Every NFL team loves its draftees the day they’re selected.
Nobody goes to a group of reporters after a day of April work and says, “Boy, that didn’t go our way.”
Even considering the rose-colored baseline every player gets at the outset of his career, Broncos general manager George Paton and coach Sean Payton seemed particularly pleased Friday night that they were able to land LSU defensive lineman Sai’Vion Jones at the end of the third round.
“He fits our mold of defensive line,” Paton said after engineering a trade up to No. 101 overall, noting Jones’ size, strength, versatility and growing pass-rush arsenal.