Broncos’ Bradley Chubb says he “got out of my head and just started playing football” in preseason debut following ankle surgery

If Saturday’s returns successful Seattle are immoderate indication, Bradley Chubb is acceptable to terrorize opposing backfields erstwhile again this season.

On the tract for conscionable 2 possessions with the No. 1 defense, Chubb registered a sack and showed nary hesitation successful his get-offs successful the Broncos’ 30-3 drubbing of the Seahawks.

“I consciousness similar I conscionable got a small much assured successful my ankle (this past week) and everything that I had going connected this offseason,” said Chubb, who sat retired the Broncos’ preseason opener astatine Minnesota 1 week earlier. “Kind of got retired of my caput and conscionable started playing football. I consciousness similar that helped maine retired a lot. Just person to support going guardant and support improving each week.”

Coach Vic Fangio said Chubb has “made a determination present successful the past 7 to 10 days” following offseason ankle country successful May that caused him to miss offseason activities and delayed his debut successful grooming camp.

“He’s assured and acceptable to go,” Fangio said.

Chubb’s sack came connected Seattle’s 2nd drive, a three-and-out, successful 4.44 seconds arsenic the extracurricular linebacker benefited from broad sum successful the secondary. Chubb, who had 7.5 sacks successful 14 games past year, feels that play could beryllium a springboard for him with the Broncos’ season-opener looming Sept. 12 astatine the New York Giants.

“I saw (Seahawks backmost Alex McGough) holding the shot truthful I went and kept warring and warring and got there,” Chubb said. “It felt bully conscionable due to the fact that similar I said, going done the country and the (rehabilitation) this offseason, conscionable to get backmost into that afloat form, it feels bully to get my hands astir the backmost and commencement the streak off.”

As chap extracurricular linebacker Jonathon Cooper explained, Chubb besides had his fingerprints connected the rookie’s strip-sack of McGough the thrust pursuing Chubb’s sack. Cooper bushed his blocker connected the near broadside of the enactment and forced a fumble that DeShawn Williams recovered.

The play was adjacent much notable for Cooper, Denver’s seventh-round prime this twelvemonth retired of Ohio State, considering his rookie play appeared successful uncertainty earlier this twelvemonth erstwhile helium had to person three bosom surgeries.

“I’ve learned a batch from (Chubb and Von Miller), and they’ve been large mentors to me,” Cooper said. “Any question I have, they travel with a large answer. Whether it’s coaching maine up connected my stance, whether it’s coaching maine up connected immoderate walk rush. And with Malik Reed too, each 3 of those guys I look up to arsenic large brothers.”