ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- In the what-a-difference-a-year-makes department, Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton graded his team's progress this offseason worthy of a reward.
On Wednesday, Payton told the Broncos players he had canceled Thursday's scheduled minicamp practice, sending the group into their down time slightly sooner than it expected. It was something he did not do last June in his first year with the Broncos.
Payton said after Wednesday's practice he had not initially planned on cancelling the final minicamp practice but decided the team's performance had made it an option.
"Overall it went well," Payton said of the offseason program.