The Broncos must cut from 90 players down to 53 by Tuesday afternoon. Here’s how Sean Payton, general manager George Paton and the rest of Denver’s staff figure out who to keep and who …
Sean Payton played coy after New Orleans’ 2007 preseason finale.
What Payton wasn’t letting on that night is that the Saints pretty much knew they’d keep Thomas and perhaps also knew that meant waiving fourth-round draft pick Antonio Pittman. The evaluation process on the 2023 Broncos and every other NFL team arrives at a critical juncture Tuesday afternoon when clubs must reduce from 90-player camp rosters to their initial 53-man configuration.
But Tuesday is still a watershed day on the league calendar and Payton always comes back to one phrase, one goal, one message for his coaching staff, Denver’s personnel department and his players: “The right 53.”Denver Broncos Head Coach Sean Payton works with players before the start of their first preseason game at State Farm Stadium on Aug. 11, 2023, in Glendale, Arizona.
“There’s no contract that gets in the way, there’s no favors that are getting in the way. He’s doing what he preaches.” Broncos running back Jaleel McLaughlin pushes forward for extra yards during a preseason game at Levis Stadium on Aug. 19, 2023, in Santa Clara, California. The Broncos staff meets twice a week over the course of training camp to talk through players, what positional depth looks like, what they might need on the waiver wire and who stands where in the pecking order.
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