Posted Fri Jan 11th by Jon Heath
Once again, deserving Denver Broncos have been snubbed from Pro Football Hall of Fame voting. It took decades to get Floyd Little in. Â Years to get Shannon Sharpe in. Â Will the players below ever get into the HOF? On Friday, the 17Â finalists for the 2013 Pro Football Hall of Fame class were announced. Â Not among […]
Posted Tue Oct 30th by Jon Heath
The Denver Broncos have picked up steam at 4-3 after falling only to New England (5-3), Houston (6-1), and Atlanta (7-0) early in the season. Â Coming off two convincing victories with a two-game lead in the AFC West race, quarterback Peyton Manning has received much of the credit for Denver’s hot streak. And while Manning […]
Posted Mon Sep 24th by Ian Henson
In a series of tweets just before kickoff Sunday, Sports Illustrated’s most celebrated writer Peter King released a series of tweets in response to Floyd Little’s claim in his newly released book Promises to Keep, that King called Little to tell him that he did not vote for him to make the Hall of Fame […]
Posted Sun Jun 17th by Jon Heath
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there in Broncos Country.  With a large chunk of Western land uninhabited by any NFL teams, Broncos Country extends a lot farther than you might think, so that’s wishing a happy day to a lot of fathers. In fact, Broncos Country (or Nation, depending on who you ask) extends […]
Posted Sun May 20th by Tim Lynch
We are entering the “dead zone” of the football season. Â Not much going on and utter boredom for those of us who are the one sport kind. Â What better way to pass the time than to relive some of the greatest plays in Denver Broncos history? This initial post will cover the “best of the […]
Posted Thu May 17th by Monty
Rod Smith was the forger of a prolific career with the Denver Broncos, and now he’s being honored as such. Smith has been elected as the 23rd member of the Denver Broncos Ring of Fame. The induction ceremony will take place during halftime of the Broncos’ Week 3 matchup against the Houston Texans on Sunday, […]
Posted Tue Mar 20th by Monty
After 49 years, Number 18 is returning to Denver. Frank Tripucka, the last man to wear the jersey number for the Denver Broncos, has no problem with Peyton Manning taking the number out of retirement. The Broncos retired the jersey in 1963 when Tripucka, the team’s first quarterback, retired. “I would be honored to have […]
Posted Thu Feb 2nd by Jon Heath
For years, legendary quarterback John Elway was the only player representing the Denver Broncos historic franchise in Pro Football’s Hall of Fame.  That all changed when offensive lineman Gary Zimmerman, running back Floyd Little and tight end Shannon Sharpewere enshrined during a four-year span. The Broncos now have four players in the HOF and that number will grow […]
Posted Tue Jan 24th by Jon Heath
Over the next few days, ESPN will be rolling out their Any Era Team, consisting of twenty players that Pro Football Hall of Famers think could have played in any era of the National Football League. Ranking at number nineteen on the list is Denver Broncos second-year quarterback Tim Tebow. “It’s funny. It was debated […]
Posted Sun Aug 7th by Jon Heath
Former Denver Broncos tight end Shannon Sharpe was officially inducted into Pro Football’s Hall of Fame on Saturday evening in Canton, Ohio. Sharpe is the fourth Bronco to be enshrined, joining former teammates John Elway (QB) and Gary Zimmerman (OL) as three of the four Broncos representing the team in Canton. The fourth former Bronco […]
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