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On this date, fifty-seven years ago, Denver Broncos Head Coach John Fox was born. A Happy Birthday to Broncos HC John Fox! He’s spending the day meeting with coaches/personnel dept. prepping for FA/draft. — Patrick Smyth (@psmyth12) February 8, 2012 After the jump, we’ll give a quick review of what Fox accomplished during his first [...]

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Published on 02/08/2012 at Wed Feb 08 14:00.   3 Comments
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Brian Dawkins, still feeling numbness and weakness on his side, says he’ll either play one more year in Denver or retire. [Denver Post] Tim Tebow is making the rounds in Indianapolis. [Denver Post] The QB hopes he’s still “the same guy” following Tebowmania. [NFL.com] New Jaguars owner laments not picking Tebow a few years ago. [...]

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Published on 02/03/2012 at Fri Feb 03 07:00.   1 Comment
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Entering the 2012 off-season, the Denver Broncos will have a lot of decisions to make.  Among those decisions will be which unrestricted free agents (UFA’s) to re-sign with new contracts. A UFA is a player whose current contract has expired, freeing up that player to sign with any team he chooses.  The Broncos have nineteen [...]

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Published on 02/01/2012 at Wed Feb 01 11:35.   11 Comments
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The Denver Broncos were well-represented at the 2012 Pro Bowl in Honolulu Sunday, both in quantity of players and quality of play. Little about the game itself actually matters, but the fact that Brian Dawkins, who was sidelined for the last six games of the Broncos’ 2011 season (including both playoff games), was able to [...]

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Published on 01/29/2012 at Sun Jan 29 21:15.   5 Comments
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Broncos’ veteran safety Brian Dawkins was named to the 2012 Pro Bowl on Thursday, replacing Pittsburgh’s Troy Polamalu for the AFC squad.  Originally named a first alternate in December, Dawkins will make the ninth Pro Bowl appearance of his career. Dawkins will join cornerback Champ Bailey, defensive end Elvis Dumervil, linebacker Von Miller, running back [...]

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Published on 01/19/2012 at Thu Jan 19 18:20.   10 Comments
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Broncos veteran safety Brian Dawkins has not played in Denver’s last four games due to a neck injury he suffered against the Bears several weeks ago. Several reports noted that Dawkins’ injury may have ended his career. According to CBS4′s Vic Lombardi however, Dawkins says that his injury is not career-threatening. Just got done interviewing Dawkins [...]

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Published on 01/10/2012 at Tue Jan 10 14:30.   10 Comments
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Denver Broncos injury report: As expected, safety Brian Dawkins has officially been ruled out of Sunday’s playoff contest against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Fullback Spencer Larsen is doubtful. Safety David Bruton and cornerback Jonathan Wilhite are questionable, while wide receiver Eddie Royal and linebacker Von Miller are probable. The loss (and presumed loss) of Dawkins and [...]

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Published on 01/06/2012 at Fri Jan 06 12:17.   No Comments
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There is a good chance that Denver will be without veteran safety Brian Dawkins (neck) for the fourth straight week on Sunday, when the Broncos take on the Steelers in the first round of the AFC Wild Card Playoffs. Dawkins missed every practice this week, as did fullback Spencer Larsen, who suffered a knee sprain [...]

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Published on 01/06/2012 at Fri Jan 06 08:57.   3 Comments
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Football Outsiders has named Broncos offensive tackle Orlando Franklin, linebacker Von Miller and cornerback Chris Harris to their 2011 All-Rookie team.  Congrats, fellas!  [FO] Per the Broncos official injury report, safety Brian Dawkins (neck) is doubtful for Sunday’s game.  Kansas City running back Jackie Battle (foot) has been ruled out and safety John McGraw (ankle) [...]

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Published on 12/30/2011 at Fri Dec 30 15:00.   4 Comments
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Broncos second-year quarterback Tim Tebow had a rough game last Saturday in Buffalo.  In fact, Tebow probably wishes the game had never happened. According to the NFL statisticians, one of Tebow’s four interceptions on Saturday never happened.  Rather, the play has correctly been ruled a fumble, per Mike Klis of the Denver Post. Tebow was [...]

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Published on 12/28/2011 at Wed Dec 28 20:08.   4 Comments
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