He makes a big play, and quickly the right arm goes up.
Boise State senior linebacker Gabe Perez taps his right shoulder as a little celebration, but also a signal to a few of his friends on the Broncos’ sideline.
Perez is savoring each tackle he makes this season, one in which he wasn’t even sure would come a year ago, when he had his third shoulder surgery.
“I want to acknowledge the guys that are injured, shoulder, ankle, knee, whatever,” Perez said. “It’s a sign to them that they’ll get through it and be back right where I am.