Broncos Cornerback Riley Moss Becomes NFL's Most Unorthodox Trainer
By 813 Staff
The buzz hit the locker room late last night and hasn’t let up. Denver Broncos cornerback Riley Moss has been training by, well, running up and down a steep mountain incline near his offseason home, according to a clip first flagged by league insider MLFootball (@MLFootball). The video, which surfaced Wednesday evening, shows Moss in full pads sprinting up a rocky, heavily wooded slope that looks more like a hiking trail than a practice field. The clip is raw, no music, no edits—just Moss catching his breath at the summit, then turning around and heading back down. Those close to the situation say he’s been doing these sessions twice a day since early May, at altitudes pushing 8,000 feet.
League sources confirm this is not a publicity stunt. Moss has a quiet, almost obsessive work ethic that the front office has been quietly raving about since the end of last season. He tore through his rehab from a nagging hamstring issue faster than the training staff anticipated, and now he’s pushing the limits in a way that has caught the attention of veteran defensive coaches. The team’s strength and conditioning coordinator, who requested not to be named, told me directly that “running full pads on that grade is insane for any position, let alone a corner doing backpedal and cut drills.” The altitude alone makes every rep feel like the fourth quarter at Mile High.
Why does this matter for Broncos fans? Denver’s secondary is in transition. With a new defensive coordinator implementing a more aggressive scheme, Moss is expected to be the lockdown boundary corner. If his training regimen translates to stamina and recovery on game day, it could be a massive edge in the fourth quarter—especially against high-tempo offenses in the AFC West. The front office has been quietly betting on Moss as a cornerstone piece, and this kind of off-season commitment reinforces that faith.
What happens next? Moss is expected to report to mandatory minicamp in two weeks. The coaching staff has said privately they will monitor his load early on to ensure the altitude training doesn’t lead to overuse issues. But as one agent who works with several Broncos players put it: “Riley is wired differently. This isn’t a social media fitness influencer thing. He’s trying to find a way to play at a level nobody has seen from him yet.”
