Alijah Holder expected to be in camp with the Philadelphia Eagles this offseason.
The Broncos had different plans.
Holder, a former Stanford cornerback, received a text message from Eagles coach Doug Pederson leading up the NFL draft and Holder followed up when he went unselected after seven rounds. Philadelphia drew up the paperwork to sign him as a free agent. Then, suddenly, a phone call from a 303 area code.
“I had basically done everything except write my name on the dotted line,” Holder said. “I had no idea about Denver.”
Holder had about 15 minutes to make his choice.