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Broncos shed full pads, continue to make offensive progress

The Broncos rested a handful of veterans for the second straight practice

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Isaiah McKenzie had nothing but green grass in front of him Thursday during an 11-on-11 drill at Broncos practice.

But he didn’t look the short pass into his hands before he turned up the field. The result was a disheartening third-down drop.

The rookie wide receiver wasted little time atoning for his mistake Friday. On his first play from scrimmage with the second unit, McKenzie burned into the secondary, cut hard toward the pylon at the front right corner of the end zone and hauled in the on-target 30-yard touchdown pass from .

McKenzie was an equal-opportunity target in a practice that featured a number of impressive connections in the passing game and a late pushback by the defense.

McKenzie caught a pass from in the backfield on a well-designed play call and sprinted to the corner of the end zone.

The quarterbacks traded blows during red-zone work. Siemian lofted a fade pass for , who elevated over a defensive back and hauled in the touchdown grab.

Not to be outdone, Lynch connected a sharp slant pass to Hunter Sharp, who absorbed contact to complete the grab right at the goal line.

Lynch, who avoided throwing an interception during team drills Thursday, was intercepted late in practice Friday by , who continues to make big plays in training camp for the second straight year.

Kasim Edebali provided pressure on Lynch, and his hurried throw was tipped by linebacker Danny Mason. Doss did the rest, intercepting the pass and heading down the sideline.

Lynch also was intercepted by during 7-on-7 drills. Siemian avoided any turnovers. The defense recovered a fumble late in practice after Lynch and rookie De’Angelo Henderson couldn’t connect on a handoff.

The Broncos practiced in helmets, shoulder pads and shorts, ending a stretch of four straight practices in pads.

The Broncos rested a handful of veterans for the second straight practice, including , , , , , and .

Running back missed practice as he recovers from a hamstring injury. Defensive end , who had his knee scoped in June, was also held out.


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