Denver Broncos Andy Janovich wins charitable Home Run Derby

The strength of Andy Janovich is well documented as fullback of the Denver Broncos, but putting him on a baseball diamond is another story.

Denver Broncos fullback and special teams captain Andy Janovich is known for cracking heads and breaking facemasks as a lead blocker for Phillip Lindsay and Royce Freeman. However, he and a few others chose to partake in a Home Run Derby at Coors Field before the Colorado Rockies took on the Chicago Cubs.

The Home Run Derby was a charity event by UC Health Training Center called “Healthy Swings.” Janovich and the rest of the participants helped that raise almost $100,000 for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

This event comes off the heels of the Denver Broncos field day event last week at the end of OTAs (organized team activities) where the team partook in a number of fun activities.

One of the strong selling points of head coach Vic Fangio has been team chemistry. Organizing a fundraiser such as this one is special to team bonding and helping raise money for an important cause.

These are great steps in the right direction toward building a solid foundation from top to bottom before Training Camp in July (and we now know exactly when in July).

As for the Home Run Derby itself, Janovich did take home the championship belt. He collected three home runs, an impressive feat for the fullback.

Among the other contributors at the event were safety Justin Simmons, defensive end/outside linebacker Bradley Chubb, kicker Brandon McManus, wide receiver Courtland Sutton, tight end Troy Fumagalli, tight end Jake Butt, running back Royce Freeman, defensive back Kareem Jackson, long snapper Casey Kreiter, and safety Shamarko Thomas.

That makes 11 players in all contributing to an incredible cause.