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Highlights of all seven Denver Broncos draft choices. [DenverBroncos.com] Bill Barnwell praises the Broncos’ additions of tight ends Jacob Tamme and Joel Dreessen as difference-makers this NFL offseason. [Grantland] Jabar Gaffney: no longer a Washington Redskin. [NFL.com] Jacoby Jones, noted playoff punt-dropper, no longer a Houston Texan. The Broncos would do well to look at […]

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Published on 05/02/2012 at Wed May 02 08:18.   9 Comments
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Last April, the Denver Broncos visited with (or worked out) 32 draft prospects. This year, the team is expected to visit with a similar number of players. Below is a look at how the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft went down and which players Denver brought in for visits. 1st Overall:  QB Cam […]

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Published on 04/13/2012 at Fri Apr 13 10:30.   6 Comments
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The Denver Broncos have shown interest in free agent defensive tackle Amobi Okoye, according to NFL Insider Adam Caplan.  Okoye, a former first round draft pick, played in all sixteen games (starting one) with the Bears last season. In addition to the Bengals and Bears, Amobi Okoye has received interest from the Bucs, Pats, and […]

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Published on 03/27/2012 at Tue Mar 27 18:14.   34 Comments
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The Denver Broncos have been informed there is a “strong chance” they’ll open their season on Sunday Night Football, Mike Klis of the Denver Post reports. “Our fans should get ready for more night games,” Broncos president Joe Ellis said. “Home and road.” So which game on the Broncos’ 2012 scheduled list of opponents fits […]

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Published on 03/27/2012 at Tue Mar 27 18:00.   18 Comments
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Former Houston Texans tight end Joel Dreessen is going to sign with the Denver Broncos, according to John McClain of the Houston Chronicle.  Dreessen is expected to sign with the team later today. Per McClain, Dreessen decided to sign with the Broncos despite a heavy push by Houston to retain him.  Dreessen, who grew up in […]

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Published on 03/23/2012 at Fri Mar 23 09:18.   8 Comments
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The Denver Broncos, and several other teams, have been in contact with free agent quarterback Peyton Manning’s agent, Tom Condon today, according to the Denver Post‘s Mike Klis. Talks are no more than preliminary though, because Manning has not yet decided where he will finish his career and wants to take today to rest, work […]

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Published on 03/12/2012 at Mon Mar 12 14:10.   12 Comments
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For today’s Daily Links, I visited the local newspaper websites covering several different teams said to be pursuing Peyton Manning to get the local pulse of the action. Miami Dolphins — Manning is in south Florida, and the Dolphins are ready to spend. [Miami Herald] Arizona Cardinals — “Kurt Warner brought us to the Super […]

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Published on 03/08/2012 at Thu Mar 08 05:37.   Comments Off on Daily Links – The Suitors of Manning
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Teams are not allowed to begin signing free agents until March 13th, and contacting them before that time would be considered tampering.  With that said, Houston Texans free agent defensive end Mario Williams is in Denver this evening, which could meaning nothing — but we’ll throw it out there. Mario Williams in at the Nuggets […]

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Published on 03/07/2012 at Wed Mar 07 21:37.   10 Comments
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UPDATE: DENVER BRONCOS 2012 SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED The Denver Broncos 2012 schedule‘s opponents have been announced following the team’s first-place record in the AFC West in 2011. Dates to be announced later in the offseason. The Denver Broncos 2012 schedule sees the Mile High men facing seven opponents who finished better than their 8-8 record in […]

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Published on 01/03/2012 at Tue Jan 03 05:00.   111 Comments
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The Denver Broncos have waived QB Kyle Orton, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. The decision is financially driven, per the report. The Broncos have no plans to use Orton the rest of the 2011 season with Tim Tebow now starting, and they owe Orton $2.5 million over the remainder of his contract. With injuries to Matt […]

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Published on 11/22/2011 at Tue Nov 22 14:12.   115 Comments
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