2 months ago
Ja'Quan McMillian is getting the respect he deserves. It's just hard to do so at times when the player on the other side of you happens to be Patrick Surtain II. But that's why CBS Sports.com writer Zachary Pereles placed McMillian fourth on his list of 50 NFL players who are flying under the radar.
McMillian finished his 2025 NFL season with 56 tackles and two interceptions. While Surtain gets most of the credit, Pereles makes sure to highlight that McMillian's all-around play makes him a key ****** et to the Denver Broncos' defense.
"McMillian's 2025 season included becoming the first player to sack Patrick Mahomes twice and intercept him once in the same game, as well as the crucial, controversial overtime interception against the Bills in the playoffs," Pereles wrote for CBS Sports. "He also had four sacks, more than he recorded in his first three seasons combined. His all-around skill set is a big part of Denver's defense."
Hopefully, 2026 is a big enough year that McMillian can grab a Pro Bowl and All-Pro selection.
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McMillian finished his 2025 NFL season with 56 tackles and two interceptions. While Surtain gets most of the credit, Pereles makes sure to highlight that McMillian's all-around play makes him a key ****** et to the Denver Broncos' defense.
"McMillian's 2025 season included becoming the first player to sack Patrick Mahomes twice and intercept him once in the same game, as well as the crucial, controversial overtime interception against the Bills in the playoffs," Pereles wrote for CBS Sports. "He also had four sacks, more than he recorded in his first three seasons combined. His all-around skill set is a big part of Denver's defense."
Hopefully, 2026 is a big enough year that McMillian can grab a Pro Bowl and All-Pro selection.
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2 months ago
Pro Football Focus released its top 32 cornerbacks rankings going into the 2026 NFL season earlier this month. While Seattle Seahawks CB Devon Witherspoon tops the list, the Denver Broncos have an impressive two cornerbacks on the list: Pat Surtain II and Ja'Quan McMillian.
Check out why writer Dalton Wasserman placed both Surtain and McMillian on his list.
On Surtain:
"Surtain didn't quite reach the heights of his Defensive Player of the Year-winning 2024 campaign last season, but he still played very well while accruing at least 1,000 snaps for the fourth straight year. His 73.3 PFF grade ranked 22nd among all qualified cornerbacks. He also tallied 10 pass breakups and hauled in one interception. Surtain will continue to be the headliner for one of the league's elite secondaries."
And on McMillian:
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Check out why writer Dalton Wasserman placed both Surtain and McMillian on his list.
On Surtain:
"Surtain didn't quite reach the heights of his Defensive Player of the Year-winning 2024 campaign last season, but he still played very well while accruing at least 1,000 snaps for the fourth straight year. His 73.3 PFF grade ranked 22nd among all qualified cornerbacks. He also tallied 10 pass breakups and hauled in one interception. Surtain will continue to be the headliner for one of the league's elite secondaries."
And on McMillian:
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3 months ago
No, the Denver Broncos are not moving second-year cornerback Jahdae Barron to safety. Broncos coach Sean Payton made that very clear after Monday's practice.
"He's doing good," Payton said when asked about Barron earlier this week. "I read somewhere where we moved him to safety, and I don't know who wrote the article. I'm not. He's playing nickel, he's playing corner and then when we get into dime, he replaces a linebacker. So he's doing really good. There's been no position change."
Riley Moss continues to play across from Pat Surtain as the team's No. 2 outside cornerback, and Ja'Quan McMillian has been playing in the slot. Barron can rotate in with McMillian as the nickelback, and he gets on the field in "dime" packages when Denver plays with six defensive backs.
"No safety work," Payton said. "He's playing [outside] corner, nickel and dime."
PS2 is one of the best cornerbacks in the NFL, and Moss and McMillian are both seemingly playing too well to be benched. So Barron might be looking at another season as a rotational defensive back in Denver.
