After backup quarterback Jeff Driskel agreed to sign with the Broncos, he quickly heard from Drew Lock, the team’s starting quarterback.
“He actually reached out to me right when I had signed which I thought was really classy and just a really cool kind of ice breaker to get to know each other just a little bit as much as you can over the phone of text or whatever,” Driskel said during a conference call with reporters on March 26. “I don’t know much about him except I’ve seen him play a few times. I know he’s a really good player with a lot of upside.”
Driskel is a competitive player but he understands his role with the team. His job is to help Lock prepare — and to be ready himself if called upon.
“I’m looking forward to working with him and helping him out in any way I can — not just helping him, but helping all my teammates and doing whatever I can to help our organization win games,” Driskel said.
Though they haven’t been able to work together at the team’s facility yet, Driskel has already found a way to help Lock prepare for the 2020 season.
“Jeff sent me some of his workouts, some of his shoulder [and] arm stuff that he uses to stay in shape,” Lock said in a recent interview with Phil Milani of the team’s official website. “I’m starting to do a little bit of that.”
Driskel certainly appears to be off to a good start with his new teammate.
