Quinn Meinerz’s belly stole the show at Denver Broncos practice in the spring, and it will likely shine again when training camp begins this week.
Meinerz has been praised by guard Dalton Risner, and left tackle Garett Bolles is a big fan, too. Bolles suggested earlier this offseason that Meinerz might have a lucky belly.
“Man, Meinerz is a stud,” Bolles said on May 24. “I know he’s from that small little town in [Wisconsin]. I know it’s close to Canada. That funny video of him throwing the boards and doing his wacky workouts up there. The little caveman that he is. [He has] a great personality. I’ve watched film of his and done my homework on him, and I’m excited to see what he can do. He’s a tough kid that will punch you right in the mouth.
“The way he demands out there, the way he moves and the ways he moves his hands, I know he has that special talent to be great. I know that he wants to be great. I know you all tease him about his big belly, and it is a big belly. I want to give him a hard time, but maybe it’s a lucky belly. If we start winning and that belly’s shining, I’m definitely going to rub it a couple of times for sure.”
Meinerz will compete with Lloyd Cushenberry for the starting center job this summer. If Meinerz doesn’t start at center, he will likely serve as the team’s top backup swing guard behind Risner and Graham Glasgow.
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