Broncos

Broncos CB Patrick Surtain revealed DC Vance Joseph gave them a message for 2026 after their unit had a very strong campaign in 2025. Surtain said Joseph was clear about turning the page and building on what they did last year, not relying on their past successes.

“There’s a good saying from VJ earlier today,” Surtain said, via Andrew Mason of DenverSports.com. “Basically saying, ‘It’s a new year. You know, whatever you did last year, doesn’t matter now. It’s a new slate. Teams are getting better and better, but we got to find a way, to find a way to get better than where we was last year.’ And, obviously, we fell a little short last year, so we definitely got high hopes and aspirations coming up.”

Chiefs

Chiefs DC Steve Spagnuolo talked about how impressed he’s been so far with Chiefs first-round DT Peter Woods.

“I’ve been really, really impressed with Pete,” Spagnuolo said, via Chiefs Wire. “Not only (with) what he does on the field but the way he carries himself in the hallways – I think I’ve said this to you guys before, when you stand up in front of them in a unit meeting, you can see all the faces. You know whether they’re in tune or – he’s like focused and that’s a good thing, especially for a lineman. He seems like he has football, get it. I thought he made a couple of good plays today, so we’re hopeful for him.”

• The Chiefs are hopeful 2025 second-round DT Omarr Norman-Lott will form a good tandem with Woods eventually but Spagnuolo noted he’s still working back from his torn ACL last year: “Yeah, we have to get Omarr healthy again. That’s a hurdle we have to get over.”

Raiders

Raiders WR Tre Tucker spoke about how the team’s wide receiver group is shaping up to be a well-rounded room that complements each other.

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