Greenlaw's Denver Mismatch: Too Much Grind

0:00On April 4th, Dre Greenlaw bounced from the San Francisco 49ers to the Denver Broncos last season, but it turns out the switch exposed some big differences in how those teams grind. Broncos head coach Sean Payton runs practices six days a week, no days off, while the 49ers under Kyle Shanahan build and rest to keep players fresh. Greenlaw knew he had to level up his off-season work to match that intensity. He ramped up training hard, chatting with his trainer about how Denver wouldn't baby anyone like San Francisco did, but just two days after hitting town, boom, he strained his quad muscle. That early setback kicked off a rough year, where injuries kept pulling him in and out of the lineup. Fans and insiders saw the frustration build, especially after a close win when Greenlaw lit into special team's coach Ben Catwica right on the field. He was chasing down plays but snapped over a call he hated, yelling it was straight trash. The whole vibe showed he just wasn't clicking with the Broncos' relentless style.

1:00Now spilling details on a podcast with Taren Armsted, Greenlaw owns that he ramped up too fast and paid for it. Officials and reports confirmed the practice grind was the real mismatch, turning what could have been a fresh start into constant rehab battles. Bottom line, this wasn't the spot for Greenlaw's game and he's owning the mismatch that derailed his Denver run.