Posted on: June 15, 2026, 09:38h.
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Broncos remain Super Bowl threat, says McCaffrey The former NFL star says adding Jaylen Waddle gives Denver’s offense a major boost McCaffrey expects Mike Evans to transform the 49ers’ offenseEd McCaffrey won three Super Bowls during his 13-year NFL career, so the former Pro Bowl wideout knows a contender when he sees one.
And the Broncos legend thinks Denver has what it takes to bring another championship home after coming perilously close a season ago.
22 Oct 2000: Ed McCaffrey #87# of the Denver Broncos gets pulled down by Takeo Spikes #51 of the Cincinnati Bengals during the game at the Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Bengals defeated the Broncos 31-21.Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Daniel /Allsport“I’m feeling really good about the team,” McCaffrey told Casino.org in an exclusive interview. “I think they have a really talented roster and coach (Sean) Payton has done a phenomenal job. Last year will go down as one of the biggest disappointments in Denver Broncos history. They had a team that I believed could win the Super Bowl. Unfortunately, Bo Nix went down in one of the more freaky injuries I’ve ever seen in my life.
“It happens, though, right? To win a Super Bowl, it takes coaching, the players, playing your best ball at the right time, and it takes a little bit of luck. Unfortunately, they had some bad luck when Bo Nix went down. There’s no doubt in my mind they had a team with the coaching and talent to potentially win a Super Bowl, and I feel the same way going into this season. They have the potential to win a Super Bowl.”
McCaffrey says the offseason addition of Jaylen Waddle will do wonders for an offense that was middle of the pack in points scored last season.
McCaffrey has watched Waddle closely the past several seasons because his son, Max, was a coach for the Dolphins.
“It’s a huge upgrade to the roster and to the receiving corps,” McCaffrey said. “I got to watch Jaylen play for the last three years, because Max was a coach out in Miami so I watched all of his games. He’s a seasoned veteran. He has good hands. He’s really fast. I think he will help give them some big-play potential and stretch the field.”
McCaffrey is also bullish on the continued ascension of quarterback Bo Nix. McCaffrey said Nix’s mental acuity will continue to grow in Year 3 in the NFL, while his motivation will be top-tier after last year’s postseason injury.
“I think he’s ready to have a great season,” McCaffrey said. “The more years you’ve been in the league, the more experience you have, the more looks you’ve seen from the defenses, the more trials and tribulations you’ve had to overcome. And I think he probably has a chip on his shoulder because he wasn’t able to finish last season the way he wanted to. So he’s been rehabbing and probably thinking about last year every day throughout the offseason.”
McCaffrey really likes the group up front, as he believes everything is aligning for another run at the Super Bowl.
“His receiving corps improved, and the offensive line has a real attitude to them,” McCaffrey said. “I talk to Garret Bolles now and then and he had a phenomenal year a season ago. Those guys are willing to do the dirty work and play snap-to-whistle for four quarters to give you a chance to win. You need the guys up front to do that.”
Ed: Sitting Christian McCaffrey easier said than done
One of the chief Super Bowl contenders in the NFC is expected to be the 49ers, with Ed’s son, Christian, a driving force in that push.
Coach Kyle Shanahan talked this offseason about reducing Christian’s touches and playing time in 2026 to keep him fresher, but Ed said it can be hard for a coach to follow through in the heat of battle.
“The thing about Christian is, he is an every-down back,” McCaffrey said. “I think it’s safe to say he’s the greatest receiving running back in the history of the league. There’s not multiple Christians to put in the game. He can run receiver routes and play the slot, and when you have a player like that, it dictates to the defense what they can do from a personnel standpoint.
“You’ve got to be careful bringing in run-stoppers when he splits out to slot receiver, because somebody’s got to guard him. So you’re going to play zone, use somebody that can’t cover him in man-to-man coverage, or you’re going to bring in a nickelback, where then you can load up and run the ball. There are not a lot of players that can do that, so it gives you an advantage on offense when you have a player like that in the game all the time.”
Ed acknowledges there are clear times to pull a superstar like Christian off the field — like in short yardage or if he’s touched the ball three or four times in a row — but he also points out the tremendous risk a coach is taking when resting his best players.
“A coach’s job is to win,” McCaffrey said. “You can rest your players if you want. But if you lose, the NFL does stand for Not For Long. Regardless of what a coach will say about resting a player, every coach knows that they have to do so carefully. You never know when there’s a play out there that will be the difference between your team winning and losing.”
Ed McCaffrey: Mike Evans addition could change 49ers’ offense
McCaffrey had such a heavy workload last season in part because of injuries to the pass-catchers. The 49ers rectified that this offseason by adding Mike Evans and Christian Kirk, among others.
Ed said the Evans addition on the outside could transform the offense.
“When you add a future Hall of Famer to your football team, you’re always in a better position to win football games,” McCaffrey said. “We all know they are looking to create more big-play opportunities on the outside. When you have a 6-5, 230-pound receiver who can jump and make the type of plays he does, you now need to start picking your poison.
