The Denver Broncos were informed on Wednesday that kicker Matt Prater will be named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week.  Prater won the award after going 3-for-3 on field goal attempts in the Broncos’ 37-6 thumping of the Oakland Raiders last week. Full press release after the jump.  

The Denver Broncos on Tuesday announced the signings of three players to the team’s practice squad.  Linebacker Mike Mohamed, wide receiver Bert Reed and offensive tackle Darrion Weems have all signed with the team. Terms of the player’s respective contracts are unknown, but they’ll likely receive $5,700 a week, the league’s minimum salary for practice squad players, per CBA […]

Our long national nightmare is almost over… As @mortreport is reporting, an agreement between NFL and NFLRA is at hand and both sides will work to have officials working this weekend. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 26, 2012 The replacement refs could be gone as the official officials could reach an agreement with the NFL […]

Kyle will be traveling throughout the day, so Mr. East will be running the LiveBlog this week.  In the meantime, here are some pregame thoughts for your consideration: Pregame Thoughts: It will be interesting to see what role Von Miller will have this week.  In Week 1, Miller played the ‘Sam’ linebacker position extensively against […]

I have been doing weekly straight-up picks since I was about 8 years old back during the Denver Broncos glory days in the late 1980’s, but this year is the first time since then that I wasn’t competing in some way against someone, somewhere. And it felt WIERD. So wierd, in fact, that I feel […]

On Sunday, replacement referee Kevin Akin was the head linesman for the Browns–Eagles Week 1 match-up.  Philadelphia defeated Cleveland in the game by a score of 17-16 following a late game go-ahead-touchdown pass from quarter Michael Vick. That same ref—Kevin Akin—will be working the Broncos–Falcons game on Monday Night Football next week.  On Tuesday, Akin was in […]

A total of five former Denver Broncos have now landed with new teams since being cut on Friday.  Rookie wide receiver Gerell Robinson became the fifth player to land on his feet when he signed with the Arizona Cardinals‘ practice squad over the weekend. The Broncos played Arizona on Friday and Robinson caught two passes […]

When veteran safety Jim Leonhard (5-8, 188 lbs.) arrived in Denver, his jersey number of choice—No. 36—was already taken.  With no complaints, Leonhard went with No. 45 as an alternative. A month after signing and three weeks after becoming healthy again, Leonhard survived roster cuts and is currently listed as the second free safety on […]

Back in April, the Denver Broncos and free agent Marcus Thomas were in a standoff over the defensive tackle’s future.  Two other teams reportedly were interested in Thomas’ services and the Broncos offered him a one-year deal, which he turned down for want of a longer commitment. At the time, Thomas told fans he’d sign with […]