TALIB HAPPY TO MOVE ON
Since June, when Aqib Talib was hospitalized in Dallas with a gunshot wound in his right leg, there was a possibility that he would face repercussions with the law and the league.
Last week, months after the Dallas Police Department announced Talib would not face charges, the NFL announced he would not face a suspension either.
“Just glad I can put it behind me, move on to the season and worry about what I really need to worry about,” Talib said Tuesday at the veterans minicamp. “Last year, I was just excited to be able to run around and not miss any action because of it. That was really on my mind last year, just how my body is going to react to it. It reacted pretty good.”
Talib avoided surgery, but he missed most of the offseason program to recover.
Anderson nears 100 percent. Broncos running
back C.J. Anderson participated fully in practice Tuesday after a lengthy recovery from knee surgery. He said his knee isn’t 100 percent, but he’s getting closer.
“It’s close. It’s really, really close,” he said. “I’m out here running around full-speed as much as I can. It’s something that I wasn’t able to do since October.”
Anderson said he’s at 223 pounds, with the help of boxing workouts, but believes his ideal playing weight is slightly lower.
“I play anywhere between 218 and 222, so I’m not upset,” he said. He added: “I play my best when I’m there. The best thing is conditioning. You learn it every year. Instead of going three or four plays in a row, go five or six plays in a row. Then eventually, go six or eight in a row. Just try to get as many plays as possible before you tap yourself out and need a break, because you will need a break in this game. That’s just the truth.”
McCaffrey talk.
Broncos coach Vance Joseph on Tuesday weighed in on Christian McCaffrey’s NFL potential and the Broncos’ reasoning for bringing the former Stanford star in for a visit.
“He’s obviously going to be a great player for someone,” Joseph said. “He solves a lot of issues for an offense, even a football team. He’s a return guy. He has some slot ability as a receivertype back. He is a first-, second- and third-down back from the backfield. As far as the player, he is a great prospect in this draft. Whoever gets that kid is lucky to have him.”
Talib’s draft take.
Talib and fellow cornerback Chris Harris think alike. Asked last week whom he wanted the Broncos select in the draft, Harris said: “We definitely need a guy that can play running back, receiver and returner. Any guy that can do that, I would definitely love him.” The allusion to McCaffrey was obvious. Talib, on Tuesday, said he had a similar preference.
“Guys who can do multiple things,” he said, drawing a chorus of laughs.
The draft class is deep on cornerback talent, however, and one in particular has stood out to Talib.
“I really like Adoree’ Jackson, the guy from (Southern California),” Talib said. “I think he’s going to be the one of out of this class. He just has that ‘it’ factor. Any time you leave college scoring that many touchdowns doing that many things, you’re a football player.”