No, Drew Lock’s real name isn’t ‘Paul’

A website that tracks NFL stats says Drew Lock’s full name is “Paul Andrew Lock.” Is that accurate?

On Monday, Ronnie Kohrt of Mile High Sports shared a screenshot of Drew Lock’s Pro Football Reference bio on Twitter that caused a bit of a stir.

According to PFR’s website, Lock’s first name is “Paul.”

Some Broncos fans were surprised to learn of Lock’s apparent “real” name — until his dad chimed in and cleared up the confusion.

“Andy” Lock, Drew’s dad, informed Broncos Wire that his given name is “Paul.” So how did PFR confuse Drew’s name with his dad’s name?

They probably just copied the name from NFL.com’s initial draft bio page for Lock. His name has since been updated to “Drew” on NFL.com but the link to his draft bio page still includes “paul-lock” in the permalink.

Someone who punched Lock’s information in at the NFL combine might have seen his dad’s name in records and mistyped it as Drew’s own name. That’s just a guess, though — it’s unclear how the mixup happened.

This much is clear: Denver’s quarterback is not named “Paul.”

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