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"Bo didn't play like a rookie," Manning told the Denver Post. " I believe experience is the best teacher, and he got great experience last year."

"On the field, [they've been] really everything and then some," Paton said.

"Through those 60, or [however many] games it was, I learned a lot," Nix said. "I wouldn't be the player I am today without each and every one of them -- the good and the bad. Even though I didn't finish here, I'll always be able to say, 'I graduated ...

The Broncos received an international practice player exemption for Murtagh, which allows the team to have an additional player on its practice squad.

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"We feel we're strong in the trenches," Paton said. "Obviously, we feel like we have a franchise quarterback. We like the weapons we have on offense, and we play really good defense."

Coach Tyler and the Mustangs are off to a great start after a 20-14 win over Cherokee Trail.

The Broncos are set to hit the road for one final preseason outing as they travel to New Orleans to face the Saints on Saturday.

"I can't say he's going to be medically ready to play Week 1, but close enough to where we're probably going to hold him [on the active roster]," Head Coach Sean Payton said Thursday.