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Bronco players may be required to wear more padding next season. NFL owners met on Tuesday to vote on three new proposed rules.  The new rulings aren’t locked in yet, but they’re likely to become reality starting in 2013. The first change was moving the Week Six trade deadline to Week Eight, which is self explanatory. […]

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Published on 05/22/2012 at Tue May 22 20:30.   3 Comments
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Manning laughs with reporters. (Screenshot courtesy of NFL.com) Not everything was serious on Monday when the Broncos kicked off organized team activities. Quarterback Peyton Manning met with the media yesterday to talk about working with his new teammates and the importance of OTAs following practice. When rookie quarterback Brock Osweiler became the subject of discussion, […]

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Published on 05/22/2012 at Tue May 22 19:18.   1 Comment
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During the offseason, the Denver Broncos brought in two free agent cornerbacks — Tracy Porter (formerly of New Orleans) and Drayton Florence (formerly of Buffalo).  Besides their obvious similarity in size (Florence has just one inch and seven pounds on Porter), the two cornerbacks have another trait in common, which may have been deciding factors […]

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Published on 05/22/2012 at Tue May 22 18:45.   3 Comments
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Name: Zane Beadles Pos: Guard Ht, Wt: 6’4″, 305 Age: 25 Exp: 3 College: Utah Zane Beadles has started in 30 of 32 possible games in his NFL career — six games at right tackle, and the rest at left guard. A versatile, promising prospect drafted by the Denver Broncos in the second round of […]

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Published on 05/22/2012 at Tue May 22 17:00.   3 Comments
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Topping my list at number four, is the Immaculate Deflection.  In a hard fought, defensive struggle that the Denver Broncos pretty much controlled until the final Cincinnati Bengals drive of the game, it took a miracle for the Broncos to come out on top 12-7. The victory would catapult a poorly coached team to a […]

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Published on 05/22/2012 at Tue May 22 12:00.   4 Comments
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A collection of nuggets, thoughts, opinions, and second-hand observations from the Denver Broncos‘ first organized team activity led by Peyton Manning on Monday. 1. These aren’t the Indianapolis Broncos There’s a fantastic and timely article I encourage you to read and digest from SmartFootball.com. In it, the author and owner of the site, Chris Brown, […]

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Published on 05/22/2012 at Tue May 22 10:40.   15 Comments
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It’s still surreal to see Peyton Manning in a Denver Broncos uniform, and it’s even more surreal to see him leading his Broncos teammates on the field. It’s Peyton Freaking Manning, people. It’s Peyton Freaking Manning. A collection of photo galleries after the jump.

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Published on 05/22/2012 at Tue May 22 08:00.   3 Comments
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On Monday, fourteen-year veteran wide receiver Brandon Stokley, now 35 years old, was out on the practice field in Dove Valley doing what he’s done best for most of his career — running routes for Peyton Manning as a slot receiver. This was confirmed by Manning himself, who played with Stokley for four years in […]

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Published on 05/21/2012 at Mon May 21 22:29.   7 Comments
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On Monday, the Denver Broncos kicked off their first official practices of the offseason with organized team activities (OTAs).  Perennial Pro Bowl cornerback Champ Bailey noted the intensity of day one following the team’s morning practice session. “This was definitely one of the most intense first days of OTAs that I’ve had in a while,” Bailey said. […]

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Published on 05/21/2012 at Mon May 21 21:19.   3 Comments
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Name: C.J. Davis Pos: Guard Ht, Wt: 6’2″, 308 Age: 25 Exp: 3 College: Pittsburgh C.J. Davis was an undrafted rookie John Fox brought to Carolina in 2009, and after signing a reserve/future contract with the Broncos following the 2011 season, Fox’s investment in Davis continues. Davis spent two seasons with the Panthers, in a […]

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Published on 05/21/2012 at Mon May 21 16:00.   7 Comments
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