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Needing to move 13 players off their roster Monday, the Broncos began by placing defensive end Jason Hunter on season-ending injured reserve.

He is the Broncos' leading tackler in the preseason and tied for the team lead in sacks .

It is no myth that the Denver Broncos will field a much tougher and more inspired defense in 2012 than they have showed for years.

None of the team's rookies have moved as far, as fast, up the depth chart, especially after he missed virtually all of the Broncos' offseason program because his class at the University of Cincinnati did not graduate until mid-June. Consistently with the starters at defensive end and had two sacks in the preseason opener in Chicago.

Since he missed the bulk of the team's offseason program, Wolfe just finished his first five-day stretch of on-field workouts.