Denver Broncos cornerback Riley Moss is heading into a contract year with plenty of competition around him, but his message hasn’t changed much: keep working, keep trusting the process, and let the rest sort itself out.
Moss has become one of the more debated players on the Broncos roster, not because he’s seeking attention, but because his 2024 season came with a lot of heat. He was flagged eight times for pass interference, which was the second-highest total in the NFL last year, according to Parker Gabriel of the Denver Post. At the same time, he’s also been one of Denver’s steadier contributors.
The job picture around him is complicated. Gabriel reported that Moss and nickel corner J’Quan McMillian are both set to hit free agency after this season.
Denver also has 2025 first-round pick Jahdae Barron “waiting in the wings,” with coaches seeing him as someone who can line up in the slot or outside. Gabriel also noted that Kris Abrams-Draine has given the Broncos “quality play” in spot duty on the outside over the last two seasons.
Still, Moss isn’t changing his approach.
“To be honest, no. It’ll handle itself out like it always has,” Moss said. “I trust in God, and I trust in myself, and I’m just going to go out, do my thing, continue to do my thing, and the rest will take care of itself.”
That mindset fits a Broncos defense that expects competition everywhere. Even with Barron’s role in training camp likely to draw attention, Moss said that kind of pressure is part of the deal for anyone trying to stick in the league.
“Naturally, if you’re a competitor and you want to last in this league, you have that regardless of who is behind you,” he said. “It’s good for us. It pushes me, it pushes them and overall I think it’s good for our room.”
Moss said the coaching staff gave him a film reel that broke down “the good, the bad and the ugly,” along with what Gabriel described as a “road map” for where the Broncos want him to improve as they push for more turnovers.
For Moss, it starts with getting his body right again after the season.
“The first thing is getting my weight back,” Moss said. “I lose a good 8 pounds during the season just naturally from running all over the place. So I just try to get my feet back, get my weight back and then kind of work from there.”
He also knows the challenge that comes with playing across from Pat Surtain II, the 2024 Defensive Player of the Year. That setup means opposing quarterbacks are going to keep looking his way, and Moss is ready for that spotlight.
“It’s me, myself and I,” he said. “I only had one pick and I had like (19) passes defended or whatever the heck it was.
“We’re going to start coming down with those a little more often. That’s something you work in practice and we’re going to get some more turnovers for sure.”
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