Sean Payton’s doing everything he can to gain an advantage going into a Thursday Night Football clash with the New Orleans Saints this week.
The Denver Broncos worked out punter Brock Miller on Tuesday, according to a report from KPRC-TV’s Aaron Wilson. Miller’s workout is not necessarily a bad sign for current punter Riley Dixon. Rather, it’s a sign that Denver is preparing its returners for Thursday’s game in New Orleans.
Dixon, like the majority of NFL punters, is right-footed. So returners Marvin Mims and Tremon Smith are used to fielding right-footed punts each week in practice and in most games during the season.
This week, the Broncos will face Saints punter Matthew Hayball, who is a lefty. Presumably to prepare Mims and Smith for catching left-footed punts, Denver brought in Miller for Tuesday’s practice.
Miller, 33, has spent time with three NFL teams and he’s played in the UFL, USFL and XFL.
If the workout went well, Miller could also be considered down the road if the Broncos are ever in need of a fill-in punter. This week, though, he was likely brought in to emulate Hayball at practice.
