The Broncos are getting a clear read on what fifth-round tight end Justin Joly can already do - and what still needs work.
Joly described himself as a strong pass catcher and said he views himself as a reliable target for his quarterback. He also pointed straight at the part of his game that needs the most attention.
“ I always feel like my hands work really well, and I’m a security blanket for my quarterback, ’’ Joly said, via 9News. “ When you have a great quarterback like Bo Nix, you live life a little bit easier.
Overall, just getting better at (blocking in) the run game. ’’
Broncos general manager George Paton echoed the belief that Joly can be more than just a receiving threat. Paton highlighted the rookie’s hands, quickness and ability after the catch, while also saying the team sees room for him to develop as a blocker.
“ He’s a move weapon and what sticks out about him is his hands,’’ Paton said. “ He has huge hands.
Don’t shake his hand. He’ll try to break it every time.
Adrian Peterson, just big hands. First thing I’m going to tell him is I’m never shaking your hand.
But good hands, really good after the catch. He has quickness on top of the route, he can separate.
We think he can grow into a blocker. ”
In Los Angeles, Chargers defensive coordinator Chris O’Leary likes what he sees in the cornerback group and called the room deep.
“ Really good,” O’Leary said when asked how he felt about the room, via the team’s website. “ It’s one of those where you come in with a mindset or thought of, ‘This is what the room looks like, this is who you got.’ Then you put in the work and get to this point it’s like holy cow.”
Donte Jackson pointed to continuity as a major plus for the unit, saying the group has been able to keep building on what it already had in place. He also credited the leadership in the room.
“ It’s a blessing to have the same guys … We’re constantly building on what we were just doing, ” Jackson said. “ I think that’s the best part, when you have guys like Heeb, like Cam who are also leaders.
It’s a trickle-down effect from what they’re seeing at the top and what’s coming down these levels and that’s really what it’s about. When I say levels, I’m talking about tenure and age gap and stuff.
You see what the older guys are doing, it’s all the right way, all the right things. It’s going to have everybody going in the same direction for sure.
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Tarheeb Still said he didn’t spend much time dwelling on not recording an interception last season. For him, the focus stayed on playing sound defense and helping the Chargers win.
“ Not really, ” Still said after the 2025 season when asked if he thinks about not getting an interception. “I mean, it’s something I think about like, ‘Damn, I want to pick the ball off.’
But if you’re playing good defense, you’re where you’re supposed to be and making the plays you’re supposed to make, you can’t force plays like that. I wasn’t really trying to force a pick.
As long as we are winning, I was doing my thing on defense and helping the team win, I couldn’t care less about a pick.”
Over in Kansas City, Chiefs cornerback L’Jarius Sneed said he’s coming back with a simple goal: remind everyone exactly who he is.
“ Reclaim who I am. Not to prove anything but to show people I am who I was, ” Sneed said, via PFT.
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