Isaiah McKenzie's special teams play last year was not that special. In his 11 games played for the Denver Broncos, he fumbled more than half of the time.
It was a season to forget for sure.
“Last year was a roller coaster," McKenzie said. "It was very unacceptable by me. But this year I came back with [a] clear mindset. I know how to do my job. I know how to catch the ball. I know I can run the ball. I just have to make great decisions.”
The Broncos made the decision to stick with the rookie despite all of his mistakes. And McKenzie says these mistakes only made him work harder.
“I push myself even harder than I did last year,” McKenzie said. “Each and every day I’m catching the ball, looking it in, making good decisions, running down the field and doing my job the best way I can.”
It's early, but McKenzie looks like a completely different player, new number and all.
"Just a fresh start," McKenzie said. "I had 84 last year and I felt like it was a big guy’s number. I went back to 16 which is the number I had in college and I just feel comfortable with that number. New number, new start."
A fresh start with a head start.
Despite his mishaps, McKenzie insists that he's way ahead of where he was 365 days ago.
