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The Denver Broncos predicted the weather would make their 2:20 p.m. practice impossible, so they moved it up four hours and closed it to the public. It turned out to be an inspired, even clairvoyant move: the clouds opened up with rain and lightning just as Coach John Fox and company concluded practice at 1:15 […]

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Published on 08/01/2012 at Wed Aug 01 17:33.   5 Comments
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At the start of camp, rookie quarterback Brock Osweiler was buried down the Denver Broncos depth chart, watching veterans Caleb Hanie and Adam Weber take more snaps and enjoy more opportunities in front of him as the second and third quarterbacks, respectively. That was fine with the ASU alum. Osweiler wasn’t trying to advance up […]

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Published on 07/31/2012 at Tue Jul 31 10:30.   9 Comments
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The Denver Broncos continued their 2012 training camp on Monday in front of 4,271 fans and under sunny skies. Champ Bailey stole the show with some impressive pass breakups from Peyton Manning, while the offense and defense each brought new elements to the table. ROLL CALL Missing were safety Quinton Carter (hamstring), tackle Orlando Franklin […]

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Published on 07/30/2012 at Mon Jul 30 14:25.   9 Comments
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“This is a little different,” Ring of Famer Karl Mecklenburg, a special guest of the Denver Broncos, said after practice today. “The idea that they got a day off coming up, and these one-a-days instead of two-a-days. It was nothing like that when I was playing.” Indeed, Sunday was the fourth day of the Broncos’ […]

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Published on 07/29/2012 at Sun Jul 29 19:22.   10 Comments
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The first training camp practice of the Denver Broncos in 2012 went off without a hitch, and in front of a record crowd. “It was a good first day,” Peyton Manning said. “You can tell guys have been working. Guys have continued their training since OTA’s.” It was a particularly good first day for Manning. […]

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Published on 07/26/2012 at Thu Jul 26 14:00.   13 Comments
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The Denver Broncos are now officially ready for training camp.  Players are to report for physicals on Wednesday and everyone will be there. On Tuesday afternoon, the team inked their last remaining un-signed rookies — quarterback Brock Osweiler and running back Ronnie Hillman — to four year deals.  The team announced the transactions via Twitter. According to […]

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Published on 07/24/2012 at Tue Jul 24 18:39.   1 Comment
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Since 2008, eight different quarterbacks have passed through Denver.  And all three of the Broncos’ top three quarterbacks from last season are now employed elsewhere. Last summer, Kyle Orton, Brady Quinn and Tim Tebow were all competing to secure Denver’s starting quarterback position.  Orton ended up winning the job and held it mid-way through the […]

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Published on 07/07/2012 at Sat Jul 07 15:00.   2 Comments
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This offseason, we’re doing a Speak Up series looking at each position (o-line, d-line, etc).  Today, we’re looking at the quarterbacks. Last season, Brady Quinn and Tim Tebow were Denver’s Co-No. 2 QBs for the first half of the season. Who should be the No. 2 QB this season? Returning:  Adam Weber. Acquired:  Peyton Manning, […]

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Published on 07/02/2012 at Mon Jul 02 10:00.   29 Comments
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Free agent quarterback Donovan McNabb wants to return to the NFL in 2012, and he thinks there is a “80 to 90 percent” chance that he will. “I do want to play,” McNabb told NBC SportsTalk on Thursday. “The most important thing is I have about three teams I’m looking at.  (I) won’t name those […]

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Published on 06/29/2012 at Fri Jun 29 16:06.   2 Comments
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During the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft on April 27th, Arizona State Sun Devils quarterback Brock Osweiler received a call from a 303 area code.  John Elway was on the other line. Elway—the Denver Broncos‘ Vice President of Football Operations and father of Jack Elway, one of Osweiler’s closest college friends—was calling to […]

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Published on 05/20/2012 at Sun May 20 09:00.   7 Comments
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