Youth served in Broncos' running back, wide receiver corps

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Wide receiver Brandon Johnson, one of the last players remaining in the locker room Sunday after the Denver Broncos' preseason finale win over the Arizona Cardinals, faced a largely empty room, his matter-of-fact expression cloaking whatever nerves he had about what the near-future might hold.

"It can be stressful, but it is what you make of it," Johnson said. "... Whatever's going to happen is going to happen."

Johnson knew how things could play out at wide receiver and running back when it was time to reduce the Broncos' roster from 91 players to 53 by Tuesday's deadline. It wasn't exactly a coded, encrypted message.

Broncos coach Sean Payton had issued warning…