Home is where the heart is.For linebacker Dre Greenlaw, that certainly was not with the Denver Broncos.Greenlaw spent last season with the Broncos after signing a three-year, $31.5 million contract, but was cut almost a year later.
Greenlaw then returned to the San Francisco 49ers, where he spent the first six years of his career, on a one-year deal.While it wasn’t the main reason Greenlaw left Denver, he certainly won’t miss the altitude of the Mile High City."F—ing altitude," Greenlaw told The Athletic.
"My mouth’s dry, my nose is dry, I can’t sleep.… I’m fighting demons left and right."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMDre Greenlaw #57 of the Denver Broncos stretches on the field prior to an NFL game against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium on Dec.
7, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nev.(Brooke Sutton/Getty Images)"I tell you, it’s different being here in California," Greenlaw said.
"This fresh air, bro, it makes a difference.You feel like you can run all day out here."Greenlaw’s Broncos tenure got off to an inauspicious start, as he suffered a severe quadriceps strain on the second day of OTAs, and it held him out until Week 7.
Greenlaw said he felt head coach Sean Payton’s ire because he wasn’t able to be on the field."We were good, especially when I first came in," Greenlaw said."And then you pop your quad, people start looking at you.
Then, when we played the Jaguars (on Dec.21), I had a little bit of a hamstring (injury).
After that, you kind of feel when the coach is, like, not really messing with you.I felt alone."ZERO BS.
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DOWNLOAD NOW!Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs catches a touchdown pass under pressure from Denver Broncos linebacker Dre Greenlaw during the second quarter at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colo., on Dec.14, 2025.
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