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USA Today
3 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Broncos roster: Evan Engram (No. 1) adds 'Joker' to offense
Broncos roster: Evan Engram (No. 1) adds 'Joker' to offense Broncos Wire's 90-man offseason roster series continues today with a look at ninth-year tight end Evan Engram, No. 1. Before the Broncos: Engram (6-3, 240 pounds) entered the league as a first-round pick out of Ole Miss with the New York Giants in 2017. He spent the first five years of his career in New York, hauling in 262 receptions for 2,828 yards and 16 touchdowns in 65 games. After a somewhat down year in 2021, Engram signed a one-year, prove-it deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2022. He then totaled 73 receptions for 766 yards and four scores in his first year in Jacksonville and was rewarded with a three-year extension. Engram had the best season of his career with the Jaguars in 2023, earning his second career Pro Bowl selection after totaling 114 receptions for 963 yards and four touchdowns. He was then limited to nine games in 2024 due to injury. Jacksonville cut Engram in March to save salary cap space. Broncos tenure: Denver coach Sean Payton spoke about adding a "Joker" to his offense this spring, and when Engram became available, it was clear that he was a perfect fit for the role. After signing a two-year deal in March, Engram will make his Bronco debut this fall. Chances to make the 53-man roster: Lock. Engram will make the team as Denver's No. 1 receiving threat at tight end. Engram will help Payton create mismatches in the offense's favor, and he'll likely emerge as a favorite target of second-year quarterback Bo Nix in 2025. Related: These 25 celebrities are Broncos fans.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
1st looks at Broncos' big free agent signings on the field
Just look at them! The Denver Broncos kicked off organized team activities this week, marking the on-field debut of two of their three biggest free agent signings of the offseason. New inside linebacker Dre Greenlaw is sidelined with a quad injury, but a pair of fellow free agent additions hit the field at Broncos Park Powered by CommonSpirit for the first set of OTAs. Advertisement First up is a former Greenlaw teammate with the San Francisco 49ers -- safety Talanoa Hufanga. The 25-year-old defensive back was described by coach Sean Payton as a smart, "real good leader." Check out his first appearance wearing orange and blue: Up next is new tight end Evan Engram, who signed a two-year deal with the Broncos this spring. The 30-year-old veteran figures to serve a key role on offense this fall: 'I think it helps a lot depending on the coverages you're getting," Payton said when asked how much Engram's addition helps quarterback Bo Nix. "Your third-down and your red-zone game plans, I think it really helps.' Advertisement Hufanga and Engram are set to return for the second round of OTAs from June 3-5. Related: These 25 celebrities are Broncos fans. This article originally appeared on Broncos Wire: Denver Broncos: 1st looks at big free agent signings
USA Today
4 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Broncos TE Evan Engram looks great in these workout videos
Broncos TE Evan Engram looks great in these workout videos It looks like Evan Engram is primed for a big bounce-back season. Engram was hindered by hamstring and labrum injuries last fall that limited him to nine games with the Jacksonville Jaguars. After being cut by the Jags this spring, Engram signed a two-year, $23 million deal with the Denver Broncos, and he'll now look to return to his pre-injury form in coach Sean Payton's offense. Judging from the workout videos we've seen on social media, it certainly appears that Engram is trending in the right direction. Last month, personal wide receivers coach Drew Lieberman shared footage of Engram running routes in the Denver area on his "The Sideline Hustle" Instagram page: For an even better look at the details of Engram's work, here's a slow-mo video: TSH also shared a video showing Engram's impressive hip shift mechanics both in practice and in games: Broncos fans can't help but be excited about Engram joining the offense in 2025. In his last healthy season, the 30-year-old tight end hauled in 114 receptions for 963 yards and four touchdowns in 2023. If he can return to that kind of production in Denver, the Broncos might have landed one of the biggest steals of free agency this spring. Related: These 25 celebrities are Broncos fans.
