While a majority of the Broncos’ starters aren’t expected to play against the Cardinals on Saturday night (7:30 p.m. MT, 9NEWS/NFL Network), there’s still plenty that matters in the prime-time matchup.

Elsewhere on the ex-Broncos front, running back Royce Freeman, who was drafted by Denver in the third round of the 2018 NFL draft out of Oregon, worked out for Miami before the Dolphins opted to sign Boone. Freeman totaled 1,596 yards from scrimmage and scored nine touchdowns in three years (46 games) with the Broncos.

A Hall of Famer who once won two Super Bowl championships with the Broncos says the bar should be extremely high for them this season.

Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin is awaiting his fate after requesting to be traded by the only franchise he's played for in the NFL. Bleacher

“The Broncos finished the 2010 season 4-12, their worst record since their 2-7 strike-shortened season of 1982. They were immediately back in the playoffs the following year, thanks in large part to Von Miller, whom they selected second overall in the 2011 NFL Draft," Ryan Smith wrote for PFF.

Tight end Evan Engram signed with the Denver Broncos this past offseason as one of the more notable free agent signings of 2025.

Broncos Ring of Fame receiver Lionel Taylor, the franchise’s first star after its inception in 1960, has died at 89 years old, the team announced.

Denver has certainly tried to help the Oregon product in that regard this offseason, signing tight end Noah Fant and running back J.K. Dobbins in free agency while also drafting pieces like halfback RJ Harvey and receiver Pat Bryant. But even still, the Broncos' playmakers are mostly unproven. Or, at the very least, questionable.