Broncos' Dekoda Watson loves the organization so much that he's willing to work security

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo – “Why can’t I be like Von Miller,” a frustrated Dekoda Watson wondered from a bench in Tampa. “Why can’t you let me go? Von goes.”

Denver Broncos linebacker Dekoda Watson isn’t sure why he was never afforded the opportunity to just “go” in Tampa Bay, where he was drafted. Or in Jacksonville, or in Dallas, or in New England. But he admits that when you put on his preseason tape in Denver, it seems obvious that letting him go is the right thing to do.

“Different organizations have different goals, have different ideas, have their own philosophy and things like that so I can’t speak on their behalf,” he told BSN Denver, offering a guess as to why he wasn’t able to play his way. “But I’m here now, and I really appreciate everything that they allow me to do.”

Watson notched four sacks in the preseason playing in Wade Phillips’ defense, a defense that prides itself on having players do what they do best. Watson, though, it thankful for more than just Phillips’ style of coaching.

“He’s a good man. He is a good man,” he said, as if he was talking about a family member. “I don’t just judge on man just on the locker room but, you know, outside. Just the way he talks to us and appreciates us as men, it’s really means a lot. I’m very thankful for that, too.”

Phillips’ coaching style, mixed with the Broncos willingness to let him play, mixed with the players Watson is surrounded by, all culminated in the six-year veteran making the 53-man roster.

“It means a lot,” he said of officially making the cut. “It honestly meant a lot when they gave me the very first phone call to bring me out here to even try out for the team. It says a lot about them—this organization—that they believed in me and just gave me an opportunity. I’m very thankful at this point.”

He’s so thankful, in fact, he’s willing to do more than just play football for the organization.

“Whether it’s handing out water, whether it’s working security, it doesn’t matter,” he said with a smile. “Whether it’s special teams, whether it’s defense. However they need to use me, I’m just going to make sure that I’m able to contribute.”

The Broncos have a pretty solid security detail, but I’m sure they can find a way to put a chiseled 6-foot-2, 240-pound man to work. Wade Phillips will likely find a way, too.