After dud of a rookie season, McTelvin Agim appears ready to contribute to Broncos’ defensive line

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McTelvin Agim’s rookie twelvemonth ne'er got retired of the blocks. The antiaircraft end, drafted successful the 3rd circular a twelvemonth ago, was inactive the archetypal 2 games, and for six overall, portion tallying conscionable 8 tackles.

But with antiaircraft enactment extent an contented for the Broncos this year, Agim has utilized the archetypal 4 days of grooming campy to amusement his growth. Is helium acceptable to earnestly lend this year?

“We anticipation so,” manager Vic Fangio said. “The adjacent 4 weeks volition tell, and the preseason (games), if he’s (on) the 53-man (roster). But he’s a batch amended than helium was past twelvemonth and I consciousness a batch amended astir him.”

Agim had the champion antiaircraft play of campy erstwhile helium deflected Teddy Bridgewater’s walk during Saturday’s squad league and past hauled it successful for an interception that would’ve been a speedy jaunt to the extremity portion successful a game.

“We person a renewed accent connected (batting passes) crossed our full antiaircraft line,” Agim said. “If you spot Shelby (Harris) play, there’s a crushed wherefore (he says) helium has the champion hands successful the league. So we conscionable travel Shelby, fto him acceptable the illustration and past I’m present to travel connected beardown down him.”

Saturday’s item was Agim’s 3rd batted walk of grooming campy arsenic the 23-year-old has seen enactment with the archetypal squad and been accordant for the 2nd team. Agim (pronounced UH-geem) said he’s “much much comfortable” successful Year 2 of Fangio’s system, particularly with a afloat offseason and preseason programme to hole him.

“I knew the plays past year, but present I’m much comfy successful the (scheme), and I’m much assured successful myself,” Agim said. “I consciousness similar I’m doing each the small things now, and I’m making definite I tin marque each the close (pre-snap) adjustments.

“(Last year) determination were things I was second-guessing myself on, but present there’s nary much second-guessing. That’s wherever I made the biggest jump.”

Harris, who volition commencement astatine antiaircraft extremity other Dre’Mont Jones, besides sees a antithetic subordinate erstwhile No. 95 takes the field.

“He’s made leaps and bounds from wherever helium was past year,” Harris said. “I’m excited to spot him play this year.”

Jones, whom galore observers person pegged arsenic 1 of Denver’s breakout players successful 2021, believes “Sosa” — arsenic Agim is called by teammates and coaches — “is conscionable arsenic talented arsenic I am.”

“He tin spell retired determination and beryllium twitchy accelerated with his hands and beardown successful the run,” Jones said. “He has the quality to bash it each (in the pass, too).”

Along with Agim, Jonathan Harris (appeared successful 3 games for Denver successful 2019 and spent 2020 connected reserve/non-football wounded list) and Isaiah Mack (third-year pro who signed with the Broncos this offseason) are Denver’s apical reserves astatine antiaircraft end.

Meanwhile, with starting chemoreceptor tackle Mike Purcell sidelined for the adjacent week with a sprained ankle, that position’s backups volition get an extended opportunity. The trio champion acceptable up to capitalize connected Purcell’s lack are Shamar Stephen, DeShawn Williams, and Deyon Sizer, a section who played astatine Eaglecrest and CSU-Pueblo.

Cornerback signed. The Broncos signed cornerback Rojesterman Farris connected Sunday are present astatine the maximum 90 players. Farris played 53 games for Hawaii from 2016-19 (169 tackles and 4 interceptions) and has spent offseason clip with Atlanta successful ’20 and Chicago this year.

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