INDIANAPOLIS — Cleaning out the Broncos- and NFL-related notebook from a week at the Scouting Combine:
Counting on Freeman. Phillip Lindsay became the Broncos’ no-doubt No. 1 running back after Royce Freeman sustained a Week 7 ankle sprain. Lindsay rushed for 1,037 yards before sustaining a wrist injury that required surgery.
The Broncos need Freeman, last year’s third-round pick, to take a jump. He had six explosive rushes (gains of at least 12 yards) in the first five games, but only one thereafter.
“We feel really good about both of them,” general manager John Elway said.