Best defense in the NFL has a job opening. And Shane Ray’s name is top of the stack.

Source: www.denverpost.com --- Monday, August 01, 2016
Shane Ray loomed over the right side of Denver’s defense Monday in full 3-D. He is pumped up, in a Hans and Franz sense. And when Demaryius Thomas, one of the biggest and bulkiest receivers in the NFL, took a dinky dump-off pass, Ray made him look like a cardboard cut-out. With one hand, Ray grabbed Thomas by the shoulder and ripped him down to the grass. The second-year linebacker kept his dreadlocks this season, but he shed the hesitation. “For me, to open my toolbox, I needed to get bigger with more strength, so I can get physical with guys on contact,” Ray said. The best defense in the NFL has a job opening. While the Broncos fuss around finding their heir apparent to Peyton Manning at quarterback , a much more quiet search is unfolding at weakside linebacker. Veteran Demarcus Ware is withering under a recurring back injury . He missed five games last season, then skipped all offseason training activities to recover. He still hasn’t put on pads in the preseason. The Broncos foresaw all of this when they drafted Ray in the first round a year ago. He is their future. And the bridge to then is now. Related Articles July 13, 2016 For Von Miller and the Denver Broncos, clock is ticking for a deal “I’ve jumped over that curve, and now I can be a consistent playmaker,” Ray said. “That’s why I was drafted. That’s what I’m capable of doing. I don’t think there will be any drop-off between Von (Miller)’s and Demarcus’ production when I ...

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