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Marvin Austin finally healthy in Year 4

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) Marvin Austin was an afterthought in the Denver Broncos' $110 million defensive makeover this offseason.

Long after fellow free agents DeMarcus Ware, Aqib Talib and T.J. Ward signed their mega deals and posed with their orange jerseys, Austin slipped into town in May and quietly began his latest comeback.

The fourth-year defensive tackle who signed a one-year, $570,000 contract might just prove to be general manager John Elway's latest rummage-sale find to produce a big payoff.