After that, Chubb began to show the NFL the player he really was.

"But then I feel like Week 4 or 5, I just flipped that switch off and just kicked it in," Chubb said. "They brought me here to play football, not to overthink things. I just went out there and, with the help of D-Ware, went out there and started doing what I felt like I was good at."

Coupled with some added levity through the leadership Von Miller provided, Chubb finally had his breakout game, recording three sacks in Week 6 against the Rams.

"Both of those guys make sure I kept a level head all season," Chubb said. "I remember before the Rams game, I had like one-and-a-half sacks. And that's like Week 6. It was before the Rams game. And he was like …, 'Hey, Chubb — what's your sack celebration going to be this week?' And me, I'm not even thinking about getting a sack. I'm like, 'I don't know.' I ended up going out there and getting three sacks."

A proud Ware watched as Chubb torched linemen to the tune of 7.5 sacks over five games, beginning with that Week 6 game.

"I could see how he's been progressing throughout the whole season, from the first game, second game, third game.Oh, man, [in the] third game he got a sack!" Ware recalled thinking. "And I could see he's progressing along as he should, but he's still learning and he can get even better. And knowing that now he's past my single-season rookie record already, I feel like the sky is the limit for him. I told him, 'You have all the tools needed to be an awesome pass rusher, and as you keep progressing, you take it, but don't be afraid to make mistakes."

Though Chubb will continue to be able to gain advice from Miller inside the locker room, Ware's future as a coach with the Broncos is yet to be determined as the team continues its head-coaching search. Regardless, Chubb knows he'll still be able to count on Ware for support when he needs him and help maintain the Broncos' elite pass-rushing tradition.