Friday night's preseason game against the Packers will be a big proving ground for these Broncos veterans.

"There were no punches; it was just a tussle," Broncos coach Sean Payton said when asked about the fight at Tuesday's practice.

The Broncos won't be allowing fans into training camp Monday because the bleachers are unsafe after weekend storms.

The rule on waivers versus cuts is simple: Any player who has accrued three or fewer seasons is subject to waivers, but once a player has accrued his fourth season, he is an outright cut who doesn’t go through waivers.

As the Denver Broncos prepare to face the Green Bay Packers, franchise great Karl Mecklenburg offered strong words.

"If you get knocked down, you got to get right back up and get right back to work, and that's what it was the entire offseason," Jarrett Stidham said.

The Denver Broncos introduce a new team to lead their live horse mascot program for the first time in 33 years, debuting a new Thunder on September 20.