KAPRI BIBBS MAKING A STATEMENT.**

After two years spent mostly on the practice squad, Bibbs has no time to waste; if he is to claim a place in the Broncos' long-term plans, he needs an outstanding offseason and camp.

He got off to a good start Tuesday, ripping off multiple runs by reading the developing blocks perfectly and hitting the hole before it closed.

Bibbs' familiarity with zone-blocking based schemes from his Colorado State days gives him a leg up, but he wasn't able to capitalize on that last year.

He needs more days like the one he had Tuesday. If not, it will be difficult for him to take that next step forward, since by the third training camp, a player is usually at the move-up-or-move-out fork in the road.

So far, so good.

"It was obvious today that Kapri is a different player than the one I had last year -- and we told him he needed to be," Kubiak said. "So he's answered that challenge."

12. RESTING D-WARE.

DeMarcus Ware was at the UCHealth Training Center on Tuesday, but was held out of practice because of a back issue.

Ware's absence was precautionary in nature, but with Von Miller still absent, left the outside linebacking chores to Shane Ray and Shaquil Barrett.

"His back is bothering him a little bit, but I would tell you it's probably more preventative than anything," Kubiak said. "He's going to be a day-to-day participant. I'm going to have about 10 guys that are going to go every other day. We'll probably make decisions on DeMarcus day to day on how he's feeling."