Get ready, Denver, you’re going to be hearing a whole lot of wolf howls this season.
Derek Wolfe is a freak of nature, and it’s not just because he’s 6-foot-5, 295 pounds and capable of eating Tom Brady’s kids for breakfast. It’s because three days after being helped off the field at training camp with what looked to be a severely sprained ankle, he’s back starting for the Denver Broncos in Week 2 of the preseason.
More importantly, he was dominating.
On the Broncos first defensive snap, Wolfe shed a blocker with ease and stuffed Carlos Hyde in the backfield for a 1-yard loss.
What ankle injury? #Broncos Derek Wolfe tackle for loss on the 49ers 1st play from scrimmage
— Arran Andersen (@arranandersen) August 21, 2016
Aaaaaand Wolfe’s A-Okay
— Michael Jaycox (@MilkyMike) August 21, 2016
Wolfe is an animal. Like a real wolf animal.
— Vic Lombardi (@VicLombardi) August 21, 2016
https://twitter.com/MikeKlis/status/767169232777936896
Wolfe, beasting.
— JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) August 21, 2016
The Denver Broncos invested a lot in Wolfe last season, and now that Malik Jackson is off raking in the cash in Jacksonville, they’ll be expecting their investment to pay off in a big way.
If his playoff performance and his few snaps on Saturday are any indication, that’s exactly what he plans on doing.
