Tanner Gentry never had the chance to play at Mile High as a kid.
As a star wide receiver at Grandview High School in Aurora, his Wolves made the Class 5A semifinals his junior season, but couldn’t reach the state championship game to share the same field as the Broncos. That changed Saturday when he strolled into Broncos Stadium wearing a Chicago Bears uniform.
Gentry, who signed with the Bears as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Wyoming in 2017, caught three passes for 25 yards in Saturday’s 24-23 preseason victory over Denver. After the game, Gentry briefly caught up with The Denver Post to discuss his future as a pro – trying to make the 53-man roster after a couple of appearances there last season – and next week’s matchup against the Bills, who feature his college quarterback Josh Allen.