The Denver Broncos coaching staff is getting to know its draft class and Devaughn Vele is already standing out.
When Sean Payton eyeballed Bo Nix in person for the first time, the Oregon quarterback prospect was much bigger than the"In these two practices, he’s looked better than I even thought for a guy his height," Payton said on Saturday.
"He’s that player that’s proven at the college level he’s comfortable inside these numbers," Payton said of Vele. "Not to say he can’t play outside the numbers. We like to say a good comp, but there are some traits you see from him that I think Tim Patrick has. When you look at their size and where they can align—and I’m just talking about traits. He has good instincts, and he has really, really good ball skills.
So far so good for the former Ute. Even though Vele is a draft pick, he's a seventh-rounder, which barely separates him from his college free-agent brethren, so exceeding the head coach's expectations immediately is a plus. Alas, Patrick has missed each of the past two seasons with separate injuries suffered during training camp. It's been a massive disappointment, not only for the player, but for the team, who had just paid Patrick $30 million over a three-year deal before the injury bug put him in its crosshairs.
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