Entering his third season in the NFL, Denver Broncos wide receiver Courtland Sutton has played for two different head coaches and three different offensive coordinators. One of his most important coaches — wide receivers coach Zach Azzanni — has remained in place.
Sutton is grateful for that, especially in a unique offseason.
“It’s one thing that’s really nice to have that one piece of stability,” Sutton said on May 14. “[He’s] a really big piece of stability in a situation where — this is my third offensive coordinator — to be able to have Coach Z be the guy who we’re still hearing the same language in terms of what he expects out of us in our room, we’re getting to hear that same language.
“He understands our room because pretty much he’s gotten it to where all of us that are in that room are guys that he’s drafted or has got to recommend to be undrafted guys in our room. To be able to have him for another year is awesome. It’s an underrated blessing for sure because when you’re learning a new offense, having some type of stability in that change is nice, especially someone that’s in your room who is the teacher of the new offense to us.”
In two seasons under Azzanni, Sutton has caught 114 passes for 1,816 yards and 10 touchdowns. After reaching the Pro Bowl as an alternate last year, Sutton will look to build on his totals in his third year with Azzanni.
