Denver Broncos: Constructing an All-Decade Team from 2010-2019

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Defensive end, Derek Wolfe: Wolfe recently left during free agency, but the team’s second-round pick in 2012 put together a memorable career with the team. Wolfe collected nearly 300 tackles and registered 33 sacks with the team. But it was the heart and determination that he played with that endeared him to fans.

Severely underrated by the masses in the national media for years, Wolfe was a presence on defense that the Broncos are going to miss. But looking back at the last decade, he’s clearly one of the best defensive players the team has had.

Defensive end, Elvis Dumervil: At under six-feet tall, Dumervil was considered by most to be undersized for the NFL. That is part of the reason he slipped to the fourth round of the 2006 draft.

He only spent three seasons with the team in the past decade before a now-infamous error with a fax machine led to him leaving the team. In one of those seasons, he missed the entire year due to a torn pectoral muscle.

But in 2011 and 2012, Dumervil registered 20.5 tackles and made the Pro Bowl after each of those seasons.

Defensive tackle, Terrance Knighton: Knighton spent just two seasons with the Broncos, but his time with the team was enough for him to earn the spot at defensive tackle for this All-Decade Team.

After spending four seasons with the Jaguars, Knighton signed as a free agent with the Broncos in 2013. Affectionately known as “Pot Roast”, Knighton became a fan favorite because of that name and for making key plays on the field.

After the 2014 season, the Broncos made no effort to retain him, which was a bit strange as he had two solid seasons with the team. He wasn’t an overwhelming defender, but he fit well with Jack Del Rio‘s offense in that era of Broncos football.