Motivated, 'fiery' Phillip Lindsay set to make Broncos Country proud, no matter how many carries he gets

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Lindsay expects being a year removed from the wrist injury should also help him improve in the passing game. In 2019, he caught 72.9 percent of his targets and recorded 35 catches for 196 yards.


"It's about executing," Lindsay said. "It's about being patient. It's about developing a relationship with your linemen. For me, I don't worry about that. I know what I'm going to do. I know I'm going to have explosive plays because that's just who I am. Pass catching-wise, I feel really good. I feel like I'm back to myself. The year before, I came off my wrist injury and it was tougher than I thought. I thought the wrist injury wouldn't be as bad as it was. It was, but this year I feel good. I feel good and at the end of the day I'm going to catch every ball that comes my way. That's it. There's nothing else I can say about that."


Whether he's called upon to carry the ball, catch a swing pass or block, Lindsay will aim to make the most of the opportunity. As he said Tuesday, he's not yet sure how the repetitions will be divided, so he'll have to trust the coaches and take advantage of each rep.


"I wish I could let you know and tell you now," Lindsay said. "I don't know. At the end of the day, that's not my job to sit there and put me or Melvin in the game. That's their job. If they don't want to have one of their game-changers and playmakers in the game, that's on them. I don't get paid to sit there and call the plays. That's not my job. My job is when I get the ball and when I'm in the game to make an explosive play. That's how I think about it."


Lindsay, though, is used to finding success with limited carries. He has reached the 20-carry mark just once in his career, and in three of the five times he's broken the 100-yard barrier, he's done so with 15 or fewer carries.


"I just need to get a couple of carries that fit me and I'm explosive with," Lindsay said. "That's what I'm going to continue to do. That's all you're going to get from me. The fact is that I'm going to continue to make Broncos Country proud by what I do and that's be fiery and everything else. I can't control anything else.


"I can't control what people do and how they act and what they think about me, but I can control myself and making plays. I've always been successful making plays."