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Sacco Sez: The story of the Broncos' first free-agent signing

Follow me a bit as I connect the dots.

Newly signed tackled Ronald Leary is an offensive lineman who wore number 65 during his fine career with the Dallas Cowboys.

The most legendary number 65 in Denver history is Gary Zimmerman, the Pro Football Hall of Fame left tackle who anchored our offensive line for our first world championship victory in Super Bowl XXXII.

But one of the reasons we made the trade for Zimmerman — certainly one of the greatest trades in team history — was that the Broncos' very first unrestricted free agent signing got injured.