured in the third quarter on a 31-yard touchdown reception. He has 30 catches for 313 yards and three touchdowns this season.
The injury likely means more time for backup tight end John Carlson, a big-money free agent signing two years ago that hasn't panned out. Carlson has 19 catches for 104 yards in 22 games for the Vikings.
BENGALS PUT ATKINS ON IR
The Bengals put defensive tackle Geno Atkins on the injured reserve list Monday, four days after he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
The All-Pro lineman got hurt during the first half of a 22-20 overtime loss at Miami on Thursday night. Atkins led all NFL interior linemen with 12½ sacks last season and led the Bengals with six this season.
Cincinnati signed defensive tackle Christo Bilukidi, a sixth-round pick of the Raiders last year. He played in 13 games as a rookie and the first five games this season before he was waived.
Also, the Bengals filled the open spot on their practice squad by signing rookie linebacker Bruce Taylor, who played in all four preseason games with Cincinnati.
CAMPBELL HAS BRUISED RIBS
For once, the Browns received some positive news at quarterback: Jason Campbell's ribs are bruised not broken.
Cleveland's starter, whose personal revival has energized the Browns, should be able to practice this week after his ribs were bruised in the first quarter of Sunday's 24-18 win over the Baltimore Ravens. Browns coach Rob Chudzinski said X-rays taken after the game were negative and Campbell should be well enough to play Nov. 17 at Cincinnati.
"I'm very happy that he's OK, obviously," Chudzinski said Monday during a teleconference. "He played really well."
Campbell gritted it out and played through pain, matching a career-high with three touchdown passes as the Browns (4-5) snapped an 11-game losing streak against the defending Super Bowl champions.
The nine-year veteran was injured when he was sacked by linebacker Arthur Brown and 340-pound nose tackle Haloti Ngata landed on him. Campbell had to come out of the game and was replaced for four plays by Brandon Weeden, who lost his starting job two weeks ago.
The Browns, who jumped the Ravens into second-place in the AFC North, have a bye this week, which will give Campbell time to get healthy.
Campbell completed 23 of 35 passes for 262 yards and did not throw an interception for the second straight week.
MAN CONVICTED IN TAYLOR KILLING
A South Florida jury has convicted a 23-year-old man of second-degree murder in the 2007 killing of Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor during a botched home burglary.
The jury reached its verdict after deliberating about 16 hours over several days in the case of Eric Rivera Jr. Rivera was also convicted of armed burglary.
Rivera told police in a videotaped confession he shot Taylor when the Pro Bowl safety confronted a group of young men who broke into his house near Miami.
At trial, Rivera testified the confession was improperly coerced and insisted he never went inside. Rivera sought to blame the slaying on another would-be burglar.
Four other young men were charged, with one pleading guilty. The others face trial later.
Contributors: Rana L. Cash, Vinnie Iyer, David Steele, The Associated Press
