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By Anne Erickson
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Pat Bryant is making it increasingly difficult for the Denver Broncos to overlook him. Why would they after what they've seen?
The second-year wide receiver has been one of the most consistent players at training camp, according to the media covering the team, and he took things a step further Saturday by making what was described as the play of the day. That's exactly the kind of momentum a young receiver needs.
Denver already knows what it has at the top of the depth chart with Jaylen Waddle and Courtland Sutton. The more interesting question has been who would emerge as the team's third receiver, with Bryant, Mavin Mims and Troy Franklin all competing for the job. Right now, Bryant appears to be separating himself.
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That doesn't mean the competition is finished, but he's certainly making a strong case for the role. Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph even described Bryant as the “complete package” after Saturday's practice. That's significant praise.
Joseph also made it clear that Bryant's emergence should push the other receivers competing for snaps.
"It's healthy competition is what we like to call it," he said to the media. "At the end of the day, everybody's job is on the line, but to come out here and compete, push each other, make sure everybody’s doing their job, helping each other out when it’s needed. At the end of the day, we all have the same goal: Let's go out there and win."
That's probably the ideal outcome for Denver.
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Bryant is playing well enough to make people look, while Mims and Franklin have every reason to respond by raising their own level. Nobody gets to coast through this competition. For Bryant, though, the chance is particularly important.
There's still lots of time left before the regular season, and he'll need to keep producing when the competition gets more serious. But making this kind of impression in his second season is a very good sign. A reliable third receiver would give Bo Nix another legitimate option in the passing game.
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