The door creaked open for little-known rookie Kalif Raymond to find a way onto the Broncos’ 53-man roster. His coach, Gary Kubiak, will give him a chance to bust through.
Raymond, an undrafted, 5-foot-9 receiver from Holy Cross in Massachusetts, will get extensive playing time Thursday, Kubiak said, in the Broncos’ first preseason game, at Chicago. He will get a majority of Denver’s punt-return opportunities.
“You want to see his return mechanics,” Broncos special teams coach Joe DeCamillis said. “If he has good ball security, catches the ball well and makes good decisions, that’s really important.”
Raymond on Monday was listed a distant fourth on the depth chart at slot receiver.