Javonte Williams looks like a new man, according to Sean Payton.
starting running back have been greatly exaggerated. With training camp getting underway, the Broncos fourth-year tailback looked lean and mean and ready to put to bed rumors that he might be on Sean Payton's dreaded roster bubble.
For as determined as Payton and the Broncos have been to orchestrate an influx of youthful talent onto the 2024 roster, it hasn't meant throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Particularly telling was how Williams and tight end Greg Dulcich were mentioned for their impressive showings on day one of camp because both have gone through their own injury nightmares.
The 24-year-old Williams has overcome a career-threatening knee injury in 2022, so last season was always going to be navigated at less than full speed. The fears that the injury had simply robbed Williams of his crucial burst and explosiveness was low-hanging fruit for critics heading into camp. "I just think I was watching his college tape in the draft room one day and he walked in," Payton recalled of Williams. "Now again, he was injured last season so this was a tough offseason, this time of year. We were watching all of the runs, and I'm asking him questions.
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