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See the full story · 2 sourcesENGLEWOOD, CO - JULY 31: Tyler Onyedim #98 of the Denver Broncos participates in training camp at Broncos Park Powered by CommonSpirit on July 31, 2026 in Englewood, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Day 2 of Broncos Camp is in the books, and it was another fun one.
It was their last practice before a day off on Sunday. However, on Monday, the pads come on, and the most important practices of camp begin, and we get to see who shines and who falls behind.
Weekend work at #BroncosCamp ⚒️ pic.twitter.com/u4m6umdgX2
— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) August 1, 2026
Today’s practice featured more big plays from Bo Nix and the Broncos quarterbacks, but the defense fought back and came away feeling good at the end of practice. Looks like we may have a real competition for the backup quarterback job, or do we? Marvin Mims is making an early statement for the WR3 job with back-to-back practices with explosive plays. We also have news about the team possibly signing Taysom Hill, notes from practices, injury updates, tweets from camp, some notable quotes from Sean Payton, Brandon Jones, and Bo Nix, and more!
Explosive plays continue, but the defense fights back
Like on Day 1, the Broncos had multiple explosive plays during today’s training camp practice. It all started during 7-on-7s when quarterback Bo Nix threw a dime to running back RJ Harvey, who was running a wheel route that went for 20+ yards. It didn’t stop there for Nix. During the first team period, Nix extended the play and found second-year wide receiver Pat Bryant for a 40+ yard touchdown pass. Nix wasn’t the only quarterback making plays today. Jarrett Stidham had two big chunk plays today. The first came on a broken coverage where he hit Hakeem Butler for a 70-yard touchdown, and then later in practice, hit Marvin Mims Jr. for a DEEP touchdown.
However, the defense was going down lightly. After the first team period, the defense stopped the offense and once again stopped them during the final move-the-ball period to end practice. So, while the offense had some fireworks, the defense proved why they are one of the best units in the entire NFL.
My word. Bo Nix continues to show how good he is off schedule. In the first 11-on-11 work of the day, Nix escaped the pocket and flicked the ball deep down the field with pressure in his face. 50-yard TD.
— Aric DiLalla (@AricDiLalla) August 1, 2026
Bo Nix met with the media after practice today and was asked how it feels to be back out there practicing after missing most of the offseason due to his ankle. He told reporters that “It feels great. It feels normal” and that both sides of the ball have been making plays and that “It’s just a fun time right now”.
“It feels great. It feels normal. It feels like we’re heading in the right direction as a team. We’re all sort of continuing to get our feet wet the first couple of days, learning some new things and also getting back to our favorites. I think it’s been good to see everybody move around. It’s been a competitive first couple of days, offense and defense, which is what you want to see. Both sides of the ball have been making a lot of plays. It’s just a fun time right now.”
The Broncos offense has started camp hot and has been making explosive plays all over the field. One player who is expected to do that a lot for this team this upcoming season is wide receiver Jaylen Waddle. Nix was asked how it has been working with Waddle thus far and what type of receiver he is. Nix stated that Waddle is an “explosive playmaker” and hyped up all the things Waddle can do and how he will benefit and impact the offense moving forward.
“He’s an explosive playmaker. The guy is really good at what he does. He makes plays, he’s fast, he’s really explosive. He’s great ball in hand, he’s great going to get the ball deep, he’s great in the screen game. He can do just a lot of things. He’s very versatile. He adds an extra element to our offense, and it’s exciting. We have a lot of different weapons that we’re using, and I think top to bottom, this is just a really strong team, really good. We just have to find what works for us and find ways to utilize all our tools.”
Waddle has been as advertised thus far and lined up against cornerback Pat Surtain II during today’s practice and got the better end of the former Defensive Player of the Year.
While the offense wasn’t as good as they were on Day 1, they are still doing MUCH better than in years past. Typically, we are a week or so into camp and stressing “the defense has the advantage early in camp”. We’re not doing that this year and both sides have been trading blows thus far, which is what you want to see. We’ll see how things shake out when the pads come on starting on Monday.
Ehlinger was the QB2 today as the backup QB competition heats up
Probably the biggest story to come from today’s practice was that backup quarterback Sam Ehlinger ran with the second-team offense while Jarrett Stidham went with the third-team offense. Talks about a potential backup quarterback competition have been whispered about all offseason, and today appeared to be the first real sign of that happening.
Sam Ehlinger is the second QB up in 7on7s. Jarrett Stidham third. Interesting.
— Zac Stevens (@ZacStevens) August 1, 2026
Ehlinger has impressed the Broncos coaches on and off the field, and it appears they wanna see if he can push Stidham for that backup role. However, Stidham isn’t going down quietly, as he had two big touchdown passes during today’s practice. The first was to a wide-open Hakeem Butler on a broken play where he went 70 yards for a touchdown. However, later in the practice, he hit Marvin Mims Jr. for a long touchdown while in tight coverage.
So, while Ehlinger getting QB2 reps is noteworthy, Stidham still performed well.
With all that said, Head Coach Sean Payton downplayed this and made it all sound like a non-story. He told reporters that “he wouldn’t make anything of ...
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