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Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos again drew a record crowd Thursday morning, the seventh full practice of the Denver Broncos’ 2012 training camp. Over 5,000 fans and media were present to witness the emergence of Demaryius Thomas and the continued near-perfection of Peyton Manning. Let’s break it down. ROLL CALL Absent: S Quinton Carter (hamstring and […]

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Published on 08/02/2012 at Thu Aug 02 16:17.   17 Comments
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Peyton Manning to Eric Decker. Through the first several practices of Denver Broncos training camp, it was clear the two had a connection deeper and more natural than that of any other tandem on the field. Decker was Manning’s favorite target, and the quarterback and receiver connected for several highlight-worthy plays over the course of […]

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Published on 08/02/2012 at Thu Aug 02 14:54.   2 Comments
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The Denver Broncos predicted the weather would make their 2:20 p.m. practice impossible, so they moved it up four hours and closed it to the public. It turned out to be an inspired, even clairvoyant move: the clouds opened up with rain and lightning just as Coach John Fox and company concluded practice at 1:15 […]

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Published on 08/01/2012 at Wed Aug 01 17:33.   5 Comments
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60 yards, 70 seconds, seven points. That was the situation the Broncos gave quarterback Peyton Manning. Move down the field 60 yards, score a touchdown in under 1:10, or lose the game. It was Manning’s first chance in training camp to execute his legendary two-minute drill. Manning did not disappoint. Here’s the breakdown: 1st and […]

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Published on 08/01/2012 at Wed Aug 01 14:35.   11 Comments
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The XXX Summer Olympiad kicked off on Saturday with the game’s popular Opening Ceremonies.  Over 40 million people tuned in to watch the event on NBC, but that still wasn’t more than watched Denver’s AFC Wild Card victory over Pittsburgh earlier in the year. Opening Ceremony for Summer Olympics averaged 40.7 million TV viewers—1.7 million […]

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Published on 07/31/2012 at Tue Jul 31 06:00.   2 Comments
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On August 24th, EA Sports will release Madden NFL 13 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Vita and Wii.  Leading up to the game’s release, EA will announce the Top Ten rated players at each position. On Monday, EA announced quarterback ratings and Denver’s Peyton Manning came in sixth with a 93 overall rating.  Interestingly, Peyton’s little […]

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Published on 07/30/2012 at Mon Jul 30 17:05.   6 Comments
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“This is a little different,” Ring of Famer Karl Mecklenburg, a special guest of the Denver Broncos, said after practice today. “The idea that they got a day off coming up, and these one-a-days instead of two-a-days. It was nothing like that when I was playing.” Indeed, Sunday was the fourth day of the Broncos’ […]

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Published on 07/29/2012 at Sun Jul 29 19:22.   10 Comments
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The Denver Broncos donned the pads for the first time Saturday morning, and the sound of popping hard plastic echoed across the fields of Dove Valley. “It’s not really football when you don’t have pads on,” rookie defensive lineman Derek Wolfe volunteered. Indeed, the pads were a welcome addition to the Broncos’ 2012 training camp […]

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Published on 07/28/2012 at Sat Jul 28 14:15.   6 Comments
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Denver Broncos 2012 Training Camp Day 2 Practice Report Nearly 3,000 Broncos fans gathered at Broncos Headquarters at Dove Valley for the second day of the team’s 2012 training camp… and nearly 3,000 fans were sent home 15 minutes later as the rain started drizzling and lightning threatened ominously nearby. The Broncos moved the practice […]

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Published on 07/27/2012 at Fri Jul 27 18:33.   6 Comments
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Quarterback Peyton Manning is under contract to make $18 million in Denver this season.  According to ESPN, he turned down an offer from the Tennessee Titans worth $25 million a year — $7 million more than what the Broncos offered. That says a lot about what Manning thinks about Denver’s front office and confirms that […]

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Published on 07/10/2012 at Tue Jul 10 19:45.   16 Comments
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