"I think the simple message [to the team] on Monday was, 'That's what we're doing right now,'" Payton said. "It's not football right now, it's getting our bodies [right]."

"We have flexibility, but we do know at 12, if we stand pat, we're going to get a really good player," Paton said.

"I'm [going] in with my teammates," Chavous said. "We all are one. … We're just coming back together again. I feel honored just to be in there with them."

A slew of mock drafts have projected the Broncos will execute a trade and pick somewhere other than 12th-overall spot in this year's draft. But will they move up? If so, how far? Will they move back instead?

The Broncos have found Hall of Fame talent late in the draft.

Blackson is a nine-year veteran who has appeared in 128 games in his career and started 42 contests.

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The Broncos are soon slated to make their first first-round pick since 2021, and they'll look to add another talented player to their roster.

Sutton, coaching at his alma mater against fellow SMU alum James Proche II, helped the blue team earn a 20-3 win in the Mustangs' annual spring game.

"[Shanahan] was able to do it two times and win back-to-back Super Bowls, which I think really kind of separates you," Pro Football Hall of Fame voter and Coach/Contributor Selection Committee member Charean Williams said.

Denver has added again to the interior of its offensive line.

"From a student level of the game, he made me alter my game," Lewis said. "He made me watch more film. And that's what I call the greatest quarterback — to me — me and his battle[s]."