WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.V. -- Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton always has a plan -- what he calls a "vision" -- for each player on the team's roster. But a surprise can still sneak up on Payton, whether the coach admits it or not.
And surprise, surprise, three games into the 2024 season, running back Tyler Badie has seemingly come out of nowhere.
After Badie, a 2022 sixth-round pick by the Baltimore Ravens out of Missouri, had flashed during training camp this year, the Broncos' plan for the 24-year-old was to keep him close.