Denver Native (Carol)
10-05-2013, 01:32 PM
The three linebackers at the top of the Broncos’ depth chart entered the 2013 season with a combined total of 31 starts.
All 31 belonged to the man in the middle, Wesley Woodyard.
Neither of his linebacker counterparts Nate Irving and Danny Trevathan had ever started an NFL game before, but with Woodyard’s leadership, the unit quickly jelled into a productive and cohesive unit.
“I just tell guys, ‘You never know what kind of opportunity you have at hand, so take advantage of it,’” Woodyard said of his advice to the young linebackers. “One of my veterans, Mario Haggan, told me, ‘Hey, a lot of young guys aren’t blessed with the opportunity to get a chance to play the game of football so early. It’s an opportunity that you don’t want to give up.’”
rest - http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Wesley-Woodyard-Leader-by-Nature/3bde98af-b99d-48c5-97ef-066bbc1ef1d
All 31 belonged to the man in the middle, Wesley Woodyard.
Neither of his linebacker counterparts Nate Irving and Danny Trevathan had ever started an NFL game before, but with Woodyard’s leadership, the unit quickly jelled into a productive and cohesive unit.
“I just tell guys, ‘You never know what kind of opportunity you have at hand, so take advantage of it,’” Woodyard said of his advice to the young linebackers. “One of my veterans, Mario Haggan, told me, ‘Hey, a lot of young guys aren’t blessed with the opportunity to get a chance to play the game of football so early. It’s an opportunity that you don’t want to give up.’”
rest - http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Wesley-Woodyard-Leader-by-Nature/3bde98af-b99d-48c5-97ef-066bbc1ef1d