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Denver Broncos: Stealing a player from each AFC West team

By Graham Tiedtke

SAN DIEGO, CA - OCTOBER 13: Joey Bosa #99 of the San Diego Chargers pressures Trevor Siemian #13 of the Denver Broncos during the first half of a game at Qualcomm Stadium on October 13, 2016 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CA - OCTOBER 13: Joey Bosa #99 of the San Diego Chargers pressures Trevor Siemian #13 of the Denver Broncos during the first half of a game at Qualcomm Stadium on October 13, 2016 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /
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OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 09: Josh Jacobs #28 of the Oakland Raiders is tackled by Kareem Jackson #22 of the Denver Broncos in the third quarter of the game at RingCentral Coliseum on September 09, 2019, in Oakland, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 09: Josh Jacobs #28 of the Oakland Raiders is tackled by Kareem Jackson #22 of the Denver Broncos in the third quarter of the game at RingCentral Coliseum on September 09, 2019, in Oakland, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images) /

Las Vegas Raiders

RB Josh Jacobs

The Broncos already added Melvin Gordon from the Chargers this offseason, but why not go a step further and add another running back from the division?

Josh Jacobs instantly became a 1,000-yard running back for the Raiders in his first NFL season. In fact, he went even further, rushing for 1,150 yards. He scored seven rushing touchdowns. Jacobs also averaged 4.8 yards per carry in his first year.

All of that while missing three games. Crazy, right?

One of the most important things the Broncos could do at running back, in my opinion, is to add guys who all could contribute to the team going forward. They have Royce Freeman, who I don’t expect to have much of an impact with Gordon and Phillip Lindsay on the roster.

Lindsay was expected to be the top running back when he won the job as a free agent out of Colorado, but the addition of Gordon changed that. Now they will split carries, which is not a bad thing, as it will likely allow the Colorado kid to live out a longer NFL career.

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The running back position is a very strong one in the AFC West. It would be a lot of fun to see yet another one head to Denver.

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