The Broncos have lost starting fullback Andy Janovich to a season-ending elbow injury, which is bad news for running back Phillip Lindsay. Janovich excelled at opening up holes for Lindsay and Denver’s other running backs.
“First off, it does suck to have Jano not going to play,” Lindsay said of the fullback’s injury Wednesday. “He’s been putting his heart and soul into this. To have an injury like that happen, it sucks for anybody, but he’s taking it well. For me, it hurts for me because that’s my dude.
“We have a connection and he’s made a lot of holes for me in the two years we’ve played together so far. At the end of the day, we have a couple other great fullbacks and we’re going to continue to roll. That’s how it goes.”
Andrew Beck will fill in for Janovich in the final six games of the season.
“Beck, he’s smart and he’s capable of it,” Lindsay said. “He understands the playbook now. When he first got here, he was just coming in. Now he understands it. I think having people understand the playbook is going to be a lot easier for us to make things happen still.”
