Mile High Report
News and notes for Day 4 of Broncos Camp
Day 4 of Broncos Camp has concluded, marking their second consecutive padded practice. They have six straight practices this week, starting on Monday, so they are officially in the dog days of training camp.
Surprise! This Denver Broncos defense is damn good and won the day once again today. They brought the heat all day, and the offenses struggled to do much against them. In today’s write-up, we will discuss the dominant Broncos defense, rookie running back R.J. Harvey receiving praise from Sean Payton, Courtland Sutton also receiving hype from Payton, and potential breakout star, linebacker Levelle Bailey.
The Broncos' defense led the NFL in sacks last season and had the AP Defensive Player of the Year Award winner in their secondary. Since then, they re-signed their nose tackle D.J. Jones, signed stud linebacker Dre Greenlaw, and signed physical safety Talanoa Hufanga to improve their already strong secondary.
They didn’t stop there. In the first round of April’s 2025 NFL Draft, they selected cornerback Jahdae Barron with their 20th overall selection. The Broncos' defense was already a strength of this team, and with these additions, they’re now in elite status. So, it should be no surprise that the Broncos' defense has been dominating early in Broncos Camp.
Based on reports, the offenses struggled to do much during today’s practice. The pass rush was relentless, the coverage was sticky, and there was little room to run. After practice, Sean Payton was asked about this, and he thinks there is that “iron sharpens iron” happening right now.
“I think there’s that iron sharpens iron. I just finished talking about these physical practices, and the necessity of what we’re building and how we go about doing it. I think it’s fantastic because it’s a back and forth. There are going to be some days coming off this field that you guys will feel like one side of the ball, maybe, and that’s the ebb and flow of a training camp. That competition, not only offense and defense, but the competition within the position groups, will bring us to a higher level.”
Practicing against a defensive unit that is expected to be a top-ranked defense this season will only make Bo Nix and the Broncos offense better in the long run. Come the regular season, the Broncos are not going to see many, if any, defenses this good, which should benefit the offense.
Keep in mind, defenses always have the advantage early in camp, but this Broncos defense looks legit. The offense will need to start punching back, and I believe they will, but we’ll certainly see iron sharpen iron during training camp.
Before the pads came on, Head Coach Sean Payton told reporters that he was anxious to see how the Broncos' running backs would look. Well, after two padded practices, the Broncos' Head Coach seems pretty impressed with his rookie running back....