New York Times
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Broncos QB Bo Nix is comfortable heading into Year 2 but insists, ‘I have a lot to prove'
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Bo Nix received something akin to a hero's welcome everywhere he went in the Mile High City this offseason. Whether he was courtside at a Denver Nuggets game, banging the glass in the front row of a Colorado Avalanche game or throwing out the first pitch before a Colorado Rockies game against the New York Yankees, the young Broncos quarterback felt the love from fans still buzzing about a strong rookie campaign that helped lead Denver back to the playoffs for the first time in nearly a decade. That's what happens when you come in as a rookie in a QB-crazed town and look like the franchise answer the team had been searching for since Peyton Manning retired. Fortunately, Nix also has friends who are quick to remind him what all that adulation actually means — and, perhaps, more importantly, what it doesn't. 'I have a buddy on the team and we tell each other, 'You're still a nobody, you haven't done anything yet,'' Nix said Thursday after Denver's second OTA practice. ''You've got a lot to prove and a lot to go out there and do.' It's people like that who keep you in check. Those are teammates that have your back and continue to motivate you. I haven't done anything up to this point and have a lot to prove and a lot to show.' Advertisement Nix began practice Thursday by hitting new tight end Evan Engram up the left seam, a foundational brick of what the Broncos hope will become a fruitful connection this fall. Then, he handed the ball off to RJ Harvey, the rookie running back who was selected in the second round to give Denver's offense a needed jolt on the ground. Beyond those new targets, though, pretty much everything else is familiar to Nix. For the first time since winning back-to-back state championships as a high school quarterback in Alabama, Nix is playing under the same head coach, play-caller and quarterbacks coach for a second straight offseason. The quest to take another step forward after a rookie season in which he accounted for 34 touchdowns starts with that comfortable familiarity. 'It's kind of weird going into the first install and it's not new verbiage,' Nix said. 'So that made it a lot easier this year. Just being in a system where you can get right back to where you were and be able to call plays and understanding what it's like. To be able to go longer than 365 days hearing the same thing, I think it's going to be really beneficial. It felt weird because it hasn't been like that since high school. … It's hard to explain and you're going to see it in ways you can't even understand.' Back at it 😤#BroncosOTAs — Denver Broncos (@Broncos) May 29, 2025 Nix stressed that the comfort with the scheme and personnel around him, refreshing though it may be, doesn't guarantee him anything going into his second season. His offseason began with an extended period of rest and recovery for the first time in two years. Beyond recovering from a back injury he suffered late last season during a win against the Las Vegas Raiders, Nix said he simply needed to give him body a break after a marathon stretch that included his final season at Oregon, the whirlwind pre-draft circuit and then 18 games as a starter during his first NFL season. Advertisement 'It's just a lot of kind of winding down and building the body back right,' Nix said. 'That doesn't even mean fixing things that are hurt. It means giving your legs a rest and not running every day. It's giving your shoulder a rest and not throwing every day. I didn't throw a football for a while, but I was doing a lot of shoulder care and arm care and doing some rotational work that was kind of replacing throwing. Because when you throw, as a quarterback, I'm just worrying about where the ball ends up. Is it accurate? It's hard to really fix things and get back to the fundamentals and really hone in on them.' Nix had more time this offseason to drill down to the cellular level of his mechanics. Throwing tennis balls against a wall and whipping a towel freed him from 'worrying about where the ball is going' and focus entirely on each component of his rotational process. The tweak to his program, Nix said, left him feeling refreshed when he did start throwing the football. On the receiving end of some of those early passes was Engram, who has been in Denver since signing a two-year contract in March. Nix was in the building when Engram toured team headquarters and figured prominently into the tight end's decision to join the Broncos. 