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"He's doing good," Payton said when asked about Barron earlier this week. "I read somewhere where we moved him to safety, and I don't know who wrote the article. I'm not. He's playing nickel, he's playing corner and then when we get into dime, he replaces a linebacker. So he's doing really good. There's been no position change."
Riley Moss continues to play across from Pat Surtain as the team's No. 2 outside cornerback, and Ja'Quan McMillian has been playing in the slot. Barron can rotate in with McMillian as the nickelback, and he gets on the field in "dime" packages when Denver plays with six defensive backs.
"No safety work," Payton said. "He's playing [outside] corner, nickel and dime."
PS2 is one of the best cornerbacks in the NFL, and Moss and McMillian are both seemingly playing too well to be benched. So Barron might be looking at another season as a rotational defensive back in Denver.
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3 months ago
After being designated as waived/injured by the Denver Broncos on Friday, undrafted cornerback Blake Cotton cleared waivers and reverted to the team's injured reserve list. Cotton was then released from IR with an injury settlement on Sunday, according to the NFL's transaction wire.
After the Broncos signed veteran cornerback Sam Webb last week, Cotton told the Denver Gazette's Chris Tomasson that he was being released with an injury settlement. The team had to first designate him as waived/injured as a formality, but he is now a free agent after being cut from IR with a settlement.
Cotton (6-2, 195 pounds) totaled 30 tackles and seven pass breakups in 13 games at Utah last fall. He originally joined the club in June after a successful tryout. The Broncos' remaining cornerbacks on the 91-man offseason roster are Pat Surtain, Riley Moss, Ja'Quan McMillian, Jahdae Barron, Kris Abrams-Draine, Reese Taylor, Jaden Robinson, Sean Fresch and Brent Austin.
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After the Broncos signed veteran cornerback Sam Webb last week, Cotton told the Denver Gazette's Chris Tomasson that he was being released with an injury settlement. The team had to first designate him as waived/injured as a formality, but he is now a free agent after being cut from IR with a settlement.
Cotton (6-2, 195 pounds) totaled 30 tackles and seven pass breakups in 13 games at Utah last fall. He originally joined the club in June after a successful tryout. The Broncos' remaining cornerbacks on the 91-man offseason roster are Pat Surtain, Riley Moss, Ja'Quan McMillian, Jahdae Barron, Kris Abrams-Draine, Reese Taylor, Jaden Robinson, Sean Fresch and Brent Austin.
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4 months ago
It seems that former Buffalo Bills wide receiver Brandin Cooks still hasn't gotten over his non-catch against the Denver Broncos in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs last season.
“I will continue to process it until I get back on the field, but I think the biggest thing I can say is that I still feel like it was a catch," Cooks told The Athletic's Tim Graham.
Facing 3rd-and-11 at his own 36-yard line with the game tied at 30-30, Bills quarterback Josh Allen threw a deep pass intended for Cooks, who initially appeared to catch it before Broncos cornerback Ja'Quan McMillian ripped it out of his hands. McMillian came away with the ball and officials ruled it an interception, a decision the NFL has backed.
After that takeaway, Denver later kicked a field goal to secure a 33-30 win. Cooks, 32, is currently an unsigned free agent. If he doesn't land another contract, that turnover will mark the final play of his NFL career.
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“I will continue to process it until I get back on the field, but I think the biggest thing I can say is that I still feel like it was a catch," Cooks told The Athletic's Tim Graham.
Facing 3rd-and-11 at his own 36-yard line with the game tied at 30-30, Bills quarterback Josh Allen threw a deep pass intended for Cooks, who initially appeared to catch it before Broncos cornerback Ja'Quan McMillian ripped it out of his hands. McMillian came away with the ball and officials ruled it an interception, a decision the NFL has backed.
After that takeaway, Denver later kicked a field goal to secure a 33-30 win. Cooks, 32, is currently an unsigned free agent. If he doesn't land another contract, that turnover will mark the final play of his NFL career.
