If anything, this contract year could set up Mims to cash in elsewhere in 2027, which wouldn’t be the worst outcome for a secondary option on a contending team.
“I think it can open a lot of things up,” Mims said of Waddle’s addition. “With RJ (Harvey), J.K. (Dobbins), Jonah (Coleman) in the running back room, Jaleel (McLaughlin), T.B. (Tyler Badie). You know, we’ve got a great tight end room coming back that performed really well for us last year. We’ve got a lot of receivers coming back that did some good things, especially the younger guys. Now we’re adding Jaylen to that mix. It’s really like pick your poison.
“Teams will have to game plan us differently. We’ll see what they do. But having Courtland and Jaylen out there, whoever else is going to be out there matched up with them, whatever they’re running, I mean it’s going to be tough to see who you want to take away. You’ve got really two proven vets out there.”
Mims and the rest of the Broncos understand how close they were to landing on football’s greatest stage in 2025, and with Denver gearing up to welcome quarterback Bo Nix back into the fold following a season-ending ankle injury suffered in their Divisional Round win over Buffalo, optimism is peaking in the Mile High City.
That’s another part of why Mims isn’t worrying about the future right now. He knows a greater opportunity awaits he and his teammates, starting with Nix.
“Bo’s coming back strong,” Mims said. “He’s gonna have a great season as he always does. Exceptional leader, so I’m excited.”
Denver has set an incredibly high bar with its rapid turnaround and brush with a Super Bowl bid. It will be up to each member of the team — including Mims, for perhaps the final time — to deliver on those expectations in 2026.
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