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 [...]

Peyton Manning is a Denver Bronco, but the behind-the-scenes details of how that came to be hadn’t been told. Until now. Sports Illustrated‘s Peter King breaks down the story of how the Broncos landed the biggest free agent in NFL history in his latest excellent column. Read it from Page 1 to 6 for tales [...]

Wide receiver Eddie Royal did NOT sign with the Washington Redskins as we reported on Tuesday and is still making the free agent rounds. In fact, he’ll be taking a trip to the Broncos’ AFC West rival San Diego Chargers. Naturally we decided to dig up pictorial evidence of Royal’s notable Charger-killing history. No wonder [...]

Quick hits on the developing Tuesday evening free agency signing period stories — It’s a good thing that the Denver Broncos have so much cap room, because a Peyton Manning contract would probably be for around four years, and $90 million. Although it originally wasn’t supposed to be, money has become The factor in the [...]

UPDATE: The Washington Post updated its report. Eddie Royal has not, in fact, finalized a deal with Washington and is still a free agent. The odds he return to Denver are still very slim, though. It’s only a matter of time before he is a “former Denver Bronco.” Former Broncos guru Mike Shanahan isn’t done [...]

With all the speculation of the Broncos signing a tri-fecta of former Colts to team up with the big big fish Peyton Manning, Pierre Garcon’s name was mentioned among them. That clearly won’t be happening. Desperate for wide receiver help, the Redskin’s front office quickly signed the upstart wideout. Garcon posted the following to his [...]

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 [...]

The Indianapolis Colts will release Peyton Manning today. [ESPN] The Denver Broncos are third on Michael Silver’s list of landing spots. [Yahoo! Sports] They’re among seven teams one writer sees as top possibilities for Manning. [Sporting News] ESPN bloggers evaluate the fit for each team; Bill Williamson gives Denver a medium possibility. [ESPN] Pregame.com has [...]

Roger Goodell may give Pro Bowls the axe. [Shutdown Corner] Brian Xanders went on local radio and said the team is “absolutely” ready to build around Tim Tebow. [Denver Examiner] The Broncos have some cap flexibility as they enter free agency. [Denver Post] Denver gained a top-ranked high school quarterback in Jack Del Rio‘s son [...]

With starting running back Willis McGahee due to miss at least this week with a fractured hand, the Denver Broncos are left with just two backs on the active roster. Third year running backs Knowshon Moreno and Lance Ball are expected to carry the load on Sunday against the Detroit Lions, but the team is [...]