Broncos quarterback Drew Lock (thumb) returned to practice this week but he’s still on injured reserve. Denver has two more weeks to decide if the QB will be activated to the 53-man roster or spend the rest of the year on reserve.
The Broncos might drag out the decision but the rookie QB is expected to be activated before the deadline (he’ll probably start Denver’s final games of the season, too). When the second-round draft choice does get his chance to play, outside linebacker Von Miller believes Lock will shine.
“I just want to be here when he gets famous,” Miller said Thursday. “He’s going to kill it. He’s going to kill it. He’s got everything you need. The other day he ran out and did like a little bootleg and he kind of threw it. It was an incomplete pass, but I’ve seen a lot of good ones play and that was probably the best incomplete pass that I’ve seen thrown. He has a little flip-up. He’s just a star in the making.”
Miller then went on to compare Lock to a pair of notable QBs.
“You saw it with Tony Romo and Aaron Rodgers and all these guys and then they just blow up,” Miller said. “I see the same stuff for Drew. All he has to do is just keep doing what he’s doing and good karma and the type of guy he is it’s all going to come back to him.”
Lock completed 60.8 percent of his passes in preseason for 254 yards with one touchdown pass and one interception. He also rushed six times for 28 yards before suffering a thumb injury in late August.
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