Bruton made his name on the Broncos as a key secondary reserve and as an essential special-teams player from 2009 to 2015. In that final season in Denver, Bruton received the most playing time of his career on defense and he ran with it, starting in three games, recording two interceptions, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, one sack and seven passes defensed.
His final active game as a Bronco was one of his best and one of his most notable. Despite suffering a broken fibula in the first quarter against Pittsburgh in Week 15, Bruton played 95 snaps -- by far the most on the team that night -- and recorded six solo tackles and one pass deflection.