ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – Despite spending his offseason participating in training sessions and Broncos minicamp, fifth-year tight end Virgil Green says his mind still plays tricks on him before the start of training camp. Specifically, whether or not he can still play.
“Every year you go into a season having that time off and your mind plays games with you, wondering if you can actually still play,” Green said following Thursday’s training camp session practice. “But once you put the pads on, that adrenaline gets a rushing and it’s like you’ve never left.”
After starting a career-high nine games last season while blocking for the NFL’s sixth-ranked rushing offense (147.