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Denver Native (Carol)
07-13-2012, 05:18 PM
The story of Terrell Davis's memorable preseason tackle in August of 1995 is still used to motivate young players.

ENGLEWOOD, COLO. -- Coming out of college as a productive but overlooked running back from the University of Georgia, former Bronco running back Terrell Davis was the 196thplayer taken in the 1995 NFL Draft.

As a late-round selection, Davis faced an uphill battle just to make Denver’s opening-day roster, much less earn himself a spot in the team’s Ring of Fame, during his first training camp in the summer of 1995.

“A lot of people didn't know much about him,” Linebackers Coach Richard Smith, who was the Broncos special teams coach at that time, said of Davis. “He came in here and we started off training camp, and I had him on every single special team.”

But that all changed on Sunday, Aug. 6, 1995, at 11 a.m. local time in the third quarter of the American Bowl in Tokyo.

rest - http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/TD%E2%80%99s-Tokyo-Hit-Still-Impacting-Broncos/a9342437-57ed-4c0f-9a03-6416d9a56306

BroncoWave
07-13-2012, 05:22 PM
It's crazy the ripple effect something like that can have. If he doesn't make that hit the Broncos could still be searching for their first Super Bowl.

AlWilsonizKING
07-13-2012, 05:53 PM
I still watch that play on youtube from time to time. Love that hit......


PEACE!!!

Ravage!!!
07-13-2012, 06:09 PM
I have a feeling that TD wo uld have found his way onto the team, anyway. But its a cool story.

Northman
07-13-2012, 08:31 PM
Never get tired of that.

Chef Zambini
07-14-2012, 09:23 AM
...and by comparison, moreno has NEVER played a single down on special teams.

SoCalImport
07-14-2012, 02:34 PM
...and by comparison, moreno has NEVER played a single down on special teams.

half the point was that being a late round pick, TD got attention the only way he could". ala ST play. Moreno would've had to remind the coaches that he was picked in the first and is the next big thing. special teams? fpsha..

OrangeHoof
07-14-2012, 02:53 PM
Here's the hit - watch for it about 2/3rds of the way through the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgEyuS2SwbA

Nomad
07-14-2012, 03:58 PM
TD made the BRONCOS exciting again and I do miss watching him play.

Reading the comments under the video, OH, perhaps Kubiak has a nose for running backs seeing he drafted Arian Foster.