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One play, Derek Wolfe burst through the offensive line, sharing a sack of Caleb Hanie with Malik Jackson. A play later, he dove on a botched snap for the fumble recovery. All this from the right defensive end position. Wolfe was drafted as a defensive tackle. “I’m playing the call side defensive end right now, […]

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Published on 07/28/2012 at Sat Jul 28 17:35.   9 Comments
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Name: Ben Garland Pos: Defensive Lineman Ht, Wt: 6’5″, 275* Age: 24 Exp: 1 College: Air Force *Reports have Garland at 305 Ben Garland was an undrafted rookie for the Denver Broncos in 2010, a nose guard at Air Force the Broncos saw as a defensive end in their 3-4 defense. I can distinctly remember […]

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Published on 06/01/2012 at Fri Jun 01 17:00.   2 Comments
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Denver Broncos top draft pick Derek Wolfe won’t be solely relegated to the defensive tackle position his rookie season. In fact, he could see more time at defensive end than DT, reports the Denver Post. “(Wolfe’s) not a big tackle right now,” defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio said. “So right now his body type is […]

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Published on 06/01/2012 at Fri Jun 01 15:00.   3 Comments
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Apparently Denver Broncos defensive tackle Kevin Vickerson has been busy — eating. He’s probably eating a gallon-size bowl of chili even as you read this. The six-year veteran hopes to start for the Broncos in 2012, and to that end, he has upped his weight from 275 in October 2011 (when he was placed on […]

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Published on 05/27/2012 at Sun May 27 18:20.   18 Comments
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Lots of tumult on the D-line. Warren balking at a re-worked contract, Nunnely retiring, & new coach helming a position on D for the 1st time — MaxBroncos (@MaxBroncos) May 14, 2012 Far be it for us to expand on the excellent Andrew Mason, but he was limited to 140 characters there. Let us also […]

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Published on 05/14/2012 at Mon May 14 23:37.   10 Comments
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Denver Broncos defensive line coach Wayne Nunnely has retired after 36 years coaching football. Defensive linemen Elvis Dumervil, Robert Ayers, and Kevin Vickerson, and Mitch Unrein released the following statements on Nunnely. Elvis Dumervil — “He’s a great man and a great mentor off the field as well. He helped me become a mature person […]

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Published on 05/14/2012 at Mon May 14 16:15.   5 Comments
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Two days, 35 draft picks selected and the Denver Broncos finally make a selection. I had a couple of defensive tackles rated higher than Derek Wolfe, but he is the guy John Elway believes will be the impact player he wants anchoring the interior of the new Orange Crush defense. Wolfe seems to be more […]

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Published on 04/27/2012 at Fri Apr 27 17:42.   Comments Off on Derek Wolfe, the Denver Broncos Second Round Draft Pick
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The most common position predicted to be selected with the Denver Broncos‘ first round draft pick in 2012 is, without a doubt, defensive tackle, so we decided to break down the three names most associated with the Broncos choice at 25 today: Michael Brockers (LSU), Jerel Worthy (Michigan State), and Devon Still (Penn State). If […]

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Published on 04/25/2012 at Wed Apr 25 14:09.   6 Comments
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Over the past decade, no position has been more troublesome for the Denver Broncos than defensive tackle. Through the years the Broncos have tried to bring players to fill that void and have failed miserably at it. Free agents Gerard Warren, Sam Adams, Dewayne Robertson, and Jamal Williams have all been busts. Drafted players Marcus […]

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Published on 04/06/2012 at Fri Apr 06 14:27.   20 Comments
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Sometimes it just makes too much sense. Work with me here. The Denver Broncos have a scary-big hole to fill at defensive tackle. A 6-foot-6, 310-pound, run-stuffing three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle just announced on Sirius XM Radio he is eying a comeback in the NFL. And he was in his prime under Denver Broncos […]

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Published on 03/29/2012 at Thu Mar 29 17:28.   15 Comments
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