The Facts: Because the Broncos have a new HC in Vance Joseph, they can start their offseason program as soon as April 3, but Joseph has informed his players that the team will open the conditioning-only phase of the program on April 10. Asked this week if Anderson would be ready for the start of OTAs, which are the second phase of the offseason program and can include some on-field drills in position groups -- Joseph said that was unclear. "I'm not sure,' Joseph said. "He's working in that direction. He's there every day working, so hopefully."
Diehards Line:Joseph added: "But, he’s a veteran player. If he’s working in OTAs in the middle part of it, we’ll be fine with him in the fall.” Anderson had surgery to repair the meniscus in his right knee in late October and finished the season on injured reserve. Anderson has consistently said he would return from last October’s knee surgery “better than ever.’’ He has been doing his injury rehab at the team’s suburban Denver complex throughout the offseason. Anderson and Devontae Booker currently project to the be the team’s top two running backs, but the Broncos are expected to take a long look at a deep class of running backs in this year’s draft as well.