Talk about adding injury to insult… Straight from the Monday presser, Center Tom Nalen, the anchor of our offensive line, has been lost for the season, along with up and coming tight end talent Nate Jackson. The former suffered a biceps tear that requires surgery and four months of recovery (not career-ending), while the latter […]

  NOTES AND NEWS FROM DAY ELEVEN OF TRAINING CAMP: “I’m bringing it back. Today’s an old-school day.” — Javon Walker 8/9/07 And with that, Javon Walker broke into another dance in front of Brian Clark who was admirably trying to keep a straight face while covering #84 during 1-on-1 drills. Today marked a cheerful […]

NOTES AND NEWS FROM DAY SEVEN OF TRAINING CAMP: Saturday was all about goal-line work. It was a day for FULL pads (the only way to truly work on goal-line situations). And it was a hard hitting session — as would be expected. There were good plays on both the offensive and defensive side of […]

NOTES AND NEWS FROM DAY SIX OF TRAINING CAMP: Well the news today was all about the VERY thin depth we have at WR. In fact, with Brandon Stokley held out with a minor right thigh injury and Javon Walker pulled up short with some muscle cramping, we were left with only five functioning receivers […]

NOTES AND NEWS FROM DAY FIVE OF TRAINING CAMP: Day Five is in the books, and it came with quite a scare. Warrick Holdman collided with teammate Mike Bell near the sideline early in the morning session. He suffered what is being called a ‘spinal cord concussion’ from the collision. “He went numb for about […]

NOTES AND NEWS FROM DAY FOUR OF TRAINING CAMP: Day four and away we go! If the biggest news yesterday was Domenik Hixon’s shoulder injury, the top story today should have been his return to the practice field. However, Javon Walker broke his silence today and spoke to a throng of eager reporters after the […]

NOTES AND NEWS FROM DAY THREE OF TRAINING CAMP: We’re at Day Three at Dove Valley, boys and girls! And the biggest news from the morning practice is Domenik Hixon’s shoulder injury. The speedy receiver landed on it during the later part of the morning session. “I just came out and tried to make a […]

NOTES AND NEWS FROM DAY TWO OF TRAINING CAMP: “That long arm’s going to be home for you baby, home! That’s the leverage we’ve got to have, gentlemen!” — Jim Bates, in reference to a great play by Elvis Dumervil So, Day #2 is in the books. The Broncos had another great day of practice. […]

With the first day of the Bronco’s mini-camp in the books, we got an answer regarding “The Brandon’s,” Mike Shanahan had this to say about Stokley appearing for the first time in a Broncos jersey. “He’s ahead of schedule. When we start camp, he should be 100 percent (to) go.” — Mike Shanahan 7/9/07 Stokley […]

It seems like every year around this time I find one or two players buried deep in Denver’s roster (or even practice squad) that I begin championing to friends and family. Over the year’s only a couple have risen to the starting line up while most turn out to be duds — and are quietly […]