Wade Phillips talks up undrafted rookie Kyle Peko

Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Wade Phillips has coached some of the greatest defensive players in the game, and he had high marks for UDFA Kyle Peko…

With the Denver Broncos placing nose tackle Phil Taylor on injured reserve recently, opportunities have opened up behind Sylvester Williams. For undrafted rookie Kyle Peko out of Oregon State, those opportunities yielded some nice results at day five of Broncos camp.

Peko got the attention of everyone at camp when he batted down a pass at the line of scrimmage despite being a shorter defensive lineman at 6-1.

Defensive coordinator Wade Phillips spoke highly of Peko’s performance, even bringing up a great nose tackle that might ring a bell…