Ayers Expects to be in Camp
Broncos rookie defensive tackle Robert Ayers, the 18th pick of this past April’s draft and one of two first-rounders for the team, said Wednesday he expects to have a signed contract in hand and report to training camp on time.
The Broncos have signed just one of their 10 selections thus far — offensive linemen Blake Schlueter, a seventh-round pick. The team’s rookies and injured players report for training camp Monday with the veterans set to report July 30.
“I think I’ll be there on time ready to go,’’ Ayers said. “My agent (Tony Agnone) and the Broncos – (General manager) Mr. (Brian) Xanders – have been working on it. You know how it is, but I think it’ll get done. They’ve all been working on it a lot and I think I’ll be in there the first day. I’m living close by and already moved in so I don’t have to come far when I get the word.’’
And while running back Knowshon Moreno, the team’s other first-round selection, has received plenty of attention thus far in the offseason, it is Ayers who may play the most and the most quickly among the Broncos rookies.
Ayers, a defensive end at Tennessee, has worked at both defensive end and linebacker in the Broncos’ new 3-4 scheme. Ayers said he has spent virtually all of the offseason in Denver, usually one of the first players on the field for a workout and one of the last to leave, trying to make sure he was ready to contribute in the defense.
“I want to play, so you have to put in the work,” Ayers said.
Thats good. Lets get em all in on time.
Ayers expects to be signed by camp
Ayers says he expects to be signed before camp
by Jeff Legwold on July 22, 2009
Broncos rookie defensive tackle Robert Ayers, the 18th pick of this past April’s draft and one of two first-rounders for the team, said Wednesday he expects to have a signed contract in hand and report to training camp on time.
The Broncos have signed just one of their 10 selections thus far — offensive linemen Blake Schlueter, a seventh-round pick – and agreed to terms with wide receiver Kenny McKinley and tight end Richard Quinn Wednesday, though their contracts had not yet been turned into the league as of the close of the business day at the NFL’s offices in New York. The team’s rookies and injured players report for training camp Monday with the veterans set to report July 30.
“I think I’ll be there on time ready to go,’’ Ayers said. “My agent (Tony Agnone) and the Broncos – (General manager) Mr. (Brian) Xanders – have been working on it. You know how it is, but I think it’ll get done. They’ve all been working on it a lot and I think I’ll be in there the first day. I’m living close by and already moved in so I don’t have to come far when I get the word.’’
And while running back Knowshon Moreno, the team’s other first-round selection, has received plenty of attention thus far in the offseason, it is Ayers who may play the most and the most quickly among the Broncos rookies.
Ayers, a defensive end at Tennessee, has worked at both defensive end and linebacker in the Broncos’ new 3-4 scheme. Ayers said he has spent virtually all of the offseason in Denver, usually one of the first players on the field for a workout and one of the last to leave, trying to make sure he was ready to contribute in the defense.
“I want to play, so you have to put in the work,” Ayers said.
–Jeff Legwold
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