In 2007, the Denver Broncos signed kicker Matt Prater off the Miami Dolphin‘s practice squad.  Five years later, Prater is the team’s starting kicker and just signed a four-year deal with the team. Now he can move out of the hotel he has been staying in since signing with the team five years ago. “I’m […]

Not to be outdone by NFL Network’s meaningless Top 100 list, ESPN has been revealing their Top 40 players from each division in the NFL.  On Friday, they ranked the AFC West. Ten members of the Broncos made the list, with quarterback Peyton Manning ranked first overall and linebacker Von Miller coming in at No. […]

Forget Madden video game covers, our favorite quarterback is on the cover of a cereal box. Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning appears on the Wheaties boxes being sold in Colorado, according to our friends at Bronco Planet.  The box, with Wheaties’ fittingly orange background, shows Manning in workout attire with a football in hand. This […]

Last week, Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen—who led the NFL with 22 sacks last season—was asked how many sacks a player could record in one season.  To which Allen responded, “I think 25 is possible.  Somebody will eventually reach that, it will be reached one year.” How about this year? In 2011, four different players recorded […]

Happy Independence Day to you and yours. Here’s to America, the men and women serving in our military, our school teachers and firefighters across the country. Take pride in your country — especially with summer Olympics quickly approaching — and America’s Game, football.  Imagine if football was an Olympic sport, oh how proud we would be of members of […]

Over the past week, we conducted a Speak Up Series on the blog addressing all of the basic positions on Denver’s roster.  Below are the results of our fan polling: Nobody knows what the offensive line should look like — Fans were in a dead split as of Tuesday afternoon on what the offensive line should […]

The Denver Broncos and kicker Matt Prater agreed on a four-year deal Monday.  Terms of the deal are now available. Prater’s deal is worth $13 million — including a $3 million signing bonus, according to The Denver Post.  That’s $3.25 million per season for those doing the math at home. With a new deal, Prater […]

This offseason, we’re doing a Speak Up series looking at each position (o-line, d-line, etc).  Today, we’re looking at the quarterbacks. Last season, Brady Quinn and Tim Tebow were Denver’s Co-No. 2 QBs for the first half of the season. Who should be the No. 2 QB this season? Returning:  Adam Weber. Acquired:  Peyton Manning, […]

This offseason, we’re going to do a Speak Up series looking at each position (o-line, d-line, etc).  Today, we’re looking at the running backs. We want to know who you think should be the main running backs in Denver this season.  Who will surprise, who won’t make the team? Returning:  Lance Ball, Knowshon Moreno, Willis […]

Nobody in Denver is more excited about the arrival of quarterback Peyton Manning than third-year receivers Demaryius Thomas and Eric Decker. And for good reason. Thomas caught 32 passes for 551 yards and four touchdowns last season while Decker hauled in 44 passes for 612 yards and eight touchdowns.  With Manning under center, those numbers […]