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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Earlier this offseason, NFL owners voted to relax regulations on jersey numbers to allow more players to wear single-digit numbers. Several Broncos will take advantage of that new rule in 2021. First-round pick Pat Surtain II will wear No. 2, the number that he sported at...

This is the time of year when all NFL teams are putting their rosters together for training camp. And one of the most exciting events of the calendar year, the annual NFL Draft, has just concluded. But we have to keep in mind that all rosters are also built from the inside and out — that is...

The Lead There's probably no argument as to which unit was the Broncos' most battered in 2020. Eight different cornerbacks started at least one game last year, and five corners each logged at least 250 defensive snaps. Of those five, two were rookies. While Denver did have reliable play from...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Javonte Williams didn't get a ton of opportunities during his final season at North Carolina. But, man, did he take advantage of the ones he received. Williams carried the ball 157 times last season, while his North Carolina teammate Michael Carter toted it on 156...

"I don't know if I've been around a more well-rounded back," North Carolina offensive coordinator Phil Longo told The Athletic's Nick Kosmider. "He can block; he can run inside, can run outside. He can run over you or go by you. He can catch the ball out of the backfield. And then you add it to...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — It shouldn't take long for Pat Surtain II to find his way onto the field for the Broncos. It's true that Denver's 2021 first-round pick will join a talented secondary that General Manager George Paton bolstered during free agency. The Broncos signed Ronald Darby in the first...

The Lead While the Broncos' Day 1 and Day 2 picks have gotten most of the attention since the end of the 2021 NFL Draft, you can't simply overlook the players they picked in the final three rounds. Denver has found two Hall of Famers with late-round selections (1990 seventh-rounder Shannon...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Broncos added a host of talented players during last week's 2021 NFL Draft, but Denver also made a move to retain one of their existing core pieces amid the selection of Pat Surtain II, Javonte Williams and Co. Denver exercised the fifth-year option on linebacker Bradley...

The Lead How good the Broncos' — or any team's — draft class turns out will only be revealed in due time. However, that face doesn't stop one of the time-honored annual draft traditions: grading the picks. So, without further ado, let's dive in: Lance Zierlein, NFL Network: A+ "I'm all in...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The heavy lifting in George Paton's first offseason as the Broncos' general manager is likely complete. There may be a few more roster moves to come ahead of training camp, but for all intents and purposes, the Broncos will likely move forward with their current host of...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Broncos have signed tight end Eric Saubert and released quarterback Jeff Driskel, the team announced Monday. Saubert is a fifth-year player who was drafted in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL Draft. He spent the first two years of his career in Atlanta, where he appeared...

The Lead For once, John Elway was glad to be mostly just a spectator. In his first draft solely as the Broncos' president of football operations, Elway served not as a decision-maker but as a valuable resource for general manager George Paton. As Michael Silver writes in a new in-depth...

This past week, the Pro Football Researchers Association, of which I am a member, elected "Meck" to the Hall of Very Good. This is not the Hall of Fame, of course, but it comes with great respect on its own accord. He was a defensive standout at multiple positions and a three-time AFC...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Broncos have chosen another Ohio State linebacker. After selecting Baron Browning on Friday, Denver selected linebacker Jonathon Cooper with the 239th pick. "Me and Baron are really close — that's like my dog," Cooper said Saturday. "I can't wait to reunite with him in...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — With their final pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Broncos selected Mississippi State defensive end Marquiss Spencer with the 253rd-overall pick. "My emotions have gone up and down and left and right, but I kept my faith and trusted the process," Spencer said of the process...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — As Courtland Sutton works toward a return to the field in 2021, Head Coach Vic Fangio said he "can't imagine" Sutton doing better in his rehab from an ACL injury. "He's doing really, really good," Fangio said Saturday after the 2021 NFL Draft. "I watch him, I see him work...

Despite the lack of offensive capital dedicated to the offense this weekend, Paton believes that unit can also improve. The free-agent addition of Mike Boone, the swap of a sixth-round pick for Teddy Bridgewater and the additions of Meinerz, Williams and second-round running back Javonte...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — An early run on quarterbacks, like the one in Thursday night's first round, doesn't happen often. Just three times in NFL history have quarterbacks been selected with the first three picks, and cornerback Pat Surtain II likely only fell to Denver on Thursday because a hot...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — With their first Day 3 pick, the Broncos added depth to the safety position. Denver selected Texas safety Caden Sterns with the 152nd-overall pick in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL Draft. "I'm thankful, and I'm glad to be a part of the program and to be a Denver Bronco,"...

"That game was really important for me and my career," Johnson said. "I saw the TV views. It was like six or seven million views. I had a chip on my shoulder from the year before. We got beat 51-10. It definitely put a chip on my shoulder. I really wanted to win that game. Another thing that...