{"id":1310533,"date":"2019-05-21T19:16:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T01:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/catching-on-langley-switches-from-cornerback-to-receiver\/"},"modified":"2019-05-21T19:16:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-22T01:16:00","slug":"catching-on-langley-switches-from-cornerback-to-receiver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/catching-on-langley-switches-from-cornerback-to-receiver\/","title":{"rendered":"Catching on: Langley switches from cornerback to receiver"},"content":{"rendered":"
Originally a corner back,the Denver Broncos’ Brendan Langle is switching to become a wide receiver, somehting that teammate Courtland Sutton did at Southern Methodist University.<\/strong>
David Zalubowski | Associated Press file photo | AP<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. \u2014 Here\u2019s the catch: Brendan Langley reached a point where he would rather receive passes than pick them off.<\/p>\n

So, the Denver Broncos third-year player is calling an audible and going over to the other side \u2014 from cornerback to wide receiver.<\/p>\n

No offense, he just prefers offense.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going well,\u201d Langley said of learning the ropes at wideout after Monday\u2019s organized team activities. \u201cIt\u2019s not really a transition for me. It\u2019s going back to my natural element.\u201d<\/p>\n

Langley has long floated between DB and WR. During his high school days in Marietta, Georgia, he was a standout at both. At the University of Georgia, he was primarily a defensive back. After transferring to Lamar, he began as a receiver (catching a 20-yard TD pass against Baylor) before moving over to defense that season (he had an 86-yard interception return for a score against Incarnate Word). In his two seasons at Lamar, he finished with seven interceptions for 135 yards while hauling in four passes for 51 yards.<\/p>\n

Given his versatility and quickness (4.43 in the 40 dash), the Broncos drafted the cornerback during the third round in 2017 . His rookie season, Langley suited up in 11 games on special teams, which included a 61-yard kickoff return against the Los Angeles Chargers. Last season, Langley was cut out of camp before being quickly signed to the practice squad. He played in five games on special teams at the end of the season.<\/p>\n

Still, he turned a few heads \u2014 on scout team. When the Broncos needed someone to mimic a fast wideout in practice, Langley was summoned into duty.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt felt natural,\u201d the 6-foot, 199-pound Langley said. \u201cThere weren\u2019t too many hiccups to the learning curve. It felt good.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the exit interviews following the season, Langley brought his iPad with him for his meeting with Broncos boss John Elway. He wanted to convince Elway that receiver could be his best way to help the team.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had the film from scout team. I had my numbers from high school when I was receiver,\u201d recounted Langley, who now wears No. 12 instead of No. 27. \u201cI was ready to do whatever I had to do to convince him to let me make that switch.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut then Mr. Elway smiled and said, \u2018I was going to ask you the same thing.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

This offseason, Langley\u2019s been working out in California and hauling in 500 passes a day. He also watches film of receivers to study their route running techniques.<\/p>\n

Anything to catch on. Anything to ease the conversion from one position to another.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s also picking up pointers from Emmanuel Sanders, DaeSean Hamilton and Courtland Sutton, who actually know firsthand what Langley\u2019s going through. Sutton said he started out as a safety at Southern Methodist before switching to receiver.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s rough,\u201d said Sutton, who had 42 catches for 704 yards last season as a rookie. \u201cEven coming out of college, going into the league, I wasn\u2019t fully fine-tuned to play this (receiver) position. For a guy who played receiver, moved to defense and then played defense when he first got into the league and is now making that transition to receiver while in the league, it\u2019s tough. But he\u2019s handling it really well. He\u2019s learning as much as he possibly can, from everybody. He takes a little advice from everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n

Langley is banking on his experience as a cornerback to give him a helping hand at receiver. There are small details that can betray a cornerback\u2019s tendencies.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can tell by a corner\u2019s stance what he\u2019s playing,\u201d Langley said. \u201cIf he\u2019s flat-footed, he\u2019s in cover-2. With one foot back, he\u2019s going to backpedal. I used to do those same things.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, he\u2019s hoping his best defense just might make for good offense.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn defensive back drills, sometimes you go into the individual drills and they\u2019re like, \u2018We don\u2019t need a ball,\u2019\u201d Langley said. \u201cThat felt awkward to me. I need a ball at all times.\u201d<\/p>\n

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