Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton has never been one to miss a chance to needle the Atlanta Falcons, and Friday night’s preseason opener offered him another opening he could not resist.
The Atlanta Falcons brought in quarterback Tua Tagovailoa this offseason as an insurance plan for Michael Penix Jr., who the team planned on being the franchise signal-caller.
Even without starting quarterback Bo Nix playing, the Denver Broncos were hoping to get off to a fast start on Friday night against the Atlanta Falcons. Courtland Sutton helped the Broncos accomplish that goal in his short amount of time on the field.
There are still some teams that are going to have to lean on their running back for a significant portion of their offense this season. Let's take a look at three of them.
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Denver Broncos wide receiver Pat Bryant does not generate the loudest buzz in a crowded room. That may change soon. The 2025 third-round pick out of Illinois is drawing serious praise this offseason and in training camp.
The Denver Broncos are back on the grid-iron tonight. After an offseason that felt excruciatingly long, the Broncos return to the field at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Friday night to take on the Atlanta Falcons in the preseason opener.
The Denver Broncos need more from their tight end room, and the hope has been that Evan Engram could help answer that bell. His first season in Denver was a bit of a disappointment, but with experience in the system now, could Engram meet expectations in 2026?
At long last, the Denver Broncos are poised to take the field again on Friday night in Atlanta, Georgia, in the team's preseason opener. The Atlanta Falcons will host the Broncos, with the plan to start Tua Tagovailoa at quarterback.
This week was a great reminder that, in the NFL, it's not what coaches say, but what they do. After third-teamer-turned-first-teamer Michael Deiter was carted off the practice field on Tuesday , Sean Payton played down the seriousness of the Denver Broncos' center situation, only to sign a veteran two days later.
The Denver Broncos were dangerously thin at the center position after placing Michael Deiter on injured reserve. They held tryouts on Thursday for three players and signed one of them to a contract.
Be it stars returning from late-season injuries to starter-level players who missed most or all of last season, the NFL features a host of rehab odysseys to follow as training camps near.
According to Mike Klis, the Broncos are placing C Michael Deiter on injured reserve after he suffered a season-ending quad injury in practice this week.
The Denver Broncos aren't phoning it in at training camp. Sean Payton may be focusing on "load management" with certain tenured veterans and players coming off injuries, but that has not distracted from the Broncos' commitment to having a strong training camp.
Denver Broncos training camp marched ahead on Wednesday. With the first preseason game coming up on Friday vs. the Atlanta Falcons , Day 11 of Broncos camp was unique.
The Denver Broncos are slowly working quarterback Bo Nix back from two offseason surgeries on his right ankle.
Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton announced backup center Michael Deiter, who was carted off the practice field on Tuesday, suffered a quad injury that will end his 2026 season before it even began.
The Denver Broncos hosted S Taylor Rapp for a workout on Wednesday, per the NFL Transactions wire. Rapp, 27, is a former second-round pick of the Rams back in 2019.
Sean Payton sent a scare to Denver Broncos fans and fantasy football owners everywhere. Denver head coach Sean Payton gave Broncos fans and fantasy football
Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton wishes this latest prediction for third-year quarterback Bo Nix comes true.
Evan Engram's first season with the Denver Broncos failed to meet the expectations that were set when he signed a two-year, $23 million contract with them last offseason.
Denver Broncos wide receiver Pat Bryant has emerged as one of the biggest standouts of training camp, and pass rusher Nik Bonitto believes the second-year player is showing signs of becoming a significant contributor.
The Denver Broncos’ newest offensive weapon, Jaylen Waddle, is expected to miss about 4-5 days with what Head Coach Sean Payton labeled as a muscle strain/tightness in his leg.
Right now on FantasyPros ADP, Courtland Sutton is going at 85.6 as the WR37. However, based on a recent report, Sutton looks like he could be a strong fade in 2026 fantasy football.
Denver Broncos running back J.K. Dobbins "pinky promised" to avoid injuries that will sideline him. He's already on the verge of breaking it.
This is a devastating blow for Henningsen, who performed well in camp this year when healthy.
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