Mile High Report
Hufanga was one of the Broncos big free agent splashes and could be an x-factor on an already dominant defense.
The Denver Broncos' defense exceeded expectations last season and helped carry the team to the postseason. However, despite having a top-ranked defense, it still had its flaws, which started to show late in the season and ultimately led to their loss in the wildcard round. They needed to upgrade their linebackers and safety positions because they were the weak points on their defense last season. Well, they went out and did just that and in a big way.
Their first big splash signing was former 49ers safety Talanoa Hufanga. He’s an All-Pro safety who will add some fire, attitude, and physical play to the back end of the Broncos' secondary. He will pair with Brandon Jones to give the Broncos one of the better safety duos in the NFL.
The Broncos would also go out and sign former 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw as well, to hopefully solve the issues they had at linebacker the past few seasons. Adding these two very good players to an already really good Broncos defense has this unit looking dangerous heading into the upcoming season.
Hufanga met with the media earlier in the offseason and was asked what drew him to Denver. He told reporters that the Broncos are a great organization and are led by people who are willing to buy in and want to grow as a team. He then called the Broncos defense incredible, and that he simply wanted to earn their respect and simply join a crew that already did well last year.
“I think for me it was definitely just a great organization first and foremost. People that are willing to buy in to these guys, and they really want to grow. This defense is incredible. You look from top to bottom, it’s just players. So for me, I just wanted to humbly come in, earn their respect and join a crew that already did really well last year for sure.”
Then there is the Bo Nix effect.
Hufanga was asked if he was aware of what Bo Nix was doing last year, and what about the Broncos quarterback stood out and impressed him. He told reporters that Nix is simply a guy who wants to work and complimented his leadership skills on and off the field. He also said he was able to watch a lot of football last year due to his injury and noticed how Nix always bounced back from adversity.
*“Knowing him now I’ll say real quick because I can talk about my past, just seeing how he works is one thing. He’s the first in line, first guy who is going to run and going to beat a lot of guys in races. He’s a guy who just wants to work. For me, I was injured last year as well and got to watch a lot of ball. You see a guy who...
