Forget the Broncos’ reshuffled offensive line for a second. Equal concern remains about a player standing across from the group: inside linebacker Brandon Marshall.
Last season’s breakout star suffered a Lisfranc injury in his left foot Dec. 14 at San Diego, but has begun jogging between stations at practice and even backpedaled lightly this week. He’s not cleared to run, but every step of his recovery leads him to believe he will be ready for training camp.
“I just tell people to trust me,” Marshall said Thursday. “I have persevered my whole life. There’s nothing too big I can’t handle. I am getting better every day. I have no doubts.”
Marshall finished last season with 113 tackles, including 91 solo stops. He had offseason surgery March 11 after under- going a second magnetic resonance imaging exam when the foot failed to heal.
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C.J. Anderson makes a promise
Running back C.J. Anderson offered a simple solution to the Broncos’ revamped offensive line.
“We will make them right, that’s a promise. It’s on us to make the right cuts,” Anderson said. “It would be unacceptable to make them look bad.”
Anderson occasionally will have help from a fullback. But as of yet, that doesn’t include Juwan Thompson. The second-year player from Duke is working at tailback, with James Casey and Joe Don Duncan operating at fullback.
Malik Jackson not worried about contract
Defensive end Malik Jackson, a blossoming star, said the Broncos have not discussed a contract extension with him. He is not “worried about it,” and assumes something will happen after the season. He has been one of the team’s most productive defenders the past two years. …
Virgil Green is leaning on tight end Owen Daniels to help learn the offense. Daniels has spent his career with coach Gary Kubiak. “I ask him questions all the time. He’s probably going to get sick of me. He knows the little details about things,” Green said.
