Broncos quarterback Drew Lock wore a big brace on his left knee Sunday, which was a shock to some fans in Denver. Lock was on the injury report last week but that was for an illness, not a knee injury.
There’s no reason for alarm.
Lock has actually been wearing the brace in every game. Because the team’s Color Rush uniforms are slimming, he decided to wear the brace on top of his socks instead of underneath them in Week 16. The rookie also wore the brace in previous games, it was just less visible.
Lock has been wearing a brace dating back to his time at Missouri.
“My junior year [against] Vanderbilt, I almost got rolled up on,” Lock said after Sunday’s 27-17 win over the Lions. “It was enough to scare me into wearing the brace. I’ll run around.
“I’ve been running around. I’ve had the brace on all year, and I don’t think it’s stopped me very much. I think I move pretty well with it. Just a security blanket in the back of my mind to have.”
Wearing a brace is a mental decision as much as it is a physical one.
Lock will wear the brace again against the Raiders in Week 17.
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