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Speaker 1: What's up, Broncos Country.

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Speaker 2: Welcome back to the Broncos podcast network and YouTube for

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Speaker 2: the latest episode of Broncos Now. As we're hearing your

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Speaker 2: host Sidney Jones, and coming up on today's episode, Broncos

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Speaker 2: lead writer Eric Delala joins the show. We'll discuss some

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Speaker 2: of the moves the Broncos plan to make as the.

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Speaker 1: New league year begins next week. All that more coming up.

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Speaker 2: Joining me here in the Broncos podcast studio for today's

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Speaker 2: episode of Broncos Now is Broncos lead writer Eric Delali. Eric,

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Speaker 2: thanks for joining the show. Welcome back to the podcast studio.

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Speaker 3: Thanks Sid, happy to be back.

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Speaker 1: Happy to be back to How are things?

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Speaker 3: They're good, Sid.

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Speaker 4: It's a little bit of a tough week around here,

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Speaker 4: some big moves being made, but I think as Sean

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Speaker 4: Payton and George Peyton have said, they're focused on improving

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Speaker 4: in twenty twenty four and getting this franchise back to

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Speaker 4: where it needs to be and sometimes said that requires

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Speaker 4: making tough decisions.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, like you said, Eric.

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Speaker 2: Some big news coming out of the team headquarters today

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Speaker 2: Thursday morning. The team announced that they are planning to

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Speaker 2: release safety at Justin Simmons eight years here with the

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Speaker 2: organization back when he was drafted in twenty sixteen. Obviously

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Speaker 2: made an immense impact on and off the field. We're

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Speaker 2: gonna miss him end of Venia.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, that's my guy.

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Speaker 4: He came in within a week of each other, same

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Speaker 4: draft class. Jokingly said that to him many times. Just

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Speaker 4: an all around good guy. First of all, made a

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Speaker 4: huge impact in the community as a Walter Payton Man

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Speaker 4: of the Year three time nominee, won the Darren Williams

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Speaker 4: Good Guy Award for his cooperation with the media again

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Speaker 4: and again. Was just always kind of that guy who

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Speaker 4: after a tough loss would stand up and talk for

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Speaker 4: this team. He would keep people positive. He was a

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Speaker 4: just kind of that positive force within the locker room

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Speaker 4: for years and years and years. And on the field,

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Speaker 4: great player, four time All Pro selection, two time Pro bowler,

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Speaker 4: had a bunch of interceptions, tied for the league lead

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Speaker 3: Just a heck of a football player.

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Speaker 4: Unfortunately, sid Well he had the chance to learn from

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Speaker 4: some great players early in his career. He'd never enjoyed

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Speaker 4: that team success and it certainly wasn't wasn't his fault.

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Speaker 4: I mean this defense has been really good for a

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Speaker 4: long time now, many of those seasons among the top

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Speaker 4: He of course did not make the playoffs with the organization,

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Speaker 4: which is tough to see.

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Speaker 3: And so sending Justin Simmons.

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Speaker 4: Out the right way, you know, the team thanked his family,

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Speaker 4: thanked him for all his time in the community and

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Speaker 4: for his on field accomplishments. It'll always be a Bronco.

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Speaker 4: But unfortunately, you talk about some of the moves that

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Speaker 4: are required when this is a business, the salary cap situation.

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Speaker 4: This felt like one of those decisions, and so Justin

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Speaker 4: Simmons will be moving on.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, Eric, it seems like a lot of the fans

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Speaker 2: are wondering if you're going to make this move, you know,

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Speaker 2: why not go ahead and trade him?

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Speaker 1: So what do you think really just went into this decision.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, it's a far fair question. I think.

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Speaker 4: You know, certainly at some point you hope to hear

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Speaker 4: I don't know if that'll be when free agency begins,

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Speaker 4: at some point I'm sure that question will be asked.

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Speaker 4: And I think surface level and what you've seen from

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Speaker 1: Yeah, like you said, Eric, a lot of safeties have

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Speaker 2: Market recently, a lot of DB's in the free agent

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Speaker 3: Do you target a guy initially?

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Speaker 4: Do you wait for things to settle down and then

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Speaker 4: you know, find a maybe that second year or second wave,

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Speaker 4: Is it a chance for one of those guys to

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Speaker 4: take a step forward. We didn't see Skinner get much

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Speaker 4: you know, Justin Simmons is going to be that guy,

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Speaker 4: bring PJ Lock back you don't need any new safeties,

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Speaker 4: But that'll be an interesting position to watch to be sure.

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Speaker 2: Definitely, Eric and other news, The Broncos also announced earlier

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Speaker 2: this week that they're planning to release quarterback Russell Wilson. First,

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Speaker 2: statement that general manager George Payton and head coach Sean

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Speaker 1: They said, we spoke with Russell Wilson today.

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Speaker 2: This was on Monday, to inform him of the release

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Speaker 2: after the start of the league year on behalf of

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Speaker 2: the Broncos. We thank Russell for his contributions and a

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Speaker 2: best as he continues his career. As we move forward,

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Speaker 2: get better through the draft and a free agency eric

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Speaker 2: as the team move forward here, you know, what, do

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Speaker 4: Then yes, it'll be interesting obviously moving forward without Russell Wilson,

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Speaker 4: Jared Stidham, Ben Denucci both under contract. We saw Jared

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Speaker 4: free agency comes next. We'll see do the Broncos decide

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Speaker 4: maybe not enough salary cap space to make that sort

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Speaker 4: so there's all this chatter about who's going to trade up,

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Speaker 4: All those sorts of things. It's what makes this time

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Speaker 2: Yeah, Eric, you mentioned you talked to some of the

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Speaker 4: Yeah, I think it's just interesting to hear, you know,

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Speaker 4: which is interesting. Michael Pennix from Washington, So the Broncos

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Speaker 4: And I think the overall consensus from all these guys,

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Speaker 4: would be an honor to play for a guy like

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Speaker 4: Sean Payton. I think we heard that consistently from a

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Speaker 1: Yeah, definitely.

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Speaker 2: Was there anyone that kind of stood out to you specifically?

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Speaker 4: Well, I mean, I would say the guys that are

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Speaker 4: you know, who knows how much of that is a

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Speaker 4: That is kind of the chatter right now that Bonis

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Speaker 4: I think during the Combine we heard a lot of

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Speaker 4: So probably the one guy that I didn't hear anything

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Speaker 4: Sean Payton and George Peyton like, and I don't think they're.

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Speaker 3: Going to let anybody know that until Draft night.

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Speaker 2: Well, Eric, it was a busy week here, should be

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Speaker 4: Yeah, it'll be interesting to see how the Broncos approached this. Obviously,

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Speaker 4: the Broncos do. George Peyton said they won't be as

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Speaker 4: then sign players next week, it'll be an indication of

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Speaker 4: maybe where this team is heading into the draft, both

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Speaker 4: in terms of how they're going to be able to

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Speaker 4: both said that and beyond is key right that this

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Speaker 4: consistently successful and this is an exciting time and important

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Speaker 1: It certainly is well.

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Speaker 2: Eric, appreciate you joining the show today and for your

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Speaker 2: insight always you got it, said, well it's going to

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Speaker 2: do it for today's episode of Broncos Now Broncos Country.

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Speaker 1: Thanks so much for tuning in.

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Speaker 2: Meet you right back here on the Broncos podcast network

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Speaker 2: and YouTube next week for a new episode.

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Speaker 1: I will see you all then,