ENGLEWOOD, Colo.
Offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur said the offense got “almost a half season worth of reps” during the team’s organized team activities and minicamp.
I’m just going to go out there and just do my job and compete.
Well, it might be about that.
Paton then made Boone the team’s first free-agent signing on offense and used a second-round pick on Williams out of North Carolina.
Williams is a finisher as a runner — Paton called him “probably the most physical runner in the last couple years” — has shown the ability to contribute in the passing game and is a willing blocker in blitz pick-ups.
“Well I think there’s enough work to be had for everybody if everybody proves they’re worthy,” is how Broncos coach Vic Fangio answered the question about workload for the backs.
But perhaps not the kind of work Gordon, who signed a two-year, $16 million deal in 2020, had last season.
But Lindsay, who had wrist surgery after each of his first two seasons before battling knee and hip injuries as well as a concussion, missed five games and had six games with nine or fewer carries last season.
When Gordon did not attend the Broncos’ OTAs or any other part of the voluntary portion of the Broncos’ offseason program, Williams and Boone were routinely the first two backs through the drills.
You can tell Boone been in the league for a while, and you can tell that Javonte has potential.