Andrew Wingard is preparing for the emotions he’s sure to feel Sunday.
The rookie Jaguars safety began his football journey at Ralston Valley High School, and on Sunday he will run out from the visitors’ tunnel onto Empower Field at Mile High to face the Broncos. Wingard, an Arvada native who starred collegiately at Wyoming, has filled 22 ticket requests for friends and family with a “whole bunch” of others buying their own seats.
“To come back and play at Mile High with my family and friends there, it’s going to be super cool,” Wingard said. “I remember being a kid playing 20 minutes from that stadium and just chasing my dreams.