{"id":965665,"date":"2026-08-06T09:18:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T09:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/965665\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T09:18:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T09:18:14","slug":"d-j-jones-says-broncos-can-break-84-bears-sack-record-were-about-to-eat-again-latest-nfl-news-analysis-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/965665\/","title":{"rendered":"D.J. Jones says Broncos can break &#8217;84 Bears&#8217; sack record: &#8216;We&#8217;re about to eat again&#8217; | Latest NFL News, Analysis &#038; Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jones isn&#8217;t the only Denver defender who&#8217;s been confident this offseason about snapping Chicago&#8217;s record. Pass rush mate <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" node=\"[object Object]\" class=\"inline-block relative text-plus-650 dark:text-plus-350 underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/players\/zach-allen\" target=\"_blank\" data-headlessui-state=\"\">Zach Allen<\/a> said in early July that the Broncos <a node=\"[object Object]\" class=\"inline-block relative text-plus-650 dark:text-plus-350 underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/zach-allen-expects-broncos-to-break-team-record-for-sacks-in-2026\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-headlessui-state=\"\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;fully expect to break it&#8221;<\/a> in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Denver has a better shot than most, especially considering it is returning most of its defensive standouts from 2025, including Allen (seven sacks) <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" node=\"[object Object]\" class=\"inline-block relative text-plus-650 dark:text-plus-350 underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/players\/nik-bonitto\" target=\"_blank\" data-headlessui-state=\"\">Nik Bonitto<\/a> (14), <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" node=\"[object Object]\" class=\"inline-block relative text-plus-650 dark:text-plus-350 underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/players\/jonathon-cooper\" target=\"_blank\" data-headlessui-state=\"\">Jonathon Cooper<\/a> (8) and <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" node=\"[object Object]\" class=\"inline-block relative text-plus-650 dark:text-plus-350 underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/players\/malcolm-roach\" target=\"_blank\" data-headlessui-state=\"\">Malcolm Roach<\/a> (four).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Broncos will be forced to replace the production left behind by <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" node=\"[object Object]\" class=\"inline-block relative text-plus-650 dark:text-plus-350 underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/players\/john-franklin-myers\" target=\"_blank\" data-headlessui-state=\"\">John Franklin-Myers<\/a>, who went to Tennessee in free agency, but Jones\u00a0<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" node=\"[object Object]\" class=\"inline-block relative text-plus-650 dark:text-plus-350 underline\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TroyRenck\/status\/2085079931835539836\" target=\"_blank\" data-headlessui-state=\"\">said<\/a> Wednesday that Roach and <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" node=\"[object Object]\" class=\"inline-block relative text-plus-650 dark:text-plus-350 underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/players\/eyioma-uwazurike\" target=\"_blank\" data-headlessui-state=\"\">Eyioma Uwazurike<\/a> (3.5) are more than able to take up JFM&#8217;s mantle and help Vance Joseph&#8217;s unit make history.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We got what it takes,&#8221; Jones said. &#8220;We&#8217;ve tasted it. Now, it&#8217;s time to cook the meal, eat it and take a break.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You know how you eat a good meal, and you lay down after to take a good nap, and you wake up and go eat again? We&#8217;re about to eat again. It&#8217;s time. We got the numbers, we got the men, we got the will power, we&#8217;ve got free will to go do it. So, it&#8217;s up to us, and we&#8217;ll go do that.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jones isn&#8217;t the only Denver defender who&#8217;s been confident this offseason about snapping Chicago&#8217;s record. 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