When news broke that Brock Osweiler agreed to a four-year, $72 million deal with the Texans, Broncos safety T.J. Ward was asleep. He awoke believing it was all a joke, that surely Osweiler was staying in Denver to take over for Peyton Manning.
“Somebody said, ‘Yeah, Brock’s leaving,’ and I’m like, ‘Nah, y’all not serious,'” Ward said Monday while a guest on “Highly Questionable.” “But Brock, he’s a great dude, he’s a friend of mine. You got to do what’s right for you and your family. … He earned it. He came in, he did a great job for us, got us to the ‘ship (championship).