Inside The Denver Broncos' Roster: The Centers

Like the majority of the Denver Broncos' offensive line heading into 2008, the center position was really in question. Future Broncos' Ring of Famer and possibly Hall of Fame selection Tom Nalen,  the lone remaining Bronco from the Super Bowl days, had suffered his second consecutive season-ending injury before the year had even started. Fortunately, Denver had a backup plan.  Late in the 2008 offseason, the team signed veteran Casey Wiegmann to a two year contract.  Wiegmann had played most of his NFL career with the rival Kansas City Chiefs, and had been one of their better players over the course of the decade. Wiegmann had every intention of backing up Nalen at the outset, but after the injury, he was thrust into the starting role. To say he relished his role would be an understatement. Whilst extending his NFL record for consecutive starts among active offensive linemen to 152 games (amassing 7,062 consecutive plays), Wiegmann earned his first career...