Pat Surtain II

Pat Surtain II, the 2024 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, was one of two notable Broncos absent from the team’s OTA practice last Thursday.

The other was defensive end John Franklin-Myers, who is in the last year of his current contract. Franklin-Myers, who has made it clear that he wants a contract extension, has been training on his own. The 28-year-old Franklin-Myers set a career high with 7 sacks last season. The Broncos expect him to be on hand at mandatory minicamp, which begins June 10. As for Surtain II, he has been at the Broncos complex at times during the offseason. The OTA sessions are voluntary.