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Signs are good that the Denver Broncos will have at least four wide receivers Sunday now that Brandon Lloyd has returned to practice. The signs aren’t so good for the remaining seven sidelined Broncos. Cornerback Champ Bailey, defensive end Elvis Dumervil, linebacker D.J. Williams, defensive tackles Marcus Thomas and Ty Warren, running back Knowshon Moreno, [...]

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Published on 09/16/2011 at Fri Sep 16 10:42.   8 Comments
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The same eight who sat out practice yesterday were sidelined again Thursday as they recover from various ailments, the Denver Post reports. The walking wounded: Cornerback Champ Bailey (hamstring, day-to-day) Running back Knowshon Moreno (hamstring, day-to-day) Defensive end Elvis Dumervil (shoulder, day-to-day) Wide receiver Brandon Lloyd (groin, day-to-day) Defensive tackle Marcus Thomas (pectoral, unknown) Linebacker [...]

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Published on 09/15/2011 at Thu Sep 15 13:39.   2 Comments
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Three years ago, Pat Bowlen, the owner of our beloved Denver Broncos, fired former Head Coach Mike Shanahan to jump start the franchise in another direction. The club has certainly headed in another direction: straight down. Since Josh McDaniels — another now former head coach — started out 6-0 in 2009, the Broncos have gone [...]

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Published on 09/14/2011 at Wed Sep 14 12:39.   33 Comments
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The Denver Broncos‘ notoriously thin depth is already being tested. Missing from practice Wednesday were defensive end Elvis Dumervil, cornerback Champ Bailey, linebacker D.J. Williams, defensive tackle Marcus Thomas, defensive tackle Ty Warren, wide receiver Brandon Lloyd, wide receiver Demaryius Thomas, and running back Knowshon Moreno, the Denver Post reports. All eight missed at least [...]

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Published on 09/14/2011 at Wed Sep 14 12:09.   No Comments
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Injury Report for the Week 1 Monday Night Football NFL game between the Denver Broncos and Oakland Raiders on Monday, September 12, 2011. DENVER BRONCOS Player Injury Wed Thu Fri Status DT Marcus Thomas Pectoral DNP DNP DNP Out DT Ty Warren Triceps DNP DNP DNP Out LB D.J. Williams Elbow DNP DNP DNP Out [...]

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Published on 09/11/2011 at Sun Sep 11 10:00.   1 Comment
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UPDATE: Thomas missed practice with a broken finger. Denver Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas‘s Achilles injury may be healing way ahead of schedule, but that doesn’t mean the Broncos aren’t going to take it nice and slow with it. Thomas sat out practice Friday after returning to practice the previous two days. Nothing too alarming, [...]

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Published on 09/09/2011 at Fri Sep 09 12:45.   2 Comments
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We know who was cut — now let’s look at who’s left. The Denver Broncos‘ 53-man roster, before more potential waiver wire transactions Sunday, breaks down like this (via DenverBroncos.com): Three quarterbacks Three running backs One fullback Five wide receivers Three tight ends Nine offensive linemen Five safeties Four cornerbacks Seven linebackers 10 defensive linemen [...]

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Published on 09/03/2011 at Sat Sep 03 15:30.   24 Comments
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Several Broncos were held out of practice Monday with injuries. [Denver Post] D.J. Williams‘ injury is particularly disconcerting. [Denver Post] David Bruton returned to practice. [Max Denver] Third string defensive tackles have become starting defensive tackles. [Denver Post] A summary of injury statuses for Broncos players. [BroncoTalk] Adam Weber hopes to get a shot this [...]

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Published on 08/30/2011 at Tue Aug 30 09:25.   17 Comments
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Some quick updates on the status of some banged up Broncos… Defensive tackle Marcus Thomas: Thomas suffered a strained pectoral muscle in training camp and may miss the season opener.  Best-case-scenario:  Ready for week one. Worst-case-scenario: Ready by week three. Linebacker D.J. Williams: Williams dislocated his right elbow in the preseason against the Seahawks and [...]

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Published on 08/29/2011 at Mon Aug 29 11:40.   10 Comments
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Since former Denver Broncos Head Coach Josh McDaniels was fired last December, a lot of changes have gone down in Dove Valley.  The team started by bringing in John Elway as the Executive Vice President of Football Operations and hiring former Carolina Panthers Head Coach John Fox.  (And yes, this all will relate to the [...]

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Published on 07/31/2011 at Sun Jul 31 19:39.   84 Comments
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