With the Denver Broncos placing nose tackle Phil Taylor on injured reserve recently, opportunities have opened up behind Sylvester Williams. For undrafted rookie Kyle Peko out of Oregon State, those opportunities yielded some nice results at day five of Broncos camp.
Peko got the attention of everyone at camp when he batted down a pass at the line of scrimmage despite being a shorter defensive lineman at 6-1.
Defensive coordinator Wade Phillips spoke highly of Peko’s performance, even bringing up a great nose tackle that might ring a bell for Broncos fans…
“I told them that the tallest guy up there made the play.