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See the full story · 1 sourcesThe Broncos' defense is planning to set the NFL record for sacks this year, and they're not shy about saying so.
Last month it was Broncos defensive lineman Zach Allen who was openly predicting that his team would break the NFL sack record, and at training camp on Wednesday, teammate D.J. Jones said the same thing.
"We can break it. We can break the record," Jones said. "What is that, 72? Yeah, we can break it."
The NFL record for sacks in a season is 72, set by the 1984 Bears. Last year, the Broncos finished with 68 sacks. The Broncos think they can find five more sacks this season.
"We got what it takes," Jones said. "We've tasted it. Now it's time to cook the meal, eat it and take a break. You know how you eat a good meal, and you lay down after, take a good nap, and you wake up and go eat again? We're about to eat again. It's time. We got the numbers, we got the men, we got the willpower, we've got free will to go do it. So, it's up to us, and we're going to do that."
Jones noted that Broncos defensive end Malcolm Roach even knocked quarterback Bo Nix down in practice, which is a no-no, but Jones said that's just the physical nature of the Broncos' defense.
"Bo got knocked down, but we play physical. You can't slow down for nobody," Jones said. "It got quiet. It got quiet real quick. Everybody stopped. But he was just doing his job."
The Broncos think they have a lot of players who can do the job of taking down the opposing quarterback this season.
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