Mile High Report
News and notes from Day 5 of Broncos Camp
The Broncos finished up Day 5 of training camp earlier today, and it was their third-straight padded practice. It was chippy practice with DT Malcolm Roach and RB J.K. Dobbins going at it throughout the practice, but at the end of the day, the defense dominated once again.
In today’s piece, we have Troy Franklin continuing to impress, linebacker Levelle Bailey is making plays all over the field, and could we see Marvin Mims out of the backfield? We also have news and notes, injury updates, tweets from camp, notable quotes, and more!
The trend throughout the offseason and now into training camp has been Troy Franklin impressing. He added some weight/muscle, looks more explosive than he did last season, and seems more confident on the field. Last year, I rarely talked about Franklin in these posts because he never really stood out.
That’s not the case this year and he’s turning that added confidence into results on the practice field.
Today, Franklin had a great one-on-one period. He caught a deep pass for a touchdown over rookie corner Jahdae Barron, who had him in tight coverage. He used his size and speed to haul in the touchdown pass over the rookie corner and had a diving contested catch over the middle of the field as well.
After practice, wide receiver Marvin Mims Jr. was asked about Franklin and told reporters that Franklin has grown a lot since last year, and he has been tremendous on the field for them this summer.
“[WR] Troy [Franklin] has grown a lot, and it’s really cool to see it. Last year we had some different things going on and a lot of different people moving different places. Him getting an opportunity was huge for him and just the confidence he started with last year and was able to grow in expecting to know what we need out of him this year. His growth—you guys have seen it—has been tremendous out here on the field.”
All the Broncos' wide receivers have been flashing at times throughout camp, which has shown off their depth at the position.. This unit was at one time considered one of the weaker receiving units in the NFL, and now, it seems like one of the deeper ones that is full of upside.
Mims was asked about the competition in the room, and he mentioned how everyone has been playing well. He continued by saying that the Broncos' depth in the wide receiver room has not been talked about enough and that it’ll be a strength for the team heading into the season.
*“I think it’s a great thing. You look at all the guys in our room and how we’ve been playing at camp, for the most part everyone’s looked good. There’s not very many negatives to say. We’re going against a hard defense who’s probably going to be the best defense going into...
