"It wasn't that I didn't want to stay in Denver," Barrett said. "I feel like my last two years there, I felt as though that there was a zero percent chance to start."
In the rehearsal game that is the third preseason matchup, the Denver Broncos showed some flashes of what could be, unleashing several creative pass rushing formations with three edge rushers on the field at once, also known as NASCAR formations.
Matt Paradis and Shaq Barrett were given qualifying offers, but Bennie Fowler III will become an unrestricted free agent on Wednesday.
Will the Broncos do enough with restricted free agents Matt Paradis and Shaq Barrett to keep them in Denver?
For the 2017 Broncos, the final four games are merely 240 minutes of football left to play. However, those 240 minutes will go a long way in building 2018’s squad—from the coaching staff, down to the players.
Shaquil Barrett was not going to let a little thing like an offensive lineman stop him from making a play.
Broncos’ outside linebacker Shaquil Barrett recorded his second sack of the season midway through the first quarter in the 23-10 loss Sunday evening.
The Broncos were without two starting defensive front seven entering Week 1. They may have found two more starters during the game.
On Tuesday, the Broncos got back a “premier rusher” back on the practice field with an encouraging timetable.
First DeMarcus Ware, then Shaquil Barrett, and now Shane Ray. All of a sudden what was a loaded outside linebacker rotation for the Denver Broncos is looking to one little known free agent, to keep the defense great. Will Kasim Edebali be up to the task?
The Broncos could be without two of their top three pass rushers for the beginning of the season.
The Denver Broncos have added some good young talent in the last couple of years but few have shown more promise than former first-round pick Shane Ray. Ray seems poised for a breakout season in 2017 and the Broncos need that for the defense to remain great.
After coming off of the worst performance defending against the run, the Denver Broncos aren’t concerned with their ability to stop opposing offenses from running the ball, even without Derek Wolfe.
Shane Ray entered the NFL will a lot of expectations but now, with DeMarcus Ware sidelined, he is ready to exceed those next Sunday
Defensive captain DeMarcus Ware inched closer to the all-time sack leader but then was knocked out of the game with a substantial injury
Von Miller's latest commercial was released on Thursday and with it, he proposed a new rule for the Denver Broncos defense.
The first in a two-part series examining the film of Shaq Barrett and Shane Ray and their prospects of replacing DeMarcus Ware as Von Miller's partner in pass-rushing. In part one, we're starting with Shaq.
The Denver Broncos are a relatively young team but three aging leaders are hoping for a new and healthy season beginning in July
The Denver Broncos defense put on a marvelous display throughout last season, one in which many say was historic, but those that remain in Orange & Blue want better.
Shaquil Barrett and Shane Ray provided great depth in 2015 but the 2016 Broncos season brings new challenges and new opportunities they say they are ready for
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