Overview

• Talanoa Hufanga, signed to a three-year, $39 million deal in March, is working alongside Brandon Jones at safety during mandatory minicamp to boost secondary cohesion.
• Sean Payton has praised the Hufanga-Jones tandem as tone-setters whose communication and physical play will build on last season’s top-ranked defense.
• For the first time this spring, the Broncos devoted practice time to red-zone scenarios, focusing on efficiency inside the 15-yard line.
• Entering his second year in Denver, Jones says he feels more comfortable in the system and is preparing to assume a vocal leadership role opposite Hufanga.
• The team is leveraging its league-leading 63 sacks and 74.55 defensive expected points added from 2024 by integrating new talent and addressing red-zone shortcomings.