The Denver Broncos receiving depth just took another hit. According to Mike Klis of the Denver Post, slot receiver Eddie Royal will miss up to four weeks with a groin injury while “receiving” tight end Julius Thomas will also miss at least two weeks with a high ankle sprain. This leaves the Broncos with Eric […]

Injury Report for the Week 2 NFL game between the Denver Broncos and Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, September 18, 2011. DENVER BRONCOS Player Injury Wed Thu Fri Status DT Marcus Thomas Pectoral DNP DNP DNP Out DT Ty Warren Triceps DNP DNP DNP Out LB D.J. Williams Elbow DNP DNP DNP Out WR Demaryius Thomas […]

Signs are good that the Denver Broncos will have at least four wide receivers Sunday now that Brandon Lloyd has returned to practice. The signs aren’t so good for the remaining seven sidelined Broncos. Cornerback Champ Bailey, defensive end Elvis Dumervil, linebacker D.J. Williams, defensive tackles Marcus Thomas and Ty Warren, running back Knowshon Moreno, […]

The same eight who sat out practice yesterday were sidelined again Thursday as they recover from various ailments, the Denver Post reports. The walking wounded: Cornerback Champ Bailey (hamstring, day-to-day) Running back Knowshon Moreno (hamstring, day-to-day) Defensive end Elvis Dumervil (shoulder, day-to-day) Wide receiver Brandon Lloyd (groin, day-to-day) Defensive tackle Marcus Thomas (pectoral, unknown) Linebacker […]

The Denver Broncos‘ notoriously thin depth is already being tested. Missing from practice Wednesday were defensive end Elvis Dumervil, cornerback Champ Bailey, linebacker D.J. Williams, defensive tackle Marcus Thomas, defensive tackle Ty Warren, wide receiver Brandon Lloyd, wide receiver Demaryius Thomas, and running back Knowshon Moreno, the Denver Post reports. All eight missed at least […]

Kizla says Kyle Orton has already lost his credibility with bored fans. [Denver Post] Mason notes that a change at quarterback won’t fix the myriad other problems the Broncos faced. [Max Denver] Elvis Dumervil, Brandon Lloyd, Champ Bailey, and Knowshon Moreno were all hurt.  [Max Denver] Orton and Dumervil say they aren’t satisfied. [First and […]

Every week, Denver Broncos players and coaches give a fair number of interviews and snippets as they prepare for that weekend’s opponent. We’ll hand-pick what we think is the best such transcript and post it here. This week, Champ Bailey talks about the revamped defense and growing a beard. As one Twitter follower described, this […]

The Denver Broncos have announced their 2011 team captains, as voted by the team. Offense Defense Special Teams QB Kyle Orton G Chris Kuper CB Champ Bailey S Brian Dawkins LB Wesley Woodyard In addition, Coach Fox will name a weekly team captain. For Week One, that player is Elvis Dumervil.

The Denver Broncos are no strangers to regime changes. Owner Pat Bowlen fired “Coach for Life” Mike Shanahan following the 2008 season, opening the door for Josh McDaniels to take over. The plan was for the young McDaniels to inherit Shanahan’s throne. McDaniels, given total control as both personnel manager and coach, would install the […]

Michael Lombardi, “NFL Network Insider,” has dropped a pair of “Blue Chip/Red Chip” pieces on NFL.com. The articles (offense/defense), which rank the NFL’s premier players by position, gives the cream of the crop a “Blue chip” rating (usually 5 guys) and the next tier of players a “Red chip” rating (5-10 more). In other words, […]