A gorgeous, sun-kissed Friday morning greeted the Broncos as they began their final day of organized team activities for the week. They’ll go through four such sessions from Monday through Thursday next week before a four-day Memorial Day weekend respite.
Some quick morning observations from the 10 minutes of warmups and stretching I could watch:
… D.J. Williams brought rookie offensive tackle Ryan Harris in front of his teammates to lead the pre-stretching breakdown. Harris jogged up as some players yelled “Babyface!” but soon left with groans and one Bronco — whom I couldn’t identify by voice — yelling “Stone him!” after a short jig that was quickly deemed lackluster by his new teammates …
… Wide receiver/kickoff returner Glenn Martinez was held out of practice. The former Detroit Lion joined the Broncos in the offseason as a reserve-future signee …
… Undrafted free agent safety Roderick Rogers hasn’t been with the team this week, because his alma mater, the University of Wisconsin, doesn’t complete its spring semester until today. He will be eligible to take part in next week’s OTAs, but still has yet to be issued a number …
… Speaking of rookies, this day also marks the first time that Denver’s rookie class will speak to the media after practice; they are available for interviews at the end of each week during quarterback camp, so we’ll try and get as many soundbites and tidbits from them as we can after practice. Head Coach Mike Shanahan is also expected to talk …
… And finally, a few more photos from the morning …
Back with more sometime on the p.m. side of noon.