‘Denver is getting someone who has a lot of heart’: Why Jurrell Casey's arrival in Denver carries more meaning than football

by Ben Swanson, Managing Editor for Denverbroncos.com

Elaine Kay, Courtney Balar, Lagra Newman and Bettie Kirkland are all bummed out.

These four people, all key figures in Nashville-area organizations committed to supporting their community, are coming to terms with the departure of one of their strongest supporters — metaphorically and literally.

Jurrell Casey, the former Tennessee Titan whose talents the Broncos acquired via a March trade, made his mark in Nashville not just on the football field, but also in the communities that supported him for so long. And now that the two-time Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nominee is leaving, there's a void for each of them.