Back in February, the Denver Broncos and wide receiver Rod Smith agreed to place the aging veteran on the Reserve/Retired list. Smith believed he could return to play again in the NFL, but didn’t want to get released by the Broncos either. The Broncos even offered Smith a coaching job, which he politely declined, further […]

Updated 4:06 PM – Mike Bell wasn’t feeling too god about his job security earlier today. We first reported that Bell told CBS4 Denver’s Gary Miller that he expected to be released when he met with Head Coach Mike Shanahan today; those fears were confirmed today. The Denver Broncos have released Mike Bell after two […]

The Denver Broncos will kick off training camp next Thursday July 24, 2008, but in the meantime, they’ll need to settle on contracts with five of their nine rookies. Safety Josh Barrett, one of the team’s seventh round picks, was the first draft pick to sign with the Broncos, despite a small hiccup with the […]

Name: Nate Jackson Height, Weight: 6’3″, 235 Position: Tight End Age, Experience: 29, 6 College: Menlo Nate Jackson joined the Denver Broncos originally as a wide receiver via trade from San Francisco in 2003. An undrafted free agent with the 49ers in 2002, Jackson was resigned to the practice squad in 2003 upon his trade […]

Pro Football Weekly has a blip up on their AFC West Rumor mill section about the possibility of Samie Parker not making the team due to the logjam at receiver. Sources in Denver say Broncos WR Samie Parker needs to carve out a role in the passing game fairly quickly if he wants to make […]

Pro Football Weekly reports that rookie WR Eddie Royal may be a dark horse to win the #2 spot behind Brandon Marshall: …it largely was believed that Royal would contribute almost purely as a kick returner this season, but those views are beginning to change. Observers of the Broncos’ OTAs say Royal has been inconsistent […]

The 2008 offseason saga of Brandon Marshall has been one for the ages. A March arrest goes unreported for nearly four months. Later in March, Marshall severely injures his right forearm in a freak accident in Florida, requiring surgery and months of recovery. The injury doesn’t slow his spirits – Marshall still predicts a 100-catch […]

So, Brett Favre has reportedly decided to un-retire.  Major shocker there.  However, the mixed reaction from some football fans, even Packers fans, got me thinking. If the tables were turned, would you want our Hall of Fame quarterback returning?  Would you welcome John Elway‘s sudden return from retirement? Without a doubt, in 1999, there wasn’t […]

This is the first in an irregular series I plan for the off-season. I want to take this space to analyze what we know now about the current team, and figure out where the real question marks are. There’s a lot of them, and these are the areas we need to watch more closely as […]

Place your bets, everybody. The point spread for the Denver Broncos‘ week one skirmish at the Oakland Raiders on Monday Night Football is set, with the Broncos as a one-point favorite. In general, home teams are given a 3 point advantage, meaning on a neutral field the Broncos would be a 4-point favorite. Note that […]