ENGLEWOOD — Adam Trautman is a quarterback at heart.
The Broncos tight end started his football journey at Elk Rapids High School in Michigan playing — you guessed it — quarterback. Trautman set program records for single-season and career passing yards before changing positions playing college football at Dayton University.
However, in some ways, he still approaches the game like a QB.
“I think it makes me want to know everything,” Trautman told The Denver Gazette after practice this week at Broncos Park. “Transitioning to tight end when I did was like: Oh, this mental part of it is still so big for the position. You get to do multiple things. Pass blocking, all the run blocking, point of attack and then obviously you get involved somewhat in the routes. You kind of get every part of t