Maximilian Joseph answered the question with an edge, insisting his given name was not to be shortened in the newspaper.

It’s Maximilian, not Max — and get used to hearing it.

“My dad just wanted a big, iconic name, something that everyone would remember, and Maximilian just happened to be that,” said Joseph, the Broncos’ first-year receiver who has swashbuckled his way into the end zone twice this season, both times on dazzling special teams returns.