Audric Estime

Broncos fifth-round RB Audric Estime is recovering from a “small” knee scope.

“He’ll be available at the start of training camp, so we won’t see him working through the rest of the OTAs,” coach Sean Payton claimed. “But, on the conservative side, he’s going to be just fine. It was all good news.” It, of course, isn’t good news that Estime required a scope at all, but a truly small scope would indeed have him ready for camp. Estime handled a huge 2023 workload for Notre Dame, but he is still only 20 years old and wasn’t as heavily featured in 2021-22. Provided his recovery goes according to plan, this shouldn’t be a long-term concern. Part of what Payton has promised will be a major competition at running back, Estime maintains late-round flier appeal.