The Denver Broncos have officially moved on from outside linebacker Drew Sanders. Denver initially waived Sanders with an injury designation when the club set its 53-man roster last week. After he cleared waivers, Sanders reverted to the team's injured reserve list.

On Monday morning, Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton held a Zoom conference for his first game-week press conference ahead of their Week 1 road test against the Kansas City Chiefs. Payton is no ordinary HC when it comes to league policy.

Patrick Mahomes' blindside could be one of the Broncos' biggest advantages against the Chiefs.

The Denver Broncos brought in two linebackers and two safeties for tryouts on Tuesday, according to the NFL's transaction wire. Denver hosted defensive backs Dean Clark and Jack Henderson, as well as linebackers Jack Dingle and Emany Johnson, at Broncos Park Powered by CommonSpirit.

Turning to Fox Sports' ranking, the Broncos were the fifth most-likely team to be Super Bowl contenders heading into 2026.

The Denver Broncos were only one game away from the Super Bowl last season. Many believe they had a good chance to make it to the big game if Bo Nix hadn’t fractured his ankle in the Divisional Round matchup against the Bills.

To that end, the Broncos remain in a good position as far as the cap goes. They currently sit at just below $24 million in cap space — to be precise, at $23.99 million — the fifth-highest available cap space among NFL teams.

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