HC Sean Payton spoke on the three-way battle at linebacker.
On Tuesday, Broncos coach Sean Payton welcomed Levelle Bailey into the three-way fray. The undrafted rookie is battling veterans Cody Barton and Jonas Griffith for the starting vacancy, with the troika "rotating" snaps during offseason practices.
“I think all of those guys . We have a young guy from Fresno . All three of those guys are competing at Mike," Payton said following the first day of mandatory minicamp. "We’re rotating their reps, much the same way quarterback. We’ll continue to do that.” Take a second, sign up for our free newsletter, and get breaking Broncos news delivered to your inbox daily!
Bailey did not hear his name called in April's draft despite a productive career at Fresno State where he compiled 242 total tackles , 24.5 tackles for loss, 22 passes defensed, seven sacks, six interceptions, and four forced fumbles across 49 games played.received $125,000 guaranteed from Denver upon putting pen to paper as a priority free-agent signing.
"Bailey is a productive inside linebacker with below-average size and average pursuit speed," NFL.com's Lance Zierlein. "The tackle totals are good but would be much more impressive if he played with better anticipation and play recognition. He would benefit from operating with better downhill aggression to stay ahead of the blocking scheme. He needs to become more adept at slipping blocks, as he loses too often when blockers get up to him.
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