Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton confirms wide receiver Devaughn Vele will attend training camp amid his absence from minicamp.

The Broncos had a very good defense last year. They've added multiple key pieces to it this year. So does coach Sean Payton think this will be the best defense he has ever coached? "We’ll see," Payton told reporters on Tuesday.

"It all starts with ownership and the head coach, then obviously when you have a young quarterback, players want to be here," George Paton said.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Turns out, there was just as much sugar as salt with the Broncos ’ final day of offseason work. Broncos head coach Sean Payton said Wednesday there hadn’t been any Sugar Days at the end of minicamp since 2011, when the collective bargaining agreement drastically reduced the practice time.

On Tuesday afternoon, word emerged that running back J.K. Dobbins has signed with the Broncos. Not long thereafter, coach Sean Payton met with reporters. And Payton was mum about the situation. “I’m not going to answer to any reports,” Payton said. “I think we’re close. I’ll tell you tomorrow.”

"That will still be a priority for us," Broncos coach Sean Payton said of placing an emphasis on special teams.

Head Coach Sean Payton talks to the media following the final practice of mandatory minicamp about quarterback Bo Nix, what he likes about the Broncos' offseason program and more.

Reed Burckhardt is a longtime assistant of GM George Paton going back to their days with the Vikings. ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — One doesn’t have to be behind the scenes to surmise it takes a unique kind of wisdom and personality to earn the respect of and compatibility with Sean Payton.

The chant has permeated Dove Valley, ringing out after every team-period breakdown into special-teams drill in minicamp, ringing out within every meeting room for Darren Rizzi’s new-look