"Put this Broncos D-lineman among the most underrated players in the entire league," Patra wrote. "He's a pocket-collapser. A people mover. A body slammer. A QB tormentor."

"You get to help others impact others. That is what's really cool," Nix said. "When we all work together, good things happen."

"I think 'Huf' and Dre are two of the best at their positions across the league, and they're monstrous additions for us defensively," McGlinchey said. 

"That's why I play the game, is to win," Surtain said.

"He's a fighter," Head Coach Sean Payton said recently. "It's inspiring."

We're a quarter of the way through the 21st century, and ESPN honored the occasion by putting together an all-star lineup.

"You get in trouble as soon as you get complacent," Jones said of Denver's defense. "I think we are going to be as good as we want to be, and the sky is the limit."

"I feel like it's going to [be] up to us five up front and our demeanor and the way we run off the ball, the tenacity that we have and the chemistry that we have to get the ball [rolling]," Bolles said. "When we do that, we're a dangerous team."

The College Football Hall of Fame could soon feature a couple more Broncos.

When cornerback Pat Surtain II takes the field this fall, he'll have some new faces around him.

Following Wednesday's release of the schedule, NFL.com ranked the top 10 upcoming prime-time games — and the Broncos' meetings with the Bengals and Chiefs made the list.