Fifteen things as the NFL starts its 2019 season with the Scouting Combine this week in Indianapolis:
1. The Broncos’ objectives this week: Keep the lines of communication open (if they choose) with their free agents to see if a new deal is possible before March 11 (when agents can negotiate with other teams); unofficially take the temperature with the agents of other teams’ free agents to see if the Broncos are a fit; have their medical staff create a report on each Combine participant; meet the underclassmen for the first time; and come up with creative ways to say they can’t talk about new quarterback Joe Flacco.