After choosing Zach Allen over Dre’Mont Jones in free agency this offseason, the Broncos are banking on Allen’s signature motor to propel their defensive line in his first season in Denver.
Allen signed a three-year, $45.75 million free-agent deal with the Broncos last spring, and head coach Sean Payton says Allen is playing up to his paycheck in the first couple weeks of training camp.
“He’s smart, he’s in the right gap, he’s consistent,” Payton said. “We had a player in New Orleans, (now Bengals defensive end) Trey Hendrickson, who just was a handful on each snap, full energy and effort, and Zach’s that way.