PALM BEACH, Fla. — As construction continues on the new Broncos Park Powered by CommonSpirit, the Broncos expect to still welcome a number of fans for training camp in 2025.
Owner & CEO Greg Penner said the team will likely be able to accommodate nearly 1,000 fans, though the specific details of the plan are still being finalized.
"We're coming up with a good plan," Penner said Monday at the NFL Annual Meeting. "We want to be in our facility for training camp given [that] it's a great place. Teams actually like coming to us for joint practices. It's not going to be perfect this year. We'll probably come up with something where we could accommodate 800-900 fans in some temporary bleachers. We'll have it open. I don't know the exact number, but we'll have a number of practices that are open to fans, and we'll accommodate them. We really want to make that happen. Again, the intent is for this to only be one training camp where it really affects us."
The Broncos are in the midst of building a state-of-the-art training facility that will maximize the size of player-used spaces. The three-story building project is scheduled to be completed ahead of the 2026 season and will represent a significant increase in the size of the facility.
"I think we have a plan for managing the construction," President Damani Leech said. "So we're working through with [Senior Vice President of Operations] Chip [Conway], who manages our facilities, and [Senior Vice President of Construction] Amy [Dee] who's managing the construction. We have a plan for it, we have a layout for it. I think the people movement will be something that we spend a lot of time and energy on. Our fans coming to the facility, our player families, wives and kids coming to the facility, our partners coming to the facility, how they get in and get out. Not from a safety standpoint — I think we have that under control — but it's just new. It's a different path of travel for everybody — for you guys coming to training camp. We'll spend some extra time on that."
Leech said the Broncos are not currently engaging in conversations about holding training camp practices at other locations.
LOOKING FOR A LONG-TERM OPTION
As construction on Broncos Park Powered by CommonSpirit continues, Penner said the Broncos are "continuing our diligence" in regards to future stadium plans.
Penner said the Broncos are evaluating a number of options, including remaining at Empower Field at Mile High.
"It's complex," Penner said. "We haven't ruled anything out. We're still looking at the current site, other sites around Denver, Lone Tree, Aurora. We don't have a set timetable for making a decision. We obviously have our lease that ends at a certain date, which is a date that we could focus on. It could be something that would happen earlier than that. If we needed to, we could be in our current stadium longer. So we don't have a set timetable at this point."
Penner said the key element of the decision will be to make the right long-term decision.
"We're really focused on what's the best option long-term," Penner said. "We're thinking, and we want to create what's the best option for the next 40 or 50 years, not the next 10 or 20 years."
PLAYING ABROAD
While Leech said it is not confirmed the Broncos will play an international game in 2025, he did say the Broncos would prefer to play in the league's first game in Berlin.
"[Head Coach] Sean [Payton] really vocalized his interest in playing in Germany," Leech said. "I think some of that goes back to [that] he likes to travel, I think he likes the team being alone-ish together and what that does from a culture standpoint with the team. He likes the idea of being first and playing in a city like Berlin for the first time in the NFL regular season. Selfishly, with my international background, I love the international games. I think they're special — not just for the teams that are playing — but I think they're special for the league overall where we are now and where we can be going."
The Colts are set to host the game in Berlin, and Denver is slated to travel to face Indianapolis in 2025. The Broncos also play road games against the Jets and Chargers, who will play in London and Sao Paulo, respectively.
Leech said playing in London would be the Broncos' second choice.
