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Name: Ryan Harris Pos: Tackle Ht, Wt: 6’5″, 300 Age: 27 Exp: 6 College: Notre Dame Ryan Harris was a more-than-promising tackle prospect for for the Denver Broncos following his 2007 rookie season, and he lived up to that promise through 24 games in 2008 and 2009 as starting right tackle. Allowing only 3.5 sacks [...]

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Published on 05/18/2012 at Fri May 18 17:00.   5 Comments
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With Wayne Nunnely‘s surprising retirement comes the just-as-surprising promotion of Jay Rodgers, who spent the last three seasons as a defensive assistant with the Denver Broncos. Rodgers will now serve as the Denver Broncos defensive line coach and be directly responsible for the grooming of top 2012 draft pick Derek Wolfe. He’ll also be tasked [...]

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Published on 05/18/2012 at Fri May 18 09:30.   8 Comments
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Name: Chris Kuper Pos: Guard Ht, Wt: 6’4″, 303 Age: 29 Exp: 7 College: North Dakota Chris Kuper is one of the longest tenured players on the Denver Broncos roster and has been a mainstay at right guard since 2008. As a fifth round pick in 2006, though, fans may forget it took Kuper two [...]

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Published on 05/17/2012 at Thu May 17 17:00.   11 Comments
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Are you devastated by the fact Denver Broncos rookie mini-camp is over? Has the lack of practice photography left an insurmountable hole in your heart you’re afraid may utterly consume you before training camp begins in late July? Have you convinced yourself Broncos rookies simply cease to exist because there aren’t 20 minutes of media [...]

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Published on 05/16/2012 at Wed May 16 13:30.   No Comments
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Broncos’ rookie cornerback Omar Bolden has to love the situation he is in.  Denver’s fourth round draft selection, Bolden, will be competing for a starting gig in Denver this summer and has been learning the tricks of the trades from one of the best in the game — Champ Bailey. Had the opportunity to learn [...]

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Published on 05/15/2012 at Tue May 15 16:29.   7 Comments
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The Denver Broncos‘ 2012 Rookie Mini Camp has come and gone and oddly, not one of the team’s seven drafted rookies have signed with the team.  Some teams have already signed a handful of their drafted rookies, and the Green Bay Packers (along with six other teams) have signed their entire draft class. With $22.11 million [...]

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Published on 05/15/2012 at Tue May 15 11:44.   3 Comments
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The biggest development to come out of Denver Broncos rookie mini-camp was simply the fact that fourth round pick CB Omar Bolden made it through it, without a knee brace and without incident. It was the first series of real, team football practices Bolden has completed since 2010. “I got hurt in the spring of [...]

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Published on 05/15/2012 at Tue May 15 10:00.   6 Comments
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This is a guest post edited for BT. It’s every NFL coach’s dream to get a quarterback that helps turn good wide receivers into great wide receivers, as that one key player can be the difference between a coach spending a long tenure on the sidelines or watching the games on Direct TV each Sunday. [...]

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Published on 05/14/2012 at Mon May 14 09:00.   10 Comments
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Jerry Franklin Pos: Inside Linebacker School: Arkansas Class: Senior Ht: 6’1″ Wt: 245 lbs. 40-time: 4.64 Bench: 15 Jerry Franklin has the physical size, bulk, and arm length from which exceptional linebackers are molded. A two-time team captain, Franklin led his Arkansas teammates in tackles every year of his four-year career, only the second Razorback [...]

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Published on 05/11/2012 at Fri May 11 09:00.   1 Comment
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Aaron Brewer Pos: Long snapper School: Oklahoma State Class: Senior Ht: 6’5″ Wt: 225 lbs. 40-time: 4.96 Bench: 10 Aaron Brewer snaps footballs good. (I thought about ending this scouting report there, but I’ll continue). A starter in every game in his four-year career as an Aztec, Brewer was on the field for every field [...]

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Published on 05/11/2012 at Fri May 11 06:00.   5 Comments
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