“I felt like myself,” Patrick says in mid-June after the pair of minicamp practices. “I felt twitchy. I felt like I was running [full speed]. Honestly, I think I’m right there where I was three years ago, right now.”
“Obviously, Pat [Surtain II] is one of the best corners in football, so if you’re playing opposite of Pat, you’re going to get most of the targets,” Defensive Coordinator Vance Joseph said Wednesday. “That’s part of it.”
“I’d say the competition kind of sharpens things,” Head Coach Sean Payton said. “We have it at a lot of spots. It was different. It felt different this year in a good way.”
“I love ball,” Sutton said. “I love this game. I love the camaraderie that it brings with teammates. I love seeing the pure joy on people’s faces when they play it and when they watch it. … It was definitely a tough couple months of not…
"When a coach has confidence in me, it gives me a boost of energy, a boost of confidence in myself," Locke said. "When I play confident, I’m dangerous."
As part of the transition to Broncos Park Powered by CommonSpirit, the Broncos will immediately begin to integrate this name with new signage throughout their facility and campus.
Head Coach Sean Payton said the Broncos are rotating Jarrett Stidham, Zach Wilson and Bo Nix through first-team reps, but he cautioned against reading too much into which player takes which snaps.
"I take seriously sort of that role of being an ambassador for all the teams that I played for, but living here in Denver maybe even more so," Manning said.
As the Broncos prepare for their first open practice of organized team activities, Manning believes Jarrett Stidham, Zach Wilson and Bo Nix should all be able to improve ahead of the season.