Bobby Allen played quarterback in high school and college, and when his sons — Christian, Brandon and Austin — began playing football, he didn’t push them to play the position. But he certainly planted the idea.
“He always told us, ‘Quarterback is the place you want to be — you want the ball in your hands,’” Christian Allen said.
The ball will be in Brandon Allen’s hands Sunday as the Broncos’ new quarterback against Cleveland. Allen will make his first NFL start, replacing Joe Flacco, who sustained a season-ending neck injury last week at Indianapolis.