Montrell Washington is ‘fearless’ as a punt returner

With rookie minicamp last week, we got to get our first reports on the 2022 NFL Draft class for the Denver Broncos. One of the more intriguing picks was wide receiver and, more importantly, kick return specialists, Montrell Washington.

The kick return game has been a bit of a joke in Denver for a few years now. Lagging behind in the back half of the league under former special teams coordinator Tom McMahon. However, his replacement, Dwayne Stukes was adamant about improving the return game when he was hired.

“We saw that we were ranked last in kickoff return average and last in kickoff return average against, so that will be an emphasis going forward,” Stukes said in February. “There are…