ENGLEWOOD, Colo. A season ago, Lloyd Cushenberry III may not have made the play.
As a rookie, the 2020 third-round pick may not have had the strength or technique to get to the second level and flatten a linebacker in such a physical fashion.
On Friday, he did.
The Broncos ran a screen play, and Cushenberry found himself in the open field. He delivered a powerful block that ended with Alexander Johnson sitting in the grass. That what every offensive lineman wants: Get out there on the second level and do your job against those linebackers, Cushenberry said Monday.
In Year 2, the LSU product believes he now has the strength to match the mental acuity he showed in 2020 as he became one of just two rookies to play every offensive snap.