ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The late Pat Bowlen, who owned the Denver Broncos for 35 years, was once asked: How many people in Colorado and neighboring states would you want to be Broncos fans?
"Well, all of them," he said without hesitation.
Bowlen wanted all the Colorado babies grow up to be Broncos. Funny thing is, some of them did.
When defensive lineman Deyon Sizer was promoted from the team's practice squad earlier this month and played five snaps against the Kansas City Chiefs, he joined running back Phillip Lindsay as current Broncos who played high school and college football in the state before playing in a game for the region's flagship sports franchise.