Joe Mays News

In our last installment of this series , we chronicled the Broncos' need for interior run defenders.

The NFL draft recently concluded, and though we are only in May, the NFL season is closer than it seems.

"Q" Smith in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL draft in April, the Denver Broncos went out and signed former San Diego Chargers outside linebacker Shaun Phillips to a one-year deal .

In a game where careers could end in an instant and where players are annually replaced by younger, fresher bodies, the NFL is a sport that constantly replenishes and replaces players.

I plan to truncate Horse Tracks a bit moving forward through the "dead zone" and focus more on Denver Broncos-specific news.

Halfway through the fourth round rumors began to run that the Denver Broncos were making Joe Mays available for trade, as many fans have suspected for months.

The Hall of Fame Quarterback position has been filled, so where can the Broncos improve in the 2013 NFL Draft? The Denver Broncos approach the 2013 NFL Draft from a similar position to how they approached the 2012 NFL Draft -- without a glaring need on the roster.