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Denver Broncos: Free agents from Super Bowl teams who could help

By Sayre Bedinger

EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - NOVEMBER 25: Trent Brown #77 of the New England Patriots in action against the New York Jets during their game at MetLife Stadium on November 25, 2018 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - NOVEMBER 25: Trent Brown #77 of the New England Patriots in action against the New York Jets during their game at MetLife Stadium on November 25, 2018 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) /
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CHICAGO, IL – OCTOBER 21: Kyle Long #75 of the Chicago Bears blocks against Danny Shelton #71 of the New England Patriots at Soldier Field on October 21, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. The Patriots defeated the Bears 38-31. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL – OCTOBER 21: Kyle Long #75 of the Chicago Bears blocks against Danny Shelton #71 of the New England Patriots at Soldier Field on October 21, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. The Patriots defeated the Bears 38-31. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

Malcom Brown & Danny Shelton, DL, Patriots

The Patriots have a couple of former first-round defensive linemen who could get a shot at more snaps in another location this offseason.

Malcom Brown played more than Shelton this past season, and both are outstanding run defenders.

The Broncos have two pretty significant free agents in Domata Peko and Zach Kerr up front. If one or both of those guys don’t return, Brown and Shelton could be pursued.

The Broncos were, at one point, in talks with the Cleveland Browns about acquiring Shelton in a trade.

If either of these players comes in, they will be relied upon as two-down run defenders and possibly play about 50-55 percent of the snaps.

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