Broncos head coach Sean Payton said recently that the team is capable of winning a Super Bowl and their chances of pulling that off will be better if some players take big strides from where they were last season.

During the offseason, Payton identified 2024 fourth-round pick Troy Franklin as a player who could break out like that and the wide receiver has done nothing to dim those hopes this month. Franklin had three catches in the team’s first preseason game and added four catches for 67 yards and two touchdowns in Saturday’s win over the Cardinals.

“It’s happening , and I’m excited,” Payton said, via the team’s website. “I think we’ve just got to be smart because he’s playing two spots, but he’s . . . had a really good camp. He’s confident. I’ve said this a bunch of times; it

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