The Denver Broncos are set to embark on the 63rd season in team history, dating back to 1960.
In that time, the team has seen some great players come and go while enjoying some great success, appearing in eight Super Bowls and winning three of them.
In today’s league within the era of free agency, teams turn their rosters over quite drastically on a yearly basis. It is rare for one player to stay with a team for a great deal of time unless they are deemed to be a franchise quarterback.
Things were much different many years ago and the Broncos have a good group of players who were with the team for 12 seasons or more.
Can you think of some Broncos who were with the team for well over a decade? Perhaps some of those names will appear here on this list?
Longest tenured Denver Broncos players in team history
Tom Jackson, linebacker: 14 seasons (1973-1986)
Many fans know Tom Jackson more for his time with ESPN as a co-host of the popular highlights show NFL Primetime, where he worked with Chris Berman, but he played for the Broncos for 14 seasons and was a key piece of the famed “Orange Crush” defense.
Jackson was a fourth-round pick out of Louisville in 1973 and spent his entire career in Denver. He was part of the first Broncos Super Bowl team in the 1977 season and he is still regarded as one of the best linebackers in team history.
Jackson was selected to the Pro Bowl three times and finished his career with 20 interceptions.
Right after his retirement, he went directly into broadcasting and became one of the more familiar faces on the ESPN network.