It has been 555 days since Troy Fumagalli slipped on a jersey and pads and played in a football game that counted. In the meantime, the 24-year-old earned a degree in finance and investment banking, participated in part of Senior Bowl week and the NFL Scouting Combine, underwent surgery for a sports hernia, was drafted by the Denver Broncos, spent his first NFL season rehabilitating, watched one NFL coaching staff get fired and another get hired, learned two different offenses, worked with two different tight ends coaches, became a regular target for Joe Flacco in OTAs and now is on the brink of a golden opportunity.



The 2018 fifth-round pick out of Wisconsin has awaited a chance to prove himself at the pro level since the day he ended his college career. Despite a successful spring showing this year, Fumagalli remains one of the Broncos’ biggest question marks, and one of six tight ends jockeying for position in a competitive room.



“It’s hard to see...