After long wait, QB Drew Lock 'couldn't be more excited' to join Broncos, learn from QB Joe Flacco

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And that is when the Broncos finally selected Lock, who set the SEC single-season touchdown passing record in 2017 with 44 scores.


"The last [few] hours, or however long it was, were definitely interesting,” Lock said Friday after being drafted. “You go to the draft, and I wanted to be there. Everyone's got their idea of what they think you're going to be. Actually, no one ends up knowing. What happens, happens there. The sun came up today and I was ready to get the day going. I had kind of a long wait today to get to 6 o'clock. I ended up getting to be a Bronco by the end of the day. I couldn't be more excited to be a part of the organization.


“No, I did not grow up a Broncos fan. I was a Chiefs guy. But I couldn't be more excited to be able to go back to Kansas City and hopefully get a couple wins with 'the bad guys.'"


Count Elway among those who wasn’t sure Lock would be on the board at No. 42.


“We’re very fortunate,” Elway said. “We didn’t think he’d fall nearly this far. We liked him as a player, and I think that he can be a very good player in this league for a long time.”


When Lock arrives in Denver, though, he’ll first spend time learning behind starting quarterback Joe Flacco.


“Right now, he’ll come in [and] we’ve got a starting quarterback in Joe Flacco,” Elway said. “He’ll be an understudy and I’m sure learn a lot from Joe. He’ll come in and he’s a young guy that is in a situation to be able to learn and compete for the backup spot.”