Each week, for the past three weeks, the Broncos cut the Mustard.
In each of the past two weeks, the Broncos re-signed Chad Mustard in time to play the game on Sunday.
It's not so bad, really. Know why Mustard was eating lunch Wednesday at a popular pizza and salad bar establishment in downtown Golden while his teammates were practicing at Dove Valley?
Because he could.
"It's weird," Mustard said. "It's better than not being there at all, but I'd rather be there full time."
A former receiver who became a guard, then a tight end, then an offensive tackle, then an offensive tackle/tight end, Mustard was among the Broncos' final roster cuts Sept. 1. But because of injuries to offensive linemen Ben Hamilton and Ryan Harris and tight end Stephen Alexander, Mustard was re-signed for the trip to Buffalo and the season-opening victory against the Bills on Sept. 9.
He was cut again the following Monday, and re-signed again last Saturday for Sunday's game against the Oakland Raiders.
"The nice part is both my hands were kind of banged up in training camp and this has allowed me to physically heal up," Mustard said. "But mentally it's a little more stressful than a normal game week, because I get the game plan Saturday morning."
In each game, Mustard was blocking for Jason Elam on the final-play, game-winning kicks. And then the Monday after those exhilarating wins, Mustard was cut.
The players tease him about having the perfect world - playing on Sunday without the drudgery of practice. But it's an emotional yo-yo that has given Mustard a newfound appreciation for the mundane workout.
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