ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- If there were questions about whether Denver Broncos edge rusher Nik Bonitto is weighed down by contract negotiations or increased expectations, Bonitto clearly offered his answer in three parts.
Three plays in the preseason opener against the San Francisco 49ers last Saturday night was all anyone needed to see. As 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan put it; "He did ruin that whole series ... Bonitto is a hell of a player."
In the span of 88 seconds, Bonitto had a sack, a near-sack that forced 49ers quarterback Mac Jones to step up into a sack by John Franklin-Myers, and a heated pursuit that resulted in Jones throwing the ball away to avoid a 25-yard loss.