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Denver Broncos defensive lineman Domata Peko has an impressive games played streak. Unfortunately for the big man, that streak will end on on Sunday.
Domata Peko, who has played in every game since 2009 (123 games), is going to be forced to watch the Broncos either via the sideline or the television. He seems as conflicted as he should be.
“It’s kind of weird,” Peko said, via Ben Swanson of the team website. “I was talking to one my other teammates about it. I was like, ‘Dude, I don’t even know.’ It’s been a while. I forgot what it feels like to miss practice. When I’m seeing all my guys go out there to work and just sitting in there in the training room, it gets lonely in there. I’m just going to work my tail off and try to get a new streak going. One hundred and twenty-three, man, I thank God for that. It was a good run. But I’ve got to keep working hard to rehab and get back on the field.”
“All week I was trying to be positive with it, but just running around [Thursday] and in the pool [Friday], just jogging in there, I just felt that my knee wasn’t stable,” Peko said. “And being in the trenches, you can’t have a bad wheel. You’ve got to be 100 percent in there. I don’t want to go out there at 75 percent and someone falls into me. That’s not going to do us any good.”
Peko joins a few other Denver players who won't be able to play. Most notable of that group is probably Derek Wolfe, who is suffering from a legitimately scary neck injury.
