Welcome to 2011, National Football League. In a memo distributed to NFL teams including the Denver Broncos Thursday, the league year is set to officially begin Friday morning, hours after the first round of the NFL Draft is set to complete. The memo details protocols that allow players to resume on-site workouts, with rules governing […]

In what appeared to be a minor blurb via TwinCities.com Charley Walters reported yesterday that the Minnesota Vikings were interested in trading for Kyle Orton. He goes on to report that the Vikings have since backed off. I had also heard that Orton had been talking about playing for the Vikings next season, but I […]

Lockout avoided — or, at least, delayed. The NFL and NFL Player’s Association have agreed to extend Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations through next Friday March 11 at 5:00 p.m., giving the owners and players another week to reach an agreement and settle their differences. It also means roster moves (effectively, the start of the new […]

Details on Champ Bailey‘s four-year contract, and the cornerback admits putting his Denver house on the market was all part of the negotiations process. [Denver Post] Champ is not optimistic the CBA standstill will be resolved in time for a 2011 season. [DPO] BroncosTV breaks down the team’s Top 5 offensive plays of 2010 (video). […]

Denver Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall has been suspended for, “Conduct detrimental to the team.” Adam Schefter is reporting via his twitter account that Marshall’s suspension will be for the remainder of the preseason and he may be available for the season opener. The maximum suspension time allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement is four […]

NFL owners have agreed unanimously to opt out of the current collective bargaining agreement. 2008 and 2009 should go off without a hitch, but 2010 will present the first uncapped year in the NFL in over a decade. The owners insist that, worst case scenario, 2011 would be the first year of labor stoppage. In […]

The league’s leading rusher is facing a potential one-year suspension for a third violation of the league’s substance abuse policy, My Fox Colorado reports. Broncos RB Travis Henry tested positive for marijuana some time in the past month, and the timing of the failed test could be crucial as Henry was set to rotate out […]