The Denver Broncos are heading into the most defining stretch of their season, chasing what could be their first AFC West title in a decade. But they’ll be doing so without their best player: All-Pro cornerback Pat Surtain II. No wonder former Broncos player Mark Schlereth feels unsettled.

“The Patrick Surtain thing, it’s legitimate, man,” Schlereth said on The Rich Eisen Show . “It scares me a little bit. He could be out three to six weeks with a pectoral injury. He just shuts down one side of the football field and gives them the ability to bring the blitz, gives them the ability to rush the opponent’s quarterback, lead the league in sacks.”

Sure, Surtain may not have contributed to the Broncos’ league-high 36 sacks this season, but his ability to shut down a quarterback’s go-

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