Restricted free agent Brandon McManus signed his second-round tender, worth $2.8 million, with the Broncos, Wednesday afternoon.

Another eventful seven-day stretch included the signings of Ronnie Hillman and Brandon McManus and a deserving top-three NFL GM ranking for John Elway.

The contributions of Super Bowl MVP Von Miller and team leaders DeMarcus Ware and Peyton Manning were obvious. But when a team wins a Super Bowl, there's plenty of credit to go around, and it's time to shine the spotlight on some of the possibly-overlooked role players in the Orange & Blue's run to the top.

As we enter the final days of Broncos training camp, position battles are getting tighter to see who will make the final 53 man roster. Perhaps the most intense battle lies in the kicking game between Connor Barth and Brandon McManus. Both players split time on the roster last year as Barth was signed in week 13 to aide the...