'It started by getting to know him, seeing what makes him tick and what makes him go and what his passions are,' Nix said of Engram. 'It's very clear from the beginning that he's all about football and all about taking care of himself. He's been here since he signed, getting ready and preparing. That's been good to see and I've been able to be around him a lot. Early in OTAs, you get to come out here and throw routes and see what he likes, what kind of routes he runs, what he's thinking. He's always asking me about certain things, and then when you get out to practice, it's all about seeing how he reacts. I'm excited to include him into what we've already got.' Nix has taken on a bigger role as a sounding board during his second offseason. At this time last year, he was in a three-way competition for the starting job with Jarrett Stidham and Zach Wilson, trying to comprehend another new playbook. On Thursday, he was actively seeking out receivers to chat about precise details of their routes and where he wanted them to be, an illustration of a greater command of his role. Advertisement 'It's a lot different,' Broncos coach Sean Payton said of Nix's second offseason. 'We don't use that term 'pick up where you left off,' but just the processing, understanding of what we're doing, in and out of the huddle. These three days, as you're watching each decision, they're where you want the ball to go. It's entirely different.' • The Broncos will have six practices across two weeks of OTAs, all of which are voluntary. The Broncos had strong attendance Thursday, including linebacker Alex Singleton, who is in the final stages of his rehab from last September's ACL injury. Singleton did not participate in team drills but was active during the individual practice sessions. Injured linebacker Dre Greenlaw (quad) was at practice as an observer. Those not spotted in attendance Thursday: Defensive end John Franklin-Myers, cornerback Pat Surtain II, safety JL Skinner, tight end Cole Fotheringham, wide receiver A.T. Perry and offensive lineman Kristian Williams. • Safety Talanoa Hufanga spoke to the media for the first time since signing with the Broncos as a free agent in March and said there were plenty of things that made Denver a desired destination. But it started with the unit he would be joining. 'This defense is incredible,' he said. 'You look from the top to bottom and it's just players. So, for me, I just wanted to humbly come in and earn the respect of a crew that already did really well last year.' First look at @TalanoaHufanga 👀 — Denver Broncos (@Broncos) May 29, 2025 Payton stressed that safety is a hard position to evaluate before pads come on, but he's already been impressed by Hufanga's demeanor and the way he communicates. 'Man, he's smart,' Payton said. 'He's a real good leader. He's played in real good defenses. So he's been a real positive addition and is going to help us a lot.' Advertisement • Second-year cornerback Kris Abrams-Draine had some impressive moments during 11-on-11 work, including an outstretched deflection on a pass up the sideline intended for running back Audric Estimé. • Wide receiver Courtland Sutton, who is working out at OTAs this season after missing them last year because of a contract dispute, made the play of the day when he leaped up to catch a pass from Nix on the sideline and tapped his toes before falling out of bounds.
Indianapolis Star
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Indianapolis Star
Colts are playing Falcons in Berlin in 2025. What you need to know
INDIANAPOLIS — The Colts have known for months that they will be the designated home team for the first NFL game ever played in Berlin, Germany. The rest of the details are available now. Indianapolis will take on the Atlanta Falcons at 9:30 a.m. ET on Nov. 9 at Berlin's Olympic Stadium, the stadium that was initially built for the 1936 Olympics, an Olympis forever etched into history by legendary American sprinter Jesse Owens winning four gold medals. The Falcons are a team in transition. Atlanta finished 8-9 in 2024, a season that opened with Kirk Cousins at starting quarterback but ended with former Indiana quarterback Michael Penix Jr. in the starter's role. Penix is the starter this offseason, and Cousins