ESPN.com · May 1, 2018
Broncos' push to return to playoffs fueled by pass rush -- again
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- John Elway earned the gold jacket hanging in his closet with passes thrown into the smallest of spaces in the biggest of moments. As a quarterback, he led two-minute drives and scored a pile of touchdowns on his way to the Hall of Fame.
In Elway’s work as a team executive, he has showed another side of his football personality. Elway has now led off the Denver Broncos' draft class with a defensive player in six of his eight years on the job, including the selection of Bradley Chubb with the No. 5 pick Thursday night.
In three of those drafts, including 2018's, that first pick was a pass-rusher, which continues to be one of Elway’s most highly valued positions.
