Former Broncos star says the team will add “explosive” player soon

What Broncos Country has been hoping for Aqib Talib says is coming soon.

The former All-Pro cornerback not only picked Denver to win the AFC but his reasoning was based on a big move that he says is coming.

“My pick is the same… the Eagles and the Broncos… Denver is coming off a conference championship loss and normally those teams don’t fair well but the matter in which they lost, losing our quarterback it will be different,” Talib said. They’re bringing back that same defense, same D-coordinator, a minor tweak on offense letting the young mind Davis Webb call the plays. And there will be a new explosion player on offense, remember I told you that. There will be a new explosion player on offense I’m just telling you, when it breaks, Talib said that.”

His co-host Skip Bayless wondered if it would be Eagles wide out AJ Brown coming to Denver, but Talib wouldn’t name any names on “The Arena: Gridiron” show.

Bayless said Talib’s pick of Denver was ridiculous but the former star defender likes the Broncos continuity.

“Hungry Bo (Nix) with his guy calling the plays,” Talib said.

But the real news here is what does Talib know that the world doesn’t. The Broncos still have not signed an external free agent, the one team in the NFL to hold that distinction. But fans have wanted a new weapon for Bo Nix, feeling Sean Payton could utilize a game-breaking player. The hope was last offseason the Broncos found a version of that in Evan Engram as a joker. That didn’t quit happen. So now it’s trying again to find a strong pass-catcher to pair with Courtland Sutton as Denver has already figured out its running backs.

.@RealSkipBayless thinks @AqibTalib21 picking the Broncos to win the AFC next season is "RIDICULOUS" pic.twitter.com/sFMMQF9ql9

— The Arena: Gridiron (@ArenaGridiron) March 16, 2026

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