No, the Denver Broncos are not going to play against a CFL or UFL team in 2012, as the title of this article may suggest.  Rather, they’ll open the season against the Gotham Rogues. That is, if you consider the Pittsburgh Steelers and Gotham Rogues one and the same, which they are. The Dark Knight […]

On Saturday evening, running back Curtis Martin was among six former NFL players enshrined into the league’s Hall of Fame class of 2012.  While Martin, who spent time in New England and New York, had a brilliant career, he never won a Super Bowl or rushed for 2,000 yards in a single season.  Terrell Davis […]

The NFL’s 2012 supplemental draft was held last week.  The Cleveland Browns were the only team that selected a player — using a 2nd round selection on wide receiver Josh Gordon. Carson-Newman linebacker Larry Lumpkin signed with the Indianapolis Colts as a free agent.  The Denver Broncos had shown interest in Lumpkin. Rookies Brock Osweiler […]

After recording an 8-8 record and a playoff berth last season, Denver’s top two 2011 coordinators — Mike McCoy and Dennis Allen — suddenly became head coaching candidates.  The Oakland Raiders were granted permission to interview both coaches (and they ended up hiring Allen) and the Miami Dolphins considered signing McCoy. Allen was considered the one responsible […]

The Denver Broncos recently joined the iPad playbook revolution and have given every player a ‘Pad for studying film, plays and more.  For the younger, tech-savvy players, the iPads are an easy adjustment. But for some of the veterans, including eleven-time Pro Bowler Champ Bailey, the iPads will take some period of adjustment. “When I […]

Last week, Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen—who led the NFL with 22 sacks last season—was asked how many sacks a player could record in one season.  To which Allen responded, “I think 25 is possible.  Somebody will eventually reach that, it will be reached one year.” How about this year? In 2011, four different players recorded […]

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 […]

If you were following Von Miller‘s Twitter feed early Thursday morning you were probably startled.  The Broncos’ second-year linebacker Tweeted the following at approximately 10:34 p.m. (MT): > Twitter is something else lol @Denver_Broncos: we are excited to announce that we are trading Von Miller to the Steelers for C Hampton.” — Von Miller (@MillerLite40) […]

Out with the old, in with the new, right?  The NFL’s arguably two most popular players are both playing for new teams this season, and their jerseys are NFLShop.com’s top-sellers. That’s right, Peyton Manning‘s No. 18 Denver Broncos jersey is the best-selling jersey in the NFL, followed closely by Tim Tebow‘s No. 15 New York […]

Bronco players may be required to wear more padding next season. NFL owners met on Tuesday to vote on three new proposed rules.  The new rulings aren’t locked in yet, but they’re likely to become reality starting in 2013. The first change was moving the Week Six trade deadline to Week Eight, which is self explanatory. […]