ENGLEWOOD — Evan Engram is the first Broncos player to walk on the field.

Every practice. No exceptions. Thirty minutes before it begins.

“It’s just how I’m wired now,” Engram said.

The 31-year-old NFL veteran enters his first Broncos season as their next great hope for an elite Broncos tight end. It’s been a significant drought. Denver has whiffed on most of its recent tight end draft picks — Jeff Heuerman (2015), Jake Butt (‘17), Troy Fumagalli (‘18), Noah Fant (‘19), Albert Okwuegbunam (‘20) and Greg Dulcich (‘22) — prior to signing Engram this offseason in free agency.

But his eight NFL seasons also featured peaks and valleys.

The highs: Six receiving touchdowns as a rookie. A Pro Bowl selection with the Giants and Jaguars. At least 40 catches in every season. A career-best 114 re

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