Dalton Risner learned so many tough lessons since he played his last game for the Broncos last season, and he appears grateful for all of them.

One new thing he learned: Life on the back end of the depth chart, temporary as it was.

There was some really hard days when I first showed up here, Risner, who is now the starting left guard for the Minnesota Vikings, said in an interview this week with 9NEWS. I was given, 'Look squad (scout team).' Something I didnt ever do in the first four years of my NFL career. The first four weeks here I had to do whatever I could to show these guys, hey, Im here to help this team win. But Im also here because I want to be on this field, and its just crazy to see how it ended up.

Even though he is playing for the Broncos opponent this Sunday night (6:20 kickoff, 9NEWS), Risner accepted an invitation to become a guest on the Broncos Huddle, the show he hosted as a starting player with personality the previous three years.

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