Mile High Report
After a long wait, the Denver Broncos have kicked off their 2025 training camp sessions. Mile High Report’s Christopher Hart gives you three major storylines to watch for with respect to the team’s offense.
The dearth of the offseason is finally over. After a long wait, the Denver Broncos have their rookies reporting today for training camp, with veterans following suit in a little over a week.
For some early training camp content, I thought I’d write about three storylines to watch for the Broncos on the offensive side of the ball over the next few weeks.
With key additions made in free agency and the 2025 NFL Draft, Denver provided quarterback Bo Nix with more weapons to play with. After an impressive rookie campaign, the second-year pro is hoping to take his game to the next level. With several new additions on offense and one of the best offensive lines in the National Football League, Nix is poised to avoid the dreaded sophomore slump.
Without further ado, here are three storylines I’m looking forward to watching over the course of training camp. Feel free to give some of your own in the comments section.
Evan Engram’s utilization and role as a ‘joker’ in Sean Payton’s offense
All offseason, Head Coach Sean Payton and General Manager George Paton talked about how it was mission critical for the Broncos to find themselves a ‘joker’ to help take their offense to the next level. In free agency, Denver made an early splash and inked veteran tight end Evan Engram to a two-year deal worth $26 million dollars with $16,5 million guaranteed.
In his eight-year career, Engram has only notched more than four touchdowns once and has just three seasons with more than 700 receiving yards. A two-time Pro-Bowler, he has proven to be a sure handed safety valve and chain mover. His performance last year waned in comparison to his ‘23 campaign, but Denver is banking on him being healthy this season and being a major contributor for the squad.
As a move tight end or flexed out big slot, Engram has the potential to be a high-volume receiving threat for the Broncos this season. In fact, a season with over 100 targets wouldn’t be a surprise. That’s happened three times in his career. If their vision for him is truly ‘joker’ in nature, garnering the second most looks of any skill position player in the passing game seems likely.
In particular, the Broncos struggled immensely in medium yards to go situations (4-to-6) last season. Engram’s ability to beat man coverage should be a huge benefit for the offense’s endeavors in 2025 and improve their efficiency in those situations. Over the course of training camp, I’m intrigued to see how versatile his utilization in Payton’s offense. If it’s as diverse as I’m expecting, the ninth-year pro might be poised to have his best season to date.
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