Can Ahmad Gooden rise from undrafted rookie to overtake Jeff Holland and maybe Aaron Wallace to claim one of the Broncos’ back-up outside linebacker spots? We’ll start to find out when practice opens Thursday.
Playing at FCS Samford, Gooden appeared in 46 games and had 273 tackles and 22 sacks, solid production regardless of the level of competition. During the off-season program, Gooden said he had had interest from Baltimore, Arizona, Atlanta, and the Broncos as the draft progressed in late April.
Gooden and his agent looked at the depth chart of those teams before deciding to sign with the Broncos.