PARKER, Colo. — Pat Surtain II has Olympic dreams, even though in the past he’s said he wants to play on offense if he ever gets the chance to be a part of a flag-football team in the quadrennial event.
“It’s definitely high interest, because Olympics is a once in a lifetime opportunity,” he said Monday night.
But it’s also three years away. That’s a lifetime in football terms.
“So, I don’t know, we’ll see how my body feels at 28,” the reigning Defensive Player of the Year added.
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Surtain spoke just before a fundraising event for his foundation, “A Night of Cars and Couture.” Surtain’s foundation is focused on creating educational opportunities and resources in STEM areas for disadvantaged students.
“I just want to give back in the right way because Denver showed me love right away from the jump,” Surtain said. “As a rookie, I know what to expect. Obviously there’s a lot of expectations on me, but Denver showed me a lot of love. And my point of it is just to give back to the community that showed love at first.
So, this is my way of giving back.”
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The two-time All-Pro comes back to work on a defense that was the target of most of the team’s major offseason moves. Three of its four key free-agent pickups were on the defensive side of the football, as was its first-round draft pick.
“It’s great additions, to our team and towards our success, obviously, with Dre [Greenlaw] and [Talanoa] Hufanga, them guys gonna get after it,” Surtain said. “I mean, they’ve been in Super Bowls before. They know how to win at a high level.
“So, adding those guys to the team, you know, it just look sharper on the horizon. So, I’m looking forward to stepping on the field with them.”
Hufanga was among the teammates who supported Surtain at Monday night’s event.
Barron is a “great addition,” Surtain said — and one whose presence could eventually get more passes thrown his way as quarterbacks currently avoid throwing in his direction at all costs.
“I mean, we’ll see,” Surtain said. “At the end of the day, you can only control what you can control.
“But that involves me, you know, getting more attempts at the ball, making more plays then, can’t be too mad at it.”
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