A few days ago, reserve offensive lineman Alex Palczewski walked into the Broncos\u2019 locker room and received a healthy dose of \u201ccrap\u201d \u2014 as he put it \u2014 from quarterback Bo Nix.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s up, All-Pro Palcho?\u201d Nix cracked, as Palczewski recalled.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you talking about?\u201d Palczewski asked, confused.<\/p>\n
\u201cAh,\u201d Nix replied, \u201cyou know what I\u2019m talking about.\u201d<\/p>\n
This past Saturday, 14 Denver Broncos received Associated Press All-Pro votes for their contributions in 2025. One of them was Palczewski, the third-year reserve offensive lineman who became a cult hero early in the season for cycling in and out of games as a jumbo tight end<\/a>.<\/p>\n He started only 10 games at left guard in 2025, after filling in midseason when Ben Powers tore his bicep. Palczewski had no idea he\u2019d earned a vote until his quarterback ragged him.<\/p>\n \u201cI was shocked,\u201d Palczewski recalled.<\/p>\n Palczewski, who slid over from right tackle with Denver\u2019s offensive line thinned, hadn\u2019t played on the left side of the offensive line since \u201cthe Obama administration,\u201d as he put it in late October. The Polish frontman finished 2025 tied for 59th in total snaps among NFL guards, according to Pro Football Focus, and was replaced by a healthy Powers in Week 18.<\/p>\n The All-Pro teams are decided by a national panel of 50 reporters<\/a>. Palczewski wants to find the lone member who gave him a vote.<\/p>\n \u201cI made a joke it was like, NFL Poland,\u201d Palczewski cracked. \u201cSome writer from there.\u201d<\/p>\n The Denver Post reached out to the Associated Press on Wednesday afternoon to inquire into the status of this mysterious voter.<\/p>\n One needed to simply see the wry smile on Palczewski\u2019s face to know this was a strange vote. He\u2019s now slid fully into a backup role, again. But his importance to Denver\u2019s offense in 2025 was clear, as the Broncos turned to him as a third option at left guard after backup Matt Peart suffered a season-ending ACL tear. And he\u2019s a likely candidate for Denver to tender in the offseason as a restricted free agent, an ultra-versatile piece in offensive line coach Zach Strief\u2019s room.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s only seven guys who got a vote (at LG),\u201d Palczewski said. \u201cSo I was like, \u2018that\u2019s pretty (expletive) cool.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n An old friend.\u00a0Former Broncos passing-game coordinator John Morton was in attendance at Denver\u2019s practice Wednesday, seen engaging in a long discussion with head coach Sean Payton and watching quarterback-receiver drills intently.<\/p>\n After two years working with Payton in Denver, Morton was hired by the Lions as their offensive coordinator last offseason<\/a>. Things didn\u2019t shake out in Detroit, though, as head coach Dan Campbell relieved Morton of play-calling duties midseason and then fired him after a disappointing 9-8 year<\/a>. Davis Webb, the 30-year-old Broncos quarterbacks coach and passing-game coordinator,\u00a0 is generating big-time head-coaching buzz<\/a>, and Wednesday could mark a preview of a future Payton staff if Webb leaves after the year.<\/p>\n Dobbins is back to side-field work. Another day of clean health also came with an encouraging sign for Denver: running back J.K. Dobbins was seen doing rehab work on a side field at practice for the first time since landing on injured reserve in November.<\/p>\n