Parker joined The Denver Post in September 2022 after covering the Broncos for USA Today. Before that, he spent five years covering Nebraska football and athletics for the Lincoln Journal Star. He's a New Glarus, Wisconsin native and a University of Wisconsin graduate.
Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton speaks during a press conference at Broncos Park in Englewood, Colorado on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. The grueling part of the Broncos’ schedule is here. The team’s on the field 10 of 11 days through next week. At some point, it will undoubtedly feel like Groundhog Day.Sixteen days later, the roster must be trimmed from a maximum of 90 to the initial 53 that the Broncos will take to Seattle for their Sept. 8 opener.
Just about the time camp starts to feel like a drag, the adrenaline of being locked in a battle for a starting job, for a key role, for a roster spot or for practice squad consideration typically kicks in. “That’s the hardest part because guys want to go fast, guys want to make a good impression,” head coach Sean Payton said Wednesday as the team ramped up toward putting pads on. “We struggle with that in that OTA period as well. Until the pads come on, you have to work with each other.”There’s a ton of ground to cover before the Broncos settle on their first roster, but the cutdown is also just more than four weeks away.
This exercise, attempting to project a 53-man roster at the outset of training camp, is as much about setting the table as anything. Battles unfold. Injuries happen. Young players emerge or fade. Occasionally an impactful signing pops up.Most teams only keep two and whether Nix starts or not out of the chute, he’s a no-doubter to make the roster. That leaves two for likely one spot. Stidham’s been the more consistent player so far and the reps have already started to tilt away from Wilson a bit.
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