Pardon Brandon Johnson if he had a starstruck moment Thursday morning at practice.
This wasn’t a Peyton Manning or Ciara appearance. Nor was it a reaction to the news Tuesday that he’d made the 53-man roster.
Instead, Johnson was excited about Denver’s newest practice squad wide receiver.
Not a misprint.
In today’s NFL, 16-man practice squads can have vested veterans and the Broncos on Thursday welcomed in several, including wide receiver Phillip Dorsett.
The 2015 first-round pick grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., like Johnson did. Six years older than Johnson, Dorsett starred at St.