ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- With a salary cap that will now fit like a proverbial smedium T-shirt, the Denver Broncos worked through last week's scouting combine with the knowledge the 2024 draft class will need to play a larger role than the 2023 class did in its first season.
And that 2023 class, especially wide receiver Marvin Mims Jr., will have step up as well if the Broncos are to succeed in the post-Russell Wilson era with the $85 million in dead money against the cap over the next two years. The five 2023 draft picks played a combined 666 snaps as rookies or, to put it in perspective, 406 fewer snaps than left tackle Garett Bolles played on his own.