Nalen earned All-Pro honors three times in 1999, 2000, and 2003. He was part of two Super Bowl-winning teams with the Broncos: Super Bowl XXXII and Super Bowl XXXIII. Nalen earned 2003 NFL Alumni Offensive Lineman of the Year honors. He was part of the franchise’s 50th Anniversary Team and is a member of the Broncos Ring of Fame. Nalen played in 194 career games with 188 starts. Following his early 2009 retirement, he began working on ESPN Denver radio shows, a position he held until the summer of 2014.