"Obviously we've got the guys on the back end who can cover all day. You got an animal like 58 (Miller) coming off the edge. So, what we need now was some bigger guys, guys like us just to beef up the front and kind of take charge in the run game."
"The Steelers will run the ball all day on you. I think that's important to be stout in the run game and have big size. ... We're trying to get some guys like Peko and myself to beef up the front.
The Broncos fell from top-5 against the run to bottom-5 and that negated their strengths: the Von Miller-led pass rush and a secondary led by All-Pro cornerbacks Chris Harris Jr. and Aqib Talib.
On Friday, he lured guard Ron Leary out of Dallas and tackle Menelik Watson out of Oakland , grabbing two players off two of the league's best offensive lines. On Monday, he signed Peko and Kerr to two-year deals.
"I'll just tell you this: there's a lot of things out there that aren't true as far as what's going on with our quarterbacks," Elway said. "That's what happens. Everything gets frothed up. We just continue to go down our path and that's to continue to stay open and when things come available, we'll look at them at that point."
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"It's been a focus for us ... getting more physical on both sides of the ball," Elway said. "We feel like we've done that and so it's been a good start."
Although Peko and Kerr aren't the kind of splashy free agent signings Elway has become known for, his focus in free agency this year was in adding vigor and venom to both of his lines after watching the Broncos get pushed around too much last season.
"Well, the NFL's kind of turned into a passing league a little bit but you still got those teams like Peko just came from the AFC North, they still like to run the ball," Kerr said.
The signings grew in importance hours later when star pass-rusher DeMarcus Ware announced his retirement from the NFL after 12 seasons and 138? sacks, eighth-most all-time.
"It's still open and we're not done," Elway said. "Watson's played some left tackle and we're going to take a peek at Stephenson there. And so we feel like we have some different options. We're not done yet. Last time I heard we don't go to camp until July, so we don't have to have that fixed just yet."
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"That also had a little bit to do with me coming here," Peko said, chuckling. "Kyle's my little cousin. His dad and me are first cousins. So, it's good to have another Peko in the house."
LEFT TACKLE: The Broncos still haven't settled on their left tackle after jettisoning Russell Okung. They restructured right tackle Donald Stephenson's contract over the weekend, giving him $2 million now and another $2 million if he makes the 53-man roster in camp. Stephenson can play on the left side as can Ty Sambrailo, who's been bothered by injuries the past two years.
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Also Monday, the Broncos signed unrestricted free agent outside linebacker Kasim Edebali to a one-year deal. The fourth-year player appeared in all 48 possible regular-season games in his first three seasons with the Saints.
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"Tony's under contract still," Elway said, avoiding any hint of tampering with the Cowboys QB. "Nothing's changed since the combine (when Elway said he likes young QBs Trevor Siemian and Paxton Lynch but would "kick the tires" on any available veterans).