Vance Joseph was honest. When Dondrea Tillman arrived at Broncos’ training camp in July, the defensive coordinator didn’t know what to expect from the 26-year-old outside linebacker the team had signed out of the United Football League.
Tillman, at 6-foot-3 and weighing 270 pounds, has all the physical traits a team would look for in a pass rusher. But Joseph was uncertain about his role in Denver’s defense. Denver had drafted Jonah Elliss in the third round while Baron Browning was still on the roster.
“I knew he was a big guy who can run,” Joseph said.