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.

Our final season-focused Broncos predictions of 2026.

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.

Bo Nix is entering his third NFL season with the Denver Broncos facing high expectations after coming within one win of the Super Bowl last season. The quarterback is now preparing for another important year as Sean Payton’s offense looks to take the next step.

The 2027 NFL draft is still many months away, but this prospect continues to be linked to the Broncos.

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

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.

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.