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Based on their work in free agency, the Broncos may believe the board tilts early to offense, where they could select a QB, RB or pass-catcher.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- When new Denver Broncos general manager George Paton pulls into his parking space each day, it's for a team that has missed the playoffs in each of the past five seasons. But the Broncos have enough salary cap room to dive into free agency -- currently north of $40 million with room to make more. They also have the No. 9 pick in the 2021 NFL draft and four picks among the first 109 with nine selections overall. In short, they can get some things done -- even in a year when the salary cap has gone down in the wake of the pandemic. The cap is expected to be somewhere between...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- While Drew Lock's future at quarterback and Von Miller's future at linebacker are already discussion in full swirl early in this Denver Broncos' offseason, a very real down-to-down football problem is staring the team in the face as well. The Broncos are wafer-thin at cornerback and face the possibility of remaking an entire secondary if some big checks don't get written. "Those are things [general manager] George [Paton] will have to look at," said Broncos president of football operations John Elway. Cornerback A.J. Bouye, who missed the final four games of this season an...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- For the first time in four decades, the person with final say on football decisions for the Denver Broncos did not have the team's name anywhere on his football résumé when he arrived. When George Paton was formally introduced Tuesday as the newly minted general manager of the Broncos -- complete with the requisite orange tie -- he immediately became the proverbial fresh set of eyes to fix a five-year playoff drought, a decided lack of touchdowns on offense and a spinning turnstile at quarterback. "The fact that he's had a lot of opportunities to go other places -- I thi...