Stud No. 3 – David Bruton
On the week that David Bruton was honored as the team’s Walter Payton Man of the Year, the longest-tenured Bronco got a start in the place of injured T.J. Ward.
In the start, the special teams captain led the team with nine tackles and three assists and was disruptive on pass defense.
It was only the seventh career start for the seventh-year player and with those nine tackles Bruton has eclipsed his previous season high of 22, set last year. He’s now amassed 24 solo tackles and 12 assists in 2015.
After the game, four-time Pro Bowl teammate Von Miller had high praise for Bruton:
“There’s a lot of talk about Chris [Harris Jr.] and Talib [Aqib] and T.J. [Ward] but David Bruton Jr. is playing out of his mind right now.”
That’s a big statement from a guy who played one of the best games of his own career.
Unfortunately, Bruton was injured in the fourth quarter – a leg injury whose details were not disclosed postgame. With Ward out, Broncos fans are certainly crossing their fingers that Bruton’s injury isn’t too serious.