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4 months ago
In overtime of the divisional playoff game in Denver, Bills wide receiver Brandin Cooks had a catch in his hands at the Broncos' 20-yard line that would have put Buffalo in range for the game-winning field goal and sent the Bills to the AFC Championship Game. But Denver's Ja'Quan McMillian ripped the ball out of Cooks' arms for an interception, and the Broncos kicked a game-winning field goal of their own on the next possession.
Cooks still can't believe it.
"For a week straight, I was watching it over and over," Cooks told Tim Graham of TheAthletic.com. "But I knew, as a father, that I had to put it away. If I'd have kept watching, it would have put me in some type of mood that my wife and my kids didn't deserve."
The NFL has confirmed that the official's call of an interception was correct, but Cooks thinks he had possession and was down before McMillian got the ball from him.
"I will continue to process it until I get back on the field," Cooks said, "but I think the biggest thing I can say is that I still feel like it was a catch. After it happened, seeing some of the so-called controversial calls that were called a catch, I just had to turn the playoffs off because I'm like, 'Yo, what is going on?' For me, the way that my mind operates is, 'OK, what can I do about it?' And what I can do about it is get back on the field, continue to work on being the best that I can be and making sure next time it's a catch-and-run for a touchdown and leave it in no one else's hands."
Cooks still can't believe it.
"For a week straight, I was watching it over and over," Cooks told Tim Graham of TheAthletic.com. "But I knew, as a father, that I had to put it away. If I'd have kept watching, it would have put me in some type of mood that my wife and my kids didn't deserve."
The NFL has confirmed that the official's call of an interception was correct, but Cooks thinks he had possession and was down before McMillian got the ball from him.
"I will continue to process it until I get back on the field," Cooks said, "but I think the biggest thing I can say is that I still feel like it was a catch. After it happened, seeing some of the so-called controversial calls that were called a catch, I just had to turn the playoffs off because I'm like, 'Yo, what is going on?' For me, the way that my mind operates is, 'OK, what can I do about it?' And what I can do about it is get back on the field, continue to work on being the best that I can be and making sure next time it's a catch-and-run for a touchdown and leave it in no one else's hands."
4 months ago
The Broncos showed how much they think of cornerback Ja'Quan McMillian by using a second-round tender on him as a restricted free agent. He will make $5.767 million on his one-year deal this season.
His long-term future with the Broncos appeared in question, with Marvin Mims Jr., Riley Moss, Ben Powers, Evan Engram and Brandon Jones among other high-profile players entering the final year of their contracts.
The Broncos had not started contract talks with McMillan's camp as of June, per Zac Stevens of DNVR, but coach Sean Payton left no doubt about the team's intent to keep McMillan long-term.
“Absolutely,” Payton said, via Stevens. “The ball finds him. We keep talking about taking it away. We even forget Buffalo on the road, Monday night [in] ’23. The first series of the game, ball’s out, and he’s causing a fumble. He’s just around it all. That’s not just good fortune. That’s the skill set.”
Since 2023, when he earned a bigger role, McMillan has six interceptions, five forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. Two of his interceptions were pick-sixes. He also has seven sacks, 16 tackles for a loss and nine quarterback hits.
His long-term future with the Broncos appeared in question, with Marvin Mims Jr., Riley Moss, Ben Powers, Evan Engram and Brandon Jones among other high-profile players entering the final year of their contracts.
The Broncos had not started contract talks with McMillan's camp as of June, per Zac Stevens of DNVR, but coach Sean Payton left no doubt about the team's intent to keep McMillan long-term.
“Absolutely,” Payton said, via Stevens. “The ball finds him. We keep talking about taking it away. We even forget Buffalo on the road, Monday night [in] ’23. The first series of the game, ball’s out, and he’s causing a fumble. He’s just around it all. That’s not just good fortune. That’s the skill set.”
