Denver Native (Carol)
08-24-2011, 11:07 AM
Used to be, nickel back was for kids.
A rookie breaking in, a free agent on the cheap, a longtime starter trying to hang on. Whatever the pool, they were the third-best cornerback on an NFL team.
John Elway, Jake Plummer and Jay Cutler were Broncos quarterbacks. Broncos nickel backs have been veterans such as Nate Jones, Ty Law and Dre Bly, kids such as Joshua Bell, Karl Paymah and Domonique Foxworth.
The Broncos' nickel back in 2011? The one and only Champ.
rest of article - http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_18744350
A rookie breaking in, a free agent on the cheap, a longtime starter trying to hang on. Whatever the pool, they were the third-best cornerback on an NFL team.
John Elway, Jake Plummer and Jay Cutler were Broncos quarterbacks. Broncos nickel backs have been veterans such as Nate Jones, Ty Law and Dre Bly, kids such as Joshua Bell, Karl Paymah and Domonique Foxworth.
The Broncos' nickel back in 2011? The one and only Champ.
rest of article - http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_18744350