SANTA CLARA, Calif. — RJ Harvey didn’t have to wait long to get his first taste of the NFL.
The Broncos’ rookie running back played early and often in his first preseason game and showed the kind of burst Denver’s running game lacked over Sean Payton’s first two seasons in Denver.
There’s only so much to take from a game played on Aug. 9, of course, but Payton’s deployment of his top two backs sets up an interesting couple of weeks going forward.
Harvey started for the Broncos on Saturday night against San Francisco and handled most of the early and mixed-down work over the starting group’s three drives.