The Denver Broncos have hired Gary Kubiak as a scouting advisor.

Kubiak stepped down as head coach of the Broncos after the 2016 season.

Kubiak experienced health problems while coaching the Broncos last year and missed a game after being taken to the hospital with what was called a complex migraine.

John Elway has signed a five-year contract with the Denver Broncos.

Elway will remain with the Broncos through at least 2021.

“We’re pleased to reach an agreement on a five-year contract with John to continue leading our football operations,” CEO Joe Ellis said. “During these last six seasons, John’s clearly established himself as one of the best general managers in all of sports. He’s demonstrated impressive football instincts, a strong business acumen and a consistent ability to build competitive teams.

“There’s no doubt John means a great deal to the Broncos, our fans and the entire community. It was important for us to reach this long-term agreement, and we’re all excited to now turn our full attention toward the 2017 season.”

The Denver Broncos and John Elway are making progress towards a new contract.

Ian Rapoport is reporting that the team and Elway are making progress toward an extension that would keep him in Denver for the foreseeable future.

"We're working to get it done," Joe Ellis, Broncos CEO and president, said. "We've had some productive discussions in the last week or so and will keep talking. John's an important part of our organization, and we want to make sure he's here for a long time."

John Elway's contract with the Denver Broncos expires after the upcoming season and there has been no word on any recent progress.

According to a report, the two sides have talked recently and a deal is believed to be inevitable.

Elway said in May he didn't have “any doubt” a deal would be done before the season started. “I look forward to being here with the Broncos for a long time,” he said.

The Denver Broncos plan to throw the football more under offensive coordinator Mike McCoy's new system.

"We've got this new offense with Mike McCoy," Emmanuel Sanders said. "We're going to be throwing the ball around so my conditioning has to be up and I've been working on that."

Sanders added that it doesn't matter who is throwing passes -- Paxton Lynch or Trevor Siemian.

"Both of those guys throw catchable passes," Sanders told KUSA-TV. "When it comes to the deep ball, Paxton loves to throw the deep ball. Big, strong arm. Trevor, he loves to throw the out routes, the in routes. He's a checkdown, all-around type guy."

Demaryius Thomas is 30 and has posted five straight 1,000-yard-plus seasons.

Thomas dealt with a hip problem last season and believes he has more good football left.

"I got longer than 30 [years]," Thomas said. "I think I've got a couple good years [left]. Like I've been saying before, this is the best I've felt my whole career. I haven't had the problems I usually have with my hip, because that was one of the things that held me back.

"I wake up now and I don't feel it, and that's a good sign, because usually I wake up in the morning and I'm like, 'OK, my hip's tight. I've got to loosen it up to get it going.' But now it's totally different."

Von Miller has his sights set on leading the NFL in sacks.

Last season, Vic Beasley of the Atlanta Falcons held that honor.

Miller tweeted the below NFL Network graphic of the number 13.5, his sack total from 2016, with the caption, "Coming for you fam @VicBeasley3." The Super Bowl 50 MVP later deleted the tweet.

Beasley totaled 15.5 sacks in 2016.