In March of 2009, former Broncos Coach Josh McDaniels tried (unsuccessfully) to trade for former New England Patriots quarterback Matt Cassel.  The news broke and former Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler wasn’t a happy camper.  Cutler asked for a trade and Cassel ended up in Kansas City. The Broncos then agreed to trade Cutler and a […]

Lindsay Jones looks at how the trade involving Kyle Orton and Jay Cutler worked out for both teams. [First and Orange] The Chicago Bears plan on putting in a waiver claim for their former starter. [ESPNChicago] But will he be available? [Shutdown Corner] Andrew Mason takes inventory on Orton’s career in Denver, calling the news […]

The Denver Broncos have released statements on the release of veteran QB Kyle Orton, which was reported earlier in the hour. HEAD COACH JOHN FOX: “I spoke with Kyle earlier today and thanked him for everything he did for the Broncos. He was a true professional throughout this season. I’ve got a great deal of […]

The Denver Broncos have waived QB Kyle Orton, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. The decision is financially driven, per the report. The Broncos have no plans to use Orton the rest of the 2011 season with Tim Tebow now starting, and they owe Orton $2.5 million over the remainder of his contract. With injuries to Matt […]

When the Denver Broncos play the Miami Dolphins next week, several players will reunite for the first time in years. Not only will quarterback Tim Tebow, defensive end Derrick Harvey and defensive tackle Marcus Thomas be reunited with Miami’s Mike Pouncey at halftime as a part of “Gator Day”, but all remaining Broncos from the […]

Two words can be used to describe Denver Broncos defensive end Jason Hunter: play maker. During his four-year collegiate career at Appalachian State, Hunter recorded 186 tackles (110 solo), 38.5 tackles for loss, 24 sacks, nine passes defened, five forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries and one interception, scoring three times. After running a relatively slow […]

Heading into the fourth week of the season, the Denver Broncos find themselves near the bottom of the AFC West at 1-2 and one of the teams in the Andrew Luck Sweepstakes.  Each of the Broncos first three games of the season has been decided by a field goal or less, and that was Denver’s […]

Editorial Revision: — It was mistakenly written below that Atlanta runs a 3-4 defense and that Anderson would be a 4-3 defensive tackle.  The Falcons actually run a 4-3 defense, in which Anderson played mostly defensive end.  He could however still see time as a rotational DT in Denver’s defense. On October 12th, 2008, then-Atlanta Falcons rookie […]

Following the news that free agent running back Marion Barber III had signed with the Chicago Bears, it is being reported that the Denver Broncos have agreed to terms with former Ravens running back Willis McGahee.  (And yes, for real this time.  McGahee is officially a Bronco). According to ProFootballTalk, McGahee’s deal is worth roughly […]

Despite already having eleven wide receivers on the roster, the Broncos on Saturday signed former Houston Texans wide receiver David Anderson.  The news was first reported by Anderson himself, via Twitter. Coming to Denver after playing in Houston for the past five seasons, Anderson is entering his sixth year in the league at age 28.  […]