Since 2023, when he earned a bigger role, McMillan has six interceptions, five forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. Two of his interceptions were pick-sixes. He also has seven sacks, 16 tackles for a loss and nine quarterback hits.
4 months ago
After two dominant wins to open up their 2026 NBA Summer League campaign, the Golden State Warriors faced the Miami Heat Monday. Having faced the San Antonio Spurs Sunday evening, the Warriors decided to rest four main contributors: Yaxel Lendeborg, LJ Cryer, Malevy Leons and Will Richard.
This opened up the door for new players to receive an opportunity, and the three Warriors who led the way were familiar faces. After a solid performance against San Antonio, which included 12 points off the bench, Deivon Smith entered the starting lineup and tallied 16 points, nine rebounds, five ****** ists and one steal. Chance McMillian also had another solid game, following up 12 points against the Spurs with 14 against Miami.
But once again, there was no stronger performer on Golden State's roster than Lachlan Olbrich, who was nothing short of dominant off the bench, scoring 21 points on a perfect 7-for-7 shooting to go along with six rebounds, one ****** ist and one steal. Olbrich has impressed in all three summer league appearances thus far, averaging 13.3 points, five rebounds and three ****** ists off the bench after finishing the 2025-26 NBA season with the Chicago Bulls. If he can keep this performance up, he may be able to earn a standard contract either with Golden State or elsewhere.
Now 2-1 to begin the summer, Golden State will return to action July 9 against the Dallas Mavericks.
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This opened up the door for new players to receive an opportunity, and the three Warriors who led the way were familiar faces. After a solid performance against San Antonio, which included 12 points off the bench, Deivon Smith entered the starting lineup and tallied 16 points, nine rebounds, five ****** ists and one steal. Chance McMillian also had another solid game, following up 12 points against the Spurs with 14 against Miami.
But once again, there was no stronger performer on Golden State's roster than Lachlan Olbrich, who was nothing short of dominant off the bench, scoring 21 points on a perfect 7-for-7 shooting to go along with six rebounds, one ****** ist and one steal. Olbrich has impressed in all three summer league appearances thus far, averaging 13.3 points, five rebounds and three ****** ists off the bench after finishing the 2025-26 NBA season with the Chicago Bulls. If he can keep this performance up, he may be able to earn a standard contract either with Golden State or elsewhere.
Now 2-1 to begin the summer, Golden State will return to action July 9 against the Dallas Mavericks.
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4 months ago
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The Denver Broncos could have the answer to a sudden need for the Detroit Lions.
Following his arrest last week on serious charges, the Lions made the decision on Monday to release cornerback Terrion Arnold. The Lions used their first-round pick to select Arnold in the 2024 NFL Draft and he was about to enter his third season with the team.
Now thin at that position, the Lions could look for a team with a surplus, and the Broncos have that.
Pat Surtain II remains the best cornerback in the league, but the supporting cast behind him is highly underrated, led by Riley Moss and Ja'Quan McMillian. Last season, the Broncos used their first-round pick on Jahdae Barron out of Texas, but he played sparingly, and with as well as McMillian played as the team's nickel corner, there is a good chance Barron won't see much more playing time in 2026.
The Denver Broncos could have the answer to a sudden need for the Detroit Lions.
Following his arrest last week on serious charges, the Lions made the decision on Monday to release cornerback Terrion Arnold. The Lions used their first-round pick to select Arnold in the 2024 NFL Draft and he was about to enter his third season with the team.
Now thin at that position, the Lions could look for a team with a surplus, and the Broncos have that.
Pat Surtain II remains the best cornerback in the league, but the supporting cast behind him is highly underrated, led by Riley Moss and Ja'Quan McMillian. Last season, the Broncos used their first-round pick on Jahdae Barron out of Texas, but he played sparingly, and with as well as McMillian played as the team's nickel corner, there is a good chance Barron won't see much more playing time in 2026.
4 months ago
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