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Broncos roster: LT Garett Bolles (No. 72) is team's longest tenured player
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Broncos Wire 's 90-man offseason roster series continues today with a look at ninth-year left tackle Garett Bolles , No. 72.
Before the Broncos :Immediately out of high school, Bolles (6-5, 300 pounds) served a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Colorado . After that, Bolles spent two seasons at Snow College and dominated at the community college level before transferring to the University of Utah in 2016. He earned first-team All-Pac-12 Conference recognition in his lone season with the Utes before declaring for the NFL draft as a 25-year-old prospect.
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Broncos tenure:Bolles was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the first round (20th overall) in the 2017 NFL draft. Bolles immediately began playing, starting 16 games in each of his first three seasons. Bolles also accumulated a lot of penalties (32 total) in his first few years, a rocky start for a young player. Following that rough start, in his next five years, he accounted for 34 penalties, with most of his seasons being single-digit penalty years.
In 2020, Bolles started 15 games, and was named a second-team All-Pro for the first time in his career. In 2022, Bolles suffered a broken leg in Week 5, a Thursday Night Football game against the Indianapolis Colts . Bolles came back in a strong way in 2023, starting 17 games. He once again started all 17 games in 2024 and received a four-year contract extension. Bolles hopes that won't be his final NFL contract, as he aims to play until he's 38 or 39 .
Chances to make the 53-man roster:100 percent. Bolles is now playing on his third Broncos contract , and he is still playing at a high level at age 33. Bolles is unquestionably a leading voice in the locker room, a veteran presence in any scenario, and just had the first playoff berth of his career. Bolles is here to stay.
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