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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 […]

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Published on 03/27/2012 at Tue Mar 27 11:22.   11 Comments
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The Denver Broncos were not among 15 teams to receive compensatory draft picks this year, the NFL announced at its annual owners meetings Monday. A total of 32 compensatory picks were divvied out. The Broncos still have seven draft picks in 2012. The Oakland Raiders received by far the greatest compensation, netting the only third […]

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Published on 03/26/2012 at Mon Mar 26 16:00.   6 Comments
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New Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning is wasting no time getting to work in Denver — even if the newest NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement complicates matters. Manning just-so-happened to be spotted working out at a high school in Highlands Ranch today by Denver Post photographer John Leyba (curious indeed. Was the Post tipped to his […]

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Published on 03/26/2012 at Mon Mar 26 12:38.   26 Comments
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There have been conflicting reports about whether Tim Tebow was given a choice between the New York Jets and Jacksonville Jaguars when the Denver Broncos were actively trading the quarterback last week. The Broncos reportedly said they gave him the choice; Tebow’s camp denied such reports. Sports Illustrated‘s Peter King offers some logical clarification: Tebow […]

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Published on 03/26/2012 at Mon Mar 26 09:32.   27 Comments
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Just about every player or coach involved in the New Orleans Saints‘ bounty scandal has issues with the NFL’s investigation and resultant punishment of Sean Payton and the Saints franchise. New Denver Broncos cornerback Tracy Porter, who played his first four seasons with the Saints, is among them. Porter told reporters in a conference call […]

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Published on 03/23/2012 at Fri Mar 23 11:00.   7 Comments
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The Denver Broncos signed free agent cornerback Tracy Porter to a one-year deal worth $4 million, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Porter is most famous for returning a Peyton Manning interception 74 yards for a touchdown to seal Super Bowl XLIV for his New Orleans Saintsa few years ago; now he’ll be trying to repeat […]

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Published on 03/22/2012 at Thu Mar 22 19:24.   34 Comments
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Over the last few years, Detroit artist Mark Penxa has produced an ongoing series of original sports portraits called Stealing Signs, an homage to American sports legends past to present. The unique twist? Stealing Signs is a 100% crowd sourced series, where sports fans nominate and select which athletes are painted next. In light of Tebow’s trade, Mark […]

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Published on 03/22/2012 at Thu Mar 22 18:30.   66 Comments
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The Denver Broncos announced the signing of a sure-fire, first ballot Hall of Famer Tuesday. A future Hall of Famer who said he wants to retire a Denver Bronco. Four-time NFL MVP Peyton Manning will certainly be immortalized in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio one day. His bronze bust will stand […]

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Published on 03/22/2012 at Thu Mar 22 12:00.   24 Comments
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(Editor’s Note: This post was originally published Wednesday March 21 at 1:15 p.m. Within moments of publishing, news broke that Tebow’s trade had been nullified. Now that it has been finalized we thought we’d bump it back to your attention. Original post follows.) *** A handful of thoughts on the Broncos‘ trade of Tim Tebow […]

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Published on 03/22/2012 at Thu Mar 22 10:00.   8 Comments
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Tim Tebow has been traded to the New York Jets for fourth and sixth round draft picks in the 2012 NFL Draft. The Denver Broncos also sent the Jets a seventh round draft pick in the trade. The deal was originally agreed upon this morning and, after several snags, finalized this evening. Statements from the […]

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Published on 03/21/2012 at Wed Mar 21 19:11.   46 Comments
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