remains on the roster. Indianapolis is likely going to play a lot of games in Germany as the NFL continues to expand its international slate to eight games per year, the number that commissioner Roger Goodell has targeted for the future. Indianapolis holds marketing rights in the country, along with a handful of other NFL teams, and the Colts have a number of connections to the country, most notably Bjorn Werner, the former Indianapolis first-round pick who has become the face of American football in Germany. Yes, the Colts are going back to Germany, this time as the host team. Two teams with questions at the quarterback position face off in Germany's capital, and the game is deep enough into the season that it's possible the quarterback picture has changed drastically for both teams, the same way it changed for the Colts the last time they played in Deutschland. The NFL will release the full 2025 schedule at 8 p.m. on Wednesday. The NFL released all but one of the remaining seven international games on the NFL Network's "Good Morning Football" on Tuesday morning. At least one game will be played in Brazil, Looking to buy Colts tickets for 2025? We've got you covered. Season tickets, group tickets and single-game tickets are available at Houston Texans (10-7 in 2024 season): The Texans swept the Colts this season and won the AFC South. Key roster additions: G Laken Tomlinson, S C.J. Gardner-Johnson, WR Christian Kirk; key roster subtractions: T Laremy Tunsil, WR Stefon Diggs. Jacksonville Jaguars (4-13): The Colts still can't find a way to win in Jacksonville, but their season-ending overtime win split the series. Key roster additions: WR/DB Travis Hunter, CB Jourdain Lewis, G Patrick Mekari; key roster subtractions: WR Christian Kirk, TE Evan Engram. Tennessee Titans (3-14): The Colts swept the Titans, who made quarterback Cam Ward the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Other key roster additions: T Dan Moore Jr., G Kevin Zeitler; key roster subtractions: LB Harold Landry III, WR Nick Westbrook-Ikhine. Denver Broncos (10-7): The Colts lost a critical Week 15 game to the Broncos, who made the AFC playoffs. Key roster additions: CB Jahdae Barron, TE Evan Engram, S Talanoa Hufanga, LB Dre Greenlaw; key roster subtractions: LB Cody Barton, RB Javonte Williams. Las Vegas Raiders (4-13): Little went right for the Raiders in 2024. Key roster additions: QB Geno Smith, RB Raheem Mostert, RB Ashton Jeanty, S Jeremy Chinn; key roster subtractions: S Tre'von Moehrig, LB Robert Spillane, CB Nate Hobbs. Arizona Cardinals (8-9): Kyler Murray remains at quarterback in Arizona. Key roster additions: DT Walter Nolen, LB Josh Sweat, DT Dalvin Tomlinson, LB Akeem Davis-Gaither; key roster subtractions: DLs Naquan Jones, Roy Lopez, Khyiris Tonga. San Francisco 49ers (6-11): Will quarterback Brock Purdy − a former Mr. Irrelevant (the last pick in the draft) − get a huge contract? Key roster additions: edge rusher Mykel Williams, WR Demcarcus Robinson, TE Luke Garrell, QB Mac Jones; key roster subtractions: WR Deeo Samuel, LB Dre Greenlaw, S Talanua Hufanga. Miami Dolphins (8-9): The Colts beat the Dolphins in 2024. Miami finished second in the AFC East. Key roster additions: DT Kenneth Grant, G James Daniels, S Ifeatu Melifonwu; key roster subtractions: S Jevon Holland, RB Raheem Mostert The Colts will play the Texans, Jaguars and Titans on the road. Kansas City Chiefs (15-2): The Chiefs lost the Super Bowl to the Philadelphia Eagles. Key roster additions: T Jaylon Moore, CB Kristian Fulton, T Josh Simmons; key roster subtractions: G Joe Thuney, DT Tershawn Wharton, S Justin Reid. Los Angeles Chargers (11-6): Justin Herbert passed Peyton Manning for the most passing yards in the first five years of a career. L.A. made the playoffs. Key roster additions: G Mekhi Becton, RB Najee Harris, WR Mike Williams, RB Omarion Hampton; key roster subtractions: DT Poona Ford, CB Kristian Fulton. Los Angeles Rams (10-7): The Rams started slowly but won five straight games late in the season and won the NFC West. Key roster additions: WR Davante Adams, DT Poona Ford; key roster subtractions: WR Cooper Kupp, DT Bobby Brown III, WR Demarcus Robinson. Seattle Seahawks (10-7): Seattle appeared to be in control of the NFC West before a late-season slump. Key roster additions; QB Sam Darnold, WR Cooper Kupp, DE DeMarcus Lawrence, G Grey Zabel; key roster subtractions: QB Geno Smith, WR D.K. Metcalf, WR Tyler Lockett.
