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The Denver Broncos’ arrival at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on Sunday for Super Bowl XLVIII was a big story.

News organizations, including NFL Network, were on hand to cover the AFC champion Broncos’ charter when it landed in the afternoon and was towed to a nearby United Airlines hangar.

Coach John Fox was one of the first to get off the plane and head to several awaiting luxury busses for the trip to the team hotel. John Elway, the Broncos’ executive vice president of football operations and a Hall of Fame quarterback, wasn’t far behind.

Coaches, players and staff made their way along a short route, next to a red carpet.

One of those players was John Boyett, a former Napa High School and University of Oregon star, who is on the Broncos’ practice squad.

“I’m just trying to take it one day at a time, one week at a time, just trying to become better as a player and help the team any way I can,” Boyett said. “It’s a great organization. There’s great leadership from the top down, from a lot of the veteran players on the team. There’s a lot of great players on the team.