"There are a couple of guys we did talk about that ended up going before our picks came up," Head Coach Gary Kubiak said just after the draft concluded.
That's why the claim of Solomon Patton off waivers from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Tuesday could prove to be significant.
The Broncos had options at both return spots already on their roster, a group that included names such as Omar Bolden and Andre Caldwell on kickoffs and Isaiah Burse, Jordan Norwood and Emmanuel Sanders on punts.