The Denver Broncos are exploring the possibility of hosting the Jacksonville Jaguars for joint practices in August, according to a report from The Denver Post‘s Ryan O’Halloran. Jacksonville would practice in Denver in the week leading up to a preseason game if the NFL signs off on the possibility.
The Broncos are also hoping to host the Chicago Bears for joint practices this summer. It’s unclear if the league would allow Denver to host joint practices with two different teams during the same offseason.
It is clear that Broncos coach Vic Fangio is a big fan of joint practices.
“I like joint practices,” Fangio said at the NFL combine on Feb. 25. “I’ve done a bunch of them. I remember when I was with the Bears, my last year there I brought it up to [Bears coach] Matt Nagy to do it. He had never been around one and I talked him into doing it. In my talk I counted them.
“Roughly, I had done about 40 of them in my career. He went around and tried it with us. If you remember we came out and worked against the Broncos and he loved it. He wanted to do it last year, but we couldn’t get it. It’s not official-official, but we should be able to do it this year.”
Last year, the NFL announced Denver’s preseason schedule in early April. The league will likely announce its preseason schedule — and confirm joint practices — at a similar time this year.
