ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- If Denver Broncos running back C.J. Anderson can close out the season's final two games the way he hopes, it would mean the foundation of what could be his first 1,000-yard rushing season was built on discomfort.
It would mean that, as he recovered from knee surgery in 2016, the words did hurt him, more than a little, when he asked those closest to him to watch how he had played before his season ended with a knee injury against the Houston Texans. And to then say what they thought -- no holds barred.