The Denver Broncos and Arizona Cardinals are set to face off in a joint practice on Thursday ahead of their preseason showdown at Empower Field at Mile High on Saturday.
Both teams will recognize some familiar faces on the opposite sideline.
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For the Broncos, star defensive lineman Zach Allen spent the first four years of his career in Arizona after joining the Cards as a third-round pick out of Boston College in 2019. Allen played under defensive coordinator Vance Joseph for his entire tenure in Arizona before they both landed in Denver during the 2023 offseason.
For the Cardinals, edge defender Baron Browning spent the first three and a half years of his career with the Broncos after entering the league as a third-round pick out of Ohio State in 2021. Denver traded Browning to Arizona in exchange for a sixth-round draft pick last fall.
Saturday’s game will be nationally televised on NFL Network and available on 12 other channels (TV info).
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This article originally appeared on Broncos Wire: NFL: Broncos and Cardinals have ex-players facing off