Kareem Jackson plays safety during Broncos camp Published: Apr 20, 2019 at 02:49 AM Digital Content Editor https://www.royalsgearonestop.com/kansas-city-royals-jersey/alcides-escobar-jersey One of the ' newest additions is taking on a different role so far this offseason. coach Vic Fangio told reporters on Thursday that former cornerback has been playing safety during Denver's offseason program. "We played him at safety in this camp, for the reason that there's more to learn at safety than there is at corner," Fangio said. "He's played much more corner in his career, so I wanted him to get more work in this camp -- all of his work -- at the safety position, to feel comfortable there." The defensive back, who plays mainly at corner but took snaps at safety last season, came over from Houston in free agency, signing a three-year, $33 million deal with Denver. https://www.royalsgearonestop.com/kansas-city-royals-jersey/george-brett-jersey Jackson, 30, is expected to start alongside veteran corner and nickelback in a retooled secondary; Denver lost , and in free agency. Harris, though, is sitting out Denver's offseason program aside he enters the final year of his contract with the club, and there remains uncertainty at the safety position acro s from . The held their pre-draft veteran minicamp this week. Teams with new coaches are permitted one voluntary camp before the draft so they can work more closely with unfamiliar players. The minicamp https://www.royalsgearonestop.com/kansas-city-royals-jersey/justin-grimm-jersey allows coaches to be on the field (whereas other Phase One workouts have solely been with the training staff) and run a non-contact, no-padded practice. This offered Denver's first-year coaching staff its first up-close look at new acquisitions like Jackson and Callahan and rising studs like Simmons in the secondary. The coaches already like what they see. "It's pretty rare," defensive coordinator Ed Donatell said of Jackson's skill set. "The guy has played a lot of https://www.royalsgearonestop.com/kansas-city-royals-jersey/frank-white-jersey positions in the NFL. He started as a corner, a nickel and a safety. That's what we like. We just liked the way he played football and we knew we were building this defense. We'll plug him in where he best suits us." It's not yet clear where Jackson will play most of the snaps in his first season in the Mile High City, but there's no question whether he'll be on the field. "He'll be out there somewhere," Fangio said. "Where, I don't know. And I'm being honest with you." This article has https://www.royalsgearonestop.com been reproduced in a new format and may be mi sing content or contain faulty links. Please use the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an i sue.