Hall of Fame quarterback, recalled looking up and seeing Lambert staring at him from across the line of scrimmage for the first time. “He had no teeth, and he was slobbering all over himself,” Elway said. “I’m thinking: ‘You can have your money back. Just get me out of here. Let me go be an accountant.’ I can’t tell you how badly I wanted out of there.” In reality, Lambert was an introverted, cerebral player who overcame his lack of size by poring over game film and honing his techniques. The general impression among fans, opposing players, and reporters, however, was that he was a frothing
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