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The Denver Broncos‘ first scheduled game of the 2010 regular season has been announced, with the Mile High football club set to enter foreign territory.  Literally. The NFL announced today that the Broncos will play the San Francisco 49ers in London, England on October 31 (Halloween) as part of the league’s International Series.  Kickoff will […]

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Published on 01/15/2010 at Fri Jan 15 12:05.   39 Comments
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Mike Shanahan made his first signing with the Redskins: 2008 Denver Broncos 4th round draft pick Kory Lichtensteiger.  [ProFootballTalk] Age and experience are deciding factors as Josh McDaniels evaluates his personnel this offseason.  [Denver Post] The Broncos have a lot of tender decisions to make.  (Yeah, sorry).  [DPO] We seriously applaud the Gazette’s Frank Schwab […]

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Published on 01/15/2010 at Fri Jan 15 08:00.   4 Comments
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The Denver Broncos on Thursday signed outside linebacker/defensive end Baraka Atkins to a future contract, it was announced. He will be officially added to Denver’s roster at the conclusion of the 2009 NFL season in February. This guy’s young and has some playing experience; like all the future contract players, he’ll be fighting for a […]

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Published on 01/14/2010 at Thu Jan 14 17:21.   3 Comments
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Clady and Dumervil’s first-team selections marks the Broncos’ first such multiple All-Pro players since 2005. The Denver Broncos are well represented in the 2010 Associated Press All-Pro Team.  Tackle Ryan Clady and linebacker Elvis Dumervil were both named first-team All-Pros, while safety Brian Dawkins was named second-team. “To be selected for the All-Pro team is […]

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Published on 01/14/2010 at Thu Jan 14 10:44.   2 Comments
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Elvis Dumervil grew up in Miami’s Little Haiti and has 40-50 relatives in the country.  [Denver Post] Dumervil encourages everyone to donate.  [All Things Broncos] View video of Dumervil’s appearance on SC here.  [BroncoTalk] Darrell Reid was in the Dominican Republic, which shares the island with Haiti, when the earthquake struck.  Reid returned to the […]

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Published on 01/14/2010 at Thu Jan 14 10:24.   9 Comments
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Rick Dennison‘s departure to Houston leaves the door open for Josh McDaniels to make the sweeping offensive changes over which we’ve speculated for weeks.  [ESPN] Brandon Marshall actually had more big plays in 2009 than 2008.  The difference in his yards per catch (11.1 from 12.2) is more attributable to the lack of intermediate 10-20 […]

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Published on 01/13/2010 at Wed Jan 13 09:38.   2 Comments
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Calling it “one of those situations that really tugs at you,” longtime Denver Broncos assistant Rick Dennison will leave the Broncos to call plays as the offensive coordinator with the Houston Texans. From the Denver Post — “I’m a Colorado guy – I wasn’t born here, but I’ve spent a lot of my life here […]

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Published on 01/12/2010 at Tue Jan 12 20:23.   7 Comments
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It was a career year for Elvis Dumervil. The fourth-year Denver Broncos defensive end/outside linebacker finished his 2009 campaign with 17 sacks, 49 tackles (42 solo), and four forced fumbles. On Tuesday, the Associated Press recognized Dumervil’s achievements with a third-place vote for Defensive Player of the Year. Green Bay Packers CB Charles Woodson won […]

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Published on 01/12/2010 at Tue Jan 12 08:54.   6 Comments
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Former Broncos coaches are leaching Denver’s current offensive staff.  We reported last night that Mike Shanahan has a job offer for RB coach Bobby Turner; Gary Kubiak has offered OL coach Rick Dennison the position of offensive coordinator in Houston.  [My Fox Houston] Dennison’s shoes — ones he’s worn in Denver for 24 years — […]

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Published on 01/12/2010 at Tue Jan 12 07:00.   4 Comments
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Previewing, breaking down, and picking the winners of this weekend’s playoff action. Your picks and game discussion in the comments. Packers (11-5) at Cardinals (10-6) 2:40 p.m. MT The Line: Packers by 3 The Story: Rematches, rematches, rematches. This marks the third game this weekend featuring teams that just played last week. The Packers took […]

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Published on 01/10/2010 at Sun Jan 10 14:10.   8 Comments
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