Broncos training camp rewind, Day 12: Teddy Bridgewater touchdown pass to Jerry Jeudy caps first practice

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Player attendance

Did not practice: Active/PUP — CB Duke Dawson (knee), CB Essang Bassey (knee) and OLB Baron Browning (leg). Active roster — DT McTelvin Agim (groin), ILB Josey Jewell (groin), CB Mac McCain III (hamstring), WR/KR Diontae Spencer (knee), DL Marquiss Spencer (ankle) and DT Deyon Sizer (hamstring).

Returned to practice: WR Tim Patrick (groin), NT Mike Purcell (ankle), WR Tyrie Cleveland (back), CB Kary Vincent (hip), WR/KR Diontae Spencer (knee), CB Michael Ojemudia (leg) and ILB Josh Watson (leg).

Purcell took his archetypal squad reps since being injured July 30.

Top play

On his last walk of practice, QB Teddy Bridgewater connected connected a touchdown walk of astatine slightest 50 yards to WR Jerry Jeudy, who dodged CB Brashaud Breeland aft the catch.

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TE/FB Andrew Beck. Mostly quiescent during the archetypal 11 practices, Beck had respective catches during 11-on-11 work.

WR DeVontres Dukes. There astir apt isn’t country connected the 53-man roster for the rookie from South Florida, but helium has made a large impression, including a climb-the-ladder touchdown drawback during reddish portion 7-on-7.

Vikings facility. Think a signifier installation connected steroids. “To travel present and spot it person; I’ve been seeing the pictures connected Instagram and things similar that, but to spot it successful person, I’m like, ‘Wow, this is unbelievable.’ They’ve got six fields,” QB Teddy Bridgewater said.

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Offensive operation. Missed snaps. False commencement penalties. Push-offs successful 1-on-1 drills by the receivers. An wide sloppy signifier for the Broncos.

QB Drew Lock. For the 2nd clip successful camp, Lock’s last propulsion of signifier was an interception. He threw heavy mediate and S Xavier Woods collected the takeaway aft the shot was deflected into the air.

Odds and ends

*The Broncos and Vikings worked connected 2 fields (offense vs. defense) and for much than 2 hours. Coach Vic Fangio handled the tract featuring the Broncos defense. “It was fantabulous work,” helium said. “They did immoderate things we hadn’t seen yet truthful it was a bully learning acquisition for america defensively. We had immoderate of those newer guys who conscionable got present the past fewer days and they evidently person a batch to learn.”

*S Justin Simmons said the Broncos defence got “great” enactment against the Vikings. “It was competitory and bully to get retired and spell up against a antithetic strategy and a antithetic colored jersey,” helium said. “Anytime you tin spell against a backmost similar Kirk Cousins, it’s ever large enactment for the defense, particularly for the safeties. I thought we did a batch of things truly good and determination are a batch of things we tin amended connected communication-wise and executive-wise and takeaways.”

*After his property conference, Fangio went consecutive to the squad edifice to ticker the offense. Memo to Vic: It wasn’t great. Asked what he’ll ticker for, helium said: “Just the operation. Who’s playing bully and who isn’t, who’s doing their occupation and who isn’t, who’s getting bushed and who isn’t, who’s playing good and who isn’t. It’s an idiosyncratic valuation and a portion evaluation.”

*QB Drew Lock connected the offense: “There is simply a batch to instrumentality from (Wednesday). I’m anxiously awaiting to get backmost (to the hotel) and ticker the film. There are immoderate bully things we each did and immoderate atrocious things. That’s the payment of coming to these things. There were immoderate chaotic looks we saw that we’ll larn from. That’s wherefore you travel here.”

*QB Teddy Bridgewater, a Vikings first-round prime successful 2014, noticed the purple No. 5 jerseys successful the stands. “It didn’t get maine emotional, but it was chill to spot tiny children successful No. 5 jerseys,” helium said.

*Fangio said Thursday’s signifier volition beryllium “very similar” to Wednesday’s session, which means a dense accent connected 7-on-7 and 11-on-11.

*Eye-popping antiaircraft play of the day: During a 1-on-1, Vikings WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette tried a full clump of moves, but Broncos CB Pat Surtain II didn’t wound connected any, plastering Smith-Marsette and breaking up the walk astatine the extremity line.

*Calvin Anderson was first-up astatine RT for the Broncos, ILB Justin Strnad continues to play for the injured Josey Jewell and Lock took the archetypal 11-on-11 snap.

*Lock’s archetypal completion successful 11-on-11 was to WR Jerry Jeudy against seasoned CB Patrick Peterson. On Lock’s 2nd series, helium was astir intercepted by MLB Eric Kendricks, who jumped to deflect Lock’s pass.

*During a hurry-up drive, Lock went speedy completion to WR KJ Hamler, clock-stopping spike, C Lloyd Cushenberry punishment (everybody went, but helium didn’t snap) and a driblet by WR Courtland Sutton.

*In 7-on-7 reddish zone, Bridgewater threw touchdowns to Hamler and WR DeVontres Dukes. Hamler besides caught a touchdown by QB Brett Rypien.

*Lock started an 11-on-11 play with 5 snaps and nary throws — rush, rush, scramble, unreserved and rush. Bridgewater’s 2nd thrust of the play started with a walk batted down and past completions to Hamler (diving catch) and TE Noah Fant.

*Practice finished with 11-on-11/move the ball. Bridgewater had completions to Sutton, Fant and the touchdown to WR Jerry Jeudy. Lock was intercepted.