The Denver Broncos’ Super Bowl odds dropped two slots after the NFL draft, but don’t tell that to DE Dre’Mont Jones — he’s all in on the team with pass-rusher Randy Gregory in the fold.
Gregory presumably fills the void caused by trading Von Miller mid-season last fall. The Broncos drafted Nik Bonitto in the second round (64th overall) of the NFL draft last month as well.
In a 3-4 defense under newly-hired defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero, who is part of Vic Fangio’s coaching tree, Jones is basically a smaller defensive tackle on the line. The true defensive tackle is a nose tackle primarily tasked with occupying blockers for the rest of the line. A selfless position, it’s one that former Broncos defensive lineman Shelby Harris once played before telling Fangio he’d rather be at defensive end.
