From a superb preseason to a place in the starting 11 to a Sunday sideline spot in sweats. Running back Mike Bell wasn’t the only rookie to experience that kind of start to his NFL career, as Tony Scheffler, a starter in three of Denver’s first five games, found himself out of the mix in Week 10.
“Right before the game Sunday is when I first knew,” Scheffler said. “It’s hard, obviously, (because) coming off of preseason it looked pretty good.
“Finally, I think, (I was) starting to turn it around against Indianapolis (a four-catch, 51-yard day), but obviously there’s still a lot of work to be done, so I’ve just got to keep working hard.”
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If Chad Mustard holds any ill will towards the Browns for casting him aside two years ago, he doesn’t let it show. The way he views it, it was the Browns that gave him an opportunity to show his skills, plucking him from the Omaha Beef of the National Indoor Football League after watching a tape he sent around pro football.
In August, he was prolific. Playing frequently with the first team, he