Broncos
New Broncos QB Bo Nix said he is ready to come to Denver and compete for the starting job, adding that he has received no assurances from the organization that he will be the opening-day starter.
โI know everybody has to compete,โ Nix said, via the team website. โI know everyone has to go to work. We havenโt had any conversations thus far, just draft prep and obviously the recent draft pick [call]. Other than that, I just canโt wait to get around the locker room, canโt wait to get around the guys, meeting my new teammates, meeting new coaches and get to work.โ
โI think when you look at their offense, when you look at the scheme, [there are] a lot of really fun concepts that Iโve run in the past, a lot of fun things that Iโve been able to do and have success in,โ Nix added. โWe were able to just talk over those and communicate those. I believe just talking football is one of the best things you can do in the process, and thatโs what we did a lot of.โ
Chargers
The Chargers grabbed OT Joe Alt at pick No. 5 overall instead of a playmaker to replace WRs Keenan Allen and Mike Williams. Los Angeles GM Joe Hortiz commented on the state of the receiver room.
“I think Iโve said it from the beginning, when we started talking about the draft, that weโre going to take the best player available for the Chargers, and thatโs what we did today,” Hortiz said, via Alex Insdorf of the Chargers Wire. “Thatโs what weโre going to do at 37 [overall] and every other pick that we have. Obviously, he helps our team and he helps us get better. Thatโs what we want to do. We want to get better with every pick. Thatโs what we feel like we did.”
“Weโre going to address more than just the receivers, too, absolutely. Iโve said this before โ you look at it and there are certainly more needs at different spots, but there are needs at every position. Thatโs why weโre living by the best player philosophy. Again, youโre never one player away and youโre never one position away. You have to improve every single position on your team at every opportunity you get. Weโre going to still be working on a few of the positions. Weโre not done with offensive line, either. Weโre just going to try and make the team better.”
- Chargers RB J.K. Dobbins‘ one-year, $1.61 million deal includes $750,000 in incentives, via Field Yates.
Raiders
When asked why the Raiders didn’t trade up for a quarterback in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft, GM Tom Telesco responded they looked into it but didn’t find an opportunity to make a move.
โWe looked into it like I said in the pre-draft press conference,โ Telesco said, via ProFootballTalk. โWe kind of had a plan to … maybe move up if the opportunity was there. It wasnโt there, kept moving.โ
Telesco wasn’t surprised to see six quarterbacks drafted in the top 12 picks.
โWell, no โ I mean when you when you look at it with the teams and where their needs were, not totally surprised,โ Telesco said.
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