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Four months after signing with the Broncos, linebacker Akin Ayodele has once again found himself out of a job. Standing 6-2, and weighing in at 245 pounds, Adoyele was released this morning, per multiple reports. A nine year veteran, Adoyele played the past two seasons with the Miami Dolphins, registering 71 tackles in 15 starts […]

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Published on 08/24/2010 at Tue Aug 24 12:11.   11 Comments
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Published on 08/24/2010 at Tue Aug 24 12:11.   2 Comments
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Can you name Denver’s #2 receiver so far this preseason? Don’t look now, but it’s upstart Marquez Branson.  (You totally cheated and looked at the picture, didn’t you?) That’s right, the undrafted free agent tight end from 2009.  So far Branson has put up 45 yards and one touchdown in the first two pre-season games.  […]

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Published on 08/23/2010 at Mon Aug 23 17:42.   23 Comments
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The Denver Broncos on Monday waived running back Toney Baker, offensive lineman Kirk Barton and wide receiver Patrick Carter, the team announced. Baker was signed as an undrafted free agent from North Carolina State on April 30. Barton and Carter also were in their first year with the team. None of the three players saw […]

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Published on 08/23/2010 at Mon Aug 23 16:13.   3 Comments
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Detroit Lions: 25 Denver Broncos: 20 Denver’s preseason record dropped to (0-2) this Saturday evening, losing in the closing minute to a re-surging Lions squad out to prove they’re not a bottom of the barrel team these days.  Invesco Field had great attendance for a preseason game, 73,093.  If the crowds were there to see […]

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Published on 08/22/2010 at Sun Aug 22 02:14.   16 Comments
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The Denver Broncos already have three players with the surname “Williams” on their roster — Jamal, Johnny and D.J. — but, as they say, four heads are better than three. The Broncos are working out and expected to sign Worrell Williams, the younger brother of defensive stalwart D.J. Williams, the National Football Post reports. Worrell […]

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Published on 08/20/2010 at Fri Aug 20 13:05.   11 Comments
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The Denver Broncos brought in Brady Quinn via trade and Tim Tebow through the draft this offseason, but that didn’t stop them from addressing their lame duck starting quarterback situation. On Thursday, the Broncos signed starter Kyle Orton to a one-year contract extension that will pay the second-year Bronco $12 million over two years, reports […]

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Published on 08/19/2010 at Thu Aug 19 20:32.   16 Comments
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The Denver Broncos added depth to their defense Thursday, signing free agent defensive end Jason Hunter. Hunter was released by the Detroit Lions Monday. Hunter (6-4, 271) is coming off a career year with the Lions, having played in 14 games (nine starts) while registering 34 tackle and five sacks. The 26-year-old out of Appalachian […]

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Published on 08/19/2010 at Thu Aug 19 17:07.   3 Comments
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Bruised ribs is the unsurprising diagnosis for Tim Tebow, who suffered the injury during Sunday’s last play on a helmet-first tackle from Bengals linebacker Abdul Hodge.  His availability for Saturday’s preseason game is unknown. Tebow’s feet may be his X-factor, but the rookie still needs to master pocket passing to keep defenses honest. And to […]

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Published on 08/19/2010 at Thu Aug 19 06:30.   10 Comments
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Jon Gruden once famously called Tim Tebow “250 pounds of concrete cyanide.” Even that Terminator-like level of conditioning might not have been enough to prepare the world’s most famous rookie for his first professional football pounding. Tebow jogged off the football field during practice Wednesday shortly after conversing with Denver Broncos head trainer Steve “Greek” […]

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Published on 08/18/2010 at Wed Aug 18 16:57.   9 Comments
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