The star at the beginning of Broncos practice Saturday was Mike Shanahan. But by the end, it was Vic Fangio’s defense that took the spotlight.



Fangio’s new group won the day against the Broncos’ offensive units, coming up with four interceptions and multiple would-be sacks (can’t touch quarterbacks) in Denver’s first full-padded practice of training camp. Safety Justin Simmons accounted for two of those picks — one off Joe Flacco in the red zone and another off Kevin Hogan. Safety Will Parks and inside linebacker Josey Jewell followed with one each off Flacco, and Von Miller did what he always does, displaying his usual quickness and freakish bend to get to the passer.



“Well, every interception has a story behind it,” Fangio said when asked about Flacco’s turnovers. “But, no. Not OK with it. You don’t want to turn the ball over. Turnovers, you make it harder to win the game. Now, I don’t know what...