John Leyba, The Denver Post)
With music blaring, and the Lombardi Trophy seated near his locker, defensive end Malik Jackson talked championship and change an hour after the Super Bowl. He realized, correctly, he might never play with the Broncos again. In this moment, with smiles lighting up the Levi's Stadium locker room, everything was perfect.
Keeping it that way has been the hard part for the Broncos. A Noah's Arc theme ran through the early offseason as they lost two of everything: a pair of defensive starters — Jackson and linebacker Danny Trevathan — a couple of quarterbacks — Peyton Manning and Brock Osweiler — and multiple defensive backs — David Bruton and Omar Bolden.