While some players might object to a position change, Damani Leech embraced it.
It was 1994, and Leech had arrived on Princeton’s campus as a promising wide receiver hoping to bolster the Tigers offense. Defensive coordinator Steve Verbit, short on talent in the secondary, had other plans.
So he turned to Leech — now the Broncos team president — and delivered a candid message to the Tacoma, Wash., native on his second day of camp.
“If you want to play, get in that line over there,” Verbit said. “If not, you can stay at wide receiver.