“Last year (defenses) loaded the box most of the time, with an eight-man box or by filling quickly to stop the run, because we had so many injuries to our receiving corps. This year, if our receivers are healthy and you’ve got Mike Evans on the outside, you have to respect that. You’re really gambling if you leave him one-on-one. I don’t care who the DB is. He can out-jump almost anybody, even if you throw him a 50-50 ball. So I think teams have to honor that. And he’s also a good route-runner, so you can’t just leave him on an island for the whole game. That opens things up for the other receivers, and hopefully will open things up in the run game as well.”
Ed: Luke McCaffrey ‘Looks Faster and More Explosive’
Ed’s other NFL son, Luke, is entering a critical third season with the Commanders. The former third-round pick has only amassed 371 receiving yards in his first two seasons and will aim to make a bigger mark in 2026.
“I know Luke is working really hard to be the best player he can be,” Ed McCaffrey said. “It’s very competitive and there is a lot of talent on that roster. Luke knows that. He’s the son of an NFL player. His brothers play and coach in the NFL. He knows he has to go out and earn it. No one gives you anything in this league.
“But I can say he looked in great shape last time I saw him. He looked stronger than a year ago. He looks faster and more explosive. He’s giving himself the best chance to get on the field and compete for the Commanders.”
Ed said he has reminded Luke of his own career arc. Ed didn’t really find his footing until Year 5 with the Broncos, which was his third NFL team. Ed had his first 1,000-yard campaign and made his first Pro Bowl at age-30.
“The NFL is a tough league,” Ed McCaffrey said. “You’re in the top .00001% of football players in the world. It’s the elite of the elite at that level. And you can only control what you can control: your attitude and your effort, and you can get bigger and stronger in the offseason and make sure you know the plays.
“As a wide receiver, you can’t control your playing time and you can’t throw yourself the football. As a receiver, you have to be very patient, and you have to be ready for the opportunities that you get. When you get them, you really have to make them count. He knows that. He’s doing everything he can. It’s just the life of a wide receiver.”
Luke will have a chance to impress new offensive coordinator David Blough, who was promoted from assistant quarterbacks coach to replace Kliff Kingsbury as the play-caller.
Ed McCaffrey said the early reviews of Blough have been good.
“I”ve heard a lot of great things coming out of OTAs from other coaches and players,” McCaffrey said. “I think they are very impressed with the job he’s been doing as the OC.”
McCaffrey holding youth football camp in Colorado
The McCaffreys are one of the pre-eminent football families, and Ed is looking forward to passing along that knowledge during his annual youth football camp from June 15-18 at Highlands Heritage Regional Park in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.
Christian and Luke have helped out and signed autographs before, though Ed is unsure if they will be able to attend this year due to their busy football schedules.
Ed and his oldest son, Dylan, will be at the camp, one that all the McCaffrey boys attended in their youth.
“I can’t wait,” McCaffrey said. “I look forward to this time of the year every year. I’ve been doing the camp since 1998. All of my kids were campers at the camp. All of their friends were campers at the camp. To this day, we still talk about all the great times we had in the summer at our camp.
“Almost every day I run into somebody at the post office or the grocery store or the airport that either went to the camp themselves or had their kids go to the camp.”
McCaffrey said there is an elite portion of the camp in which the older players get position-specific tutelage, but it’s also been designed for kids of all experience levels.
“There’s no real skill level required,” McCaffrey said. “Our open camp is supposed to be less intimidating. It’s geared toward the younger age group of kids who have a varying level of experience. In the open camp we rotate them through every offensive and defensive position, and then we play a whole lot of 7-on-7. That’s really where the kids have the most fun. But we are a teaching camp and want to teach them the game. I think it’s a really valuable experience to learn all the positions on the field.”
McCaffrey: Harbaugh will turn Giants around
McCaffrey began his NFL career as a third-round pick of the Giants and played three seasons for the team.
New York had the highest-profile coaching hire of the offseason, nabbing John Harbaugh after his exit from the Ravens.
McCaffrey likes the talent in New York and believes Harbaugh will quickly get the ship turned around.
“I know the candle kind of burned out in Baltimore, but coach Harbaugh has been a winner his entire coaching career,” McCaffrey said. “He’s going to be able to navigate those waters and figure out how to turn that team around. I do believe that. And I think he has a lot of talent on that roster.”
McCaffrey believes the wide receivers are an above-average group provided Malik Nabers returns to form, and he thinks Odell Beckham Jr. can nab a starting role if healthy.
“If Malik Nabers is heathy, they will be good,” McCaffrey said. “They can line him up on the outside or motion him, figure out ways to get him open. He is a big target with great hands and big-play potential. I haven’t seen Odell Beckham Jr. play this year, but if he’s healthy and regains his old form, he can definitely give teams something to be concerned about opposite Malik Nabers.”
The Giants went just 4-13 last season but McCaffrey sees a team that is destined for a turnaround.
“I do believe they have the right coach, and I do believe he will find a way to put his players in position to have success,” McCaffrey said. “It’ll be Year 1, and there are always challenges in your first year with a team, but I do think they have talent on the roster and I do think he’s the right man for the job.”
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