Denver Broncos' secondary searching for three new starters

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- A quarterback competition can serve as a roster eclipse, as it keeps other major team decisions out of the light of day.

Well-hidden in the swirl of the Denver Broncos' competition for the starting QB job is the position group that faces the most extreme makeover of any place on Denver's depth chart. The Broncos' secondary currently features one of the league's elite cornerbacks (Pat Surtain II), one of its best nickel corners (Ja'Quan McMillian) and three open spots. That's a long way away from last offseason, which had a locked-in lineup that included veteran safeties Justin Simmons and Kareem Jackson to go with Surtain and McMillian.

"Those…