Broncos plan get TE Vernon Davis more involved vs. Chiefs

Denver Broncos coach Gary Kubiak promises to get new tight end Vernon Davis more involved in the offense on Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Broncos acquired Davis from the San Francisco 49ers on Nov. 2 in exchange for a sixth-round pick in 2017. The teams will also swap late-round picks in the 2016. The 10-year-veteran has 441 career receptions for 5,640 yards and 55 touchdowns.

In last Sunday's 27-24 loss to the Indianapolis Colts, Davis was involved in only nine snaps with no catches in his first game as a Bronco. He was targeted on just one pass from quarterback Peyton Manning.

"He's been good, he's much more -- I don't want to say involved -- but he's much more comfortable this week with the entire game plan as compared to last week,'' Kubiak said Friday of Davis. "The fact that he was on the field helped some other guys get open.

"Yeah, he's definitely going to play more. We got down and got into some hurry-up verbiage at the line of scrimmage. Those are the things that he wasn't up with us on, so that's why he kind of got the lost (snaps) there at times. He's much more available this week from the standpoint of what he knows."

Kubiak said Davis' limited playing time was largely because the Broncos fell behind 17-0 and had to play no-huddle most of the game.

"That's the biggest thing is working with and listening to Peyton's verbiage, listening to him talk and changing how we do things," Kubiak said. "Peyton's much more comfortable with him this week and he's much more comfortable, too.''

Davis has spent extra time after practices to work on the game plan.

"It's just about being patient and getting the work done to be ready,'' Davis said.