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Denver Broncos training camp day 3 updates and notes

By Sayre Bedinger

CINCINNATI , OH - SEPTEMBER 7: Head coach Mike Shanahan of the Denver Broncos smiles during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals during the game at Paul Brown Stadium on September 7, 2003 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Broncos defeated the Bengals 30-10. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
CINCINNATI , OH - SEPTEMBER 7: Head coach Mike Shanahan of the Denver Broncos smiles during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals during the game at Paul Brown Stadium on September 7, 2003 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Broncos defeated the Bengals 30-10. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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11 Jan 1998: Coach Mike Shanahan of the Denver Broncos watches his players during a playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Broncos won the game 24-21. /

The Denver Broncos were back on the field for day three of training camp, and for the first time, they put on the pads for practice.

The Denver Broncos were back out on the field for day three of training camp and for the first time this year, they put on the pads for practice.

The intensity, as would be expected was ramped up.

The intensity picked up not only because the pads were on, but the Broncos’ new generation of players were in the presence of a team legend.

The players all meet John Elway when they sign with the team, but the architect of Denver’s first and second Super Bowl teams — former head coach Mike Shanahan — came to observe practice for the first time in 11 years, the last practice he was the head coach of the team.

Shanahan was invited out by new Broncos head coach Vic Fangio, who continues to win people over with his refreshing honesty, intentionality, understanding of the history of the team, and apparently gigantic tree of influence.

Shanahan wasn’t the only coach taking in practice, either. Fangio hosted Atlanta Hawks head coach Lloyd Pierce for practice on Saturday as well.

It was an exciting day for the Broncos and their fans as the first two days of practice were exciting if only for the fact that football was back. This practice is the closest we’ve had to game conditions since January.

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