With starters Brandon Marshall and Danny Trevathan dinged up, backup inside linebackers Todd Davis and Steven Johnson have been getting more reps in practice this training camp. The two reserve players have filled in well, and they give the team excellent depth at linebacker, defensive coordinator Wade Phillips said a week into camp.

"Our backup group is probably the best that I've ever had. I think a lot of those guys can play and have played well in practice," Phillips said.

That's high praise from Phillips, who has coached in the NFL since 1976.

Well done, Todd and Steven.

Horse Tracks

With Wade Phillips, aggressive defense is back in town

This article is a few months old, but worth another look.

Denver Broncos coach Gary Kubiak has said he plans on taking an active role in the team’s game-day play calling. And in Friday night’s preseason opener in Seattle, the Broncos will show their game-day alignment for the coaching staff for the first time.

The Denver Broncos and 9NEWS announced that Ron Zappolo will serve as play-by-play announcer for all four of the club’s preseason contests.

Of the newest Denver Broncos lugging around high hopes, Max Garcia may have the biggest adjustment to make as he plows along the NFL learning curve.

With a total attendance of 44,945 so far, Broncos fans have set a new team training camp record.

Denver Broncos coach Gary Kubiak has framed every discussion about preseason playing time with discussion of birthdays, and that’s how things will be divvied up in Friday night’s preseason opener in Seattle.

The Denver Broncos kick-off their preseason Friday when they take on the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field, and the price of tickets to that game may surprise you.

Most folks who get paid to evaluate personnel in the NFL will always say it doesn’t matter where, or even if, a player is drafted when the roster decisions are made. That the decisions are made by what they see, by how the players play.

Veterans, players with "a lot of birthdays" likely to sit out against Seahawks.

Whoever scouts linebackers for the Denver Broncos should be given a raise.

Glazer asked for Reid's breakout player.

Though another Chargers Undrafted Free Agent is getting praise for his mullet, but another player with great hair deserves your attention this preseason and it's the red headed kid out of Kansas State.

Nothing is more of a tease than NFL preseason football, and yet, despite the hype and the lack of prominent players, there are still some things to watch for over the next few weeks.

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