Sean Payton plans to play Broncos starters 8–10 snaps in the preseason finale while evaluating key players and making final roster decisions.

One year after using a seventh-round draft pick to select wide receiver Devaughn Vele in the 2024 NFL draft, the Denver Broncos have agreed to trade Vele to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for a 2026 fourth-round draft pick and a 2027 seventh-round pick.

Broncos safety P.J. Locke smiles a lot as he talks about the coming season and how advanced he thinks Denver’s defense is at this point.

The Denver Broncos made an unexpected trade, and it bodes well for rookie third-round draft pick and wide receiver Pat Bryant.

Denver Broncos second-year wide receiver Troy Franklin generated a lot of buzz during training camp. He was one of the stars of camp, but the question was whether he would translate it to the preseason games.

Courtland Sutton is Denver’s unquestioned top receiver. In 2024, the next man up in the pecking order changed several times over the course of the season. As the 2025 season approaches, the group vying for time at receiver for Sean Payton’s team is getting more buzz than last year’s set,