Broncos wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders says age is just a number.
“Thirty is the new 27,” he told reporters before the start of organized team activities.
But the ninth-year NFL vet also understands the team’s youth movement from the NFL draft at his position with the Broncos selecting SMU’s Courtland Sutton in the second round (No. 40) and then Penn State’s DaeSean Hamilton in the fourth round (No. 113). Neither rookie has taken a live-game snap with the team, and still, the duo of 20-somethings has earned high praise from the 31-year-old Sanders.
WRs Sutton and Hamilton earn high praise from Sanders.