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Broncos rotate CBs Riley Moss, Kris Abrams-Draine in sign of potential shift
LANDOVER, Md. — Riley Moss found himself in an unfamiliar spot.
On Washington’s third drive Sunday night, the Broncos cornerback stood on the visiting sideline with his helmet at his side and watched.
He wasn’t hurt. He wasn’t playing poorly.
Just the opposite, in fact. Moss felt great and ultimately felt like he played great, too. Sure, Commanders receiver Treylon Burks caught one of the most impressive touchdowns of the year in the NFL over him later in the game, but Moss had great position.
If there’s one snap he wants back, it’s an overtime go-ball to Deebo Samuel in which the talented receiver ran past Moss for a 38-yard gain that put Washington right down near the goal line and set up its final score.
Overall, though, Moss liked his outing.
He was not penalized. He played with good technique.
And yet here he was early in the game, on the sideline, watching second-year man Kris Abrams-Draine work.
Starting nickel Ja’Quan McMillian occasionally found himself in the same spot, watching rookie first-rounder Jahdae Barron play in the slot.
Both Moss and McMillian played a ton — Moss 77 out of 90 defensive snaps and McMillian 64 — in Denver’s 27-26 overtime win, but they also entered what could shape up to be a one-week happening or could be a new phase of the season in the Broncos secondary.
A work-share.
Head coach Sean Payton said after the game that the adjustment had nothing to do with the quality of work provided by Moss and McMillian.
Rather, defensive coordinator Vance Joseph and the Denver coaching staff liked how Abrams-Draine and Barron played so much when All-Pro Pat Surtain II missed three games with a pectoral injury that they wanted the pair to continue getting live game reps even with Surtain’s return Sunday night.
“It’s a good question,” Payton said of Abrams-Draine getting time in place of Moss during the game. “I know we were trying to, you know, when Patrick (Surtain) comes back and then you have these other guys, it was more about keeping these guys in game form. And I knew that we were going to try to.
“There was nothing — it was more about the rotation and just keeping them all going.”
Moss did not protest after the game.
“We have a deep room and they wanted to give (Abrams-Draine) a shot,” he said. “He played a hell of a game last week and he did well today, as well. It’s nice to know we have the bodies in our room to get it done.”
The third-year man said he took “full accountability” for the play to Samuel that set up Washington’s potential winning score.
“The entire game, (I was) locking them up and then that one slips,” he said. “We can’t have that. You’ve got to finish it out. That’s going to be the main thing is to be able to make that play late in the game.”
Moss thought he played well, “99.9% of the game. That 0.1%, though, we’ve got to make that play,” he added. “At the end of the day, that’s something I’m going to hold on me and get better at.”
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DENVER (KDVR) — The last few days of May will be warm and mostly dry, but the Denver weather forecast does show a steady warming trend through the first week of June.
Highs on Saturday will be seasonal and mostly dry with a stray storm possible. Colorado will return to the low 80s on Sunday and will likely be dry across most of the state.
Denver weather tonight: Partly cloudy and mild
Skies will be partly cloudy overnight Friday. Any lingering showers will dissipate by midnight. Temperatures will remain slightly above normal with lows around Denver in the lower to middle 50s. Winds will be light from the south and southwest.
Denver weather Saturday: Seasonal and mostly sunny
Denver will see seasonally warm highs Saturday afternoon in the upper 70s, though the urban core may crack the lower 80s. An isolated storm or two may fire up in the afternoon north of Interstate 76 and the high country, but most of Colorado will remain dry.
Looking ahead: Warming to start June
Monday is the first day of June. Temperatures will be in the low 80s with a better chance for afternoon showers and storms. Winds will also be a bit breezy. The metro area will continue to warm Tuesday and Wednesday into the mid-80s. Both days have a chance for storms, but Tuesday will have a better setup for storms.
Denver will be drier the second half of the workweek as temperatures climb into the mid-80s. Next weekend may see highs back in the upper 80s. That’s not record-breaking, but quite warm for early June by about 10 degrees.
Von Miller has made it abundantly clear that he would like to return to the Denver Broncos and finish his career where it started. Miller has made that fact known at every possible opportunity, including a Von’s Vision charity event on Wednesday.
“I would love to bring back those Super Bowl 50 vibes, love to assist, to be the vice president to Bo Nix, to Courtland Sutton,” Miller said. “I’ve been the guy and also I’ve been the vice president as well. I would love to contribute to us getting back to the glory land, to holding up that trophy.”
Miller went on to note that he has lobbied coach Sean Payton to sign him (Payton coached Miller at a flag football tournament earlier this year).
Unfortunately for Miller, it sounds like there are no plans for a potential reunion with his old club. The Denver Post‘s Luca Evans reported that “as of last week,” there have been no talks between the Broncos and Miller’s representatives about a potential contract.
With a crowded outside linebacker room, Denver seems unlikely to re-sign Miller, but the 37-year-old pass rusher said he will “for sure” play in 2026. After totaling nine sacks with the Washington Commanders last fall, Miller will probably be able to find a home as a rotational pass rusher, but it might not be with the Broncos.
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Denver Summit FC delays opening of Centennial Stadium, will play next 2 home games at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park
Denver Summit FC will play their next two home games at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.
Colorado’s first professional women’s soccer team was hoping to be at their new training facility in Centennial by July, but team says recent rain delayed construction, so they need to push back by two weeks.
That means their July 3 and July 12 matches will be at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City.
Summit FC is hopeful to be at their stadium in Centennial for their July 18 game against the Portland Thorns.
Centennial Stadium will ultimately become Summit’s training facility. They’ll play their games there until 2028, when they hope to move into their official home stadium at the Santa Fe Yards at Broadway and I-25. The Santa Fe Yards stadium will have room for more than 14,000 fans.
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