“You never go into a game thinking you’re gonna have an opportunity for that.”
Jason Elam relives his record-tying 63-yard field goal: pic.twitter.com/NXgYb5GXxF
— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) November 6, 2020
Looking over the list of every player to ever wear No. 1 for the Denver Broncos, it’s not hard to pick the all-time best.
Former kicker Jason Elam was by far the best player in franchise history to ever wear No. 1 with the Broncos. The most accomplished player since Elam to wear No. 1 in Denver was punter Brett Kern, who only had a brief stint with the team. The most recent (and current) player to wear No. 1 with the Broncos is wide receiver KJ Hamler.
Elam, a three-time Pro Bowler and three-time second-team All-Pro, won back-to-back Super Bowls with Denver in the late 1990s. He is now a member of the team’s Ring of Fame and a member of the Broncos’ 50th Anniversary Team.
Elam tied a then-NFL record with a 63-yard field goal during the 1998 season and he ranks No. 1 on Denver’s all-time scoring list with 1,786 points. That record won’t be broken anytime soon. The next closest to Elam is former Broncos kicker Brandon McManus with 946 points.
Elam was the best player to ever wear No. 1 in Denver. There’s no questioning that.
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