Patrick Surtain II in Photos: Sports Illustrated Digital Cover

The 2025 NFL season is almost here, and few teams are getting more hype as a potential sleeper contender than the Broncos. The team is led by star cornerback Pat Surtain II, the league’s reigning Defensive Player of the Year award winner.

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In the latest Sports Illustrated digital cover, senior editor Mitch Goldich met with the second-generation NFL star to talk about his childhood spent in NFL stadiums, his full-circle life, the Broncos’ rise and more. Goldich also talks to Pat Surtain Sr., a former All-Pro who now coaches at Florida State, about coaching his son in high school and watching him in the NFL.

Patrick Surtain digital cover — Michael Owens/Getty Images

SI spent time with the younger Surtain for a photo shoot in Denver and an afternoon at the dog park with his Doberman, Deuce. Here are additional photos from that day.

Patrick Surtain II — Sports Illustrated Photo Shoot

Patrick Surtain and dog — Jeffery A. Salter/Sports Illustrated

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Patrick Surtain comp sheet for photographer — Jeffery A. Salter/Sports Illustrated

Patrick Surtain crouching — Jeffery A. Salter/Sports Illustrated

Patrick Surtain II poses seated in an orange chair — Jeffery A. Salter/Sports Illustrated

Patrick Surtain II poses in a jacket for Sports Illustrated — Jeffery A. Salter/Sports Illustrated

Comp sheet for Patrick Surtain feature — Jeffery A. Salter/Sports Illustrated

Close up of Patrick Surtain's ring — Jeffery A. Salter/Sports Illustrated

Pat Surtain II's DPOY chain — Jeffery A. Salter/Sports Illustrated

Pat Surtain II poses against a black wall — Jeffery A. Salter/Sports Illustrated

Pat Surtain II poses with his hands together against a black wall — Jeffery A. Salter/Sports Illustrated

Patrick Surtain II — Sports Illustrated Photo Shoot

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