ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Training camp cannot begin until two weeks before the preseason opener; that's why the Broncos cannot have their first full-team practice until Friday morning, a fortnight before the Aug. 14 game at Seattle.
But the rookies can get extra work in, and beginning Monday, they will. The Broncos' group of 22 rookies is headlined by their nine draft picks, each of whom knows he must display something significant in order to define their role with the 2015 Broncos.
What will each draft pick try to extract from training camp?
OLB SHANE RAY
What he needs to show: That he has completely recovered from the toe injury that limited him during OTAs and that he can spell outside linebackers DeMarcus Ware and Von Miller for stretches to give each of the Pro Bowl pass rushers a rest.