I am one happy camper this morning! :) Rod Smith is home – he arrived at Team Camp yesterday. As articles in both USAToday and NFL.com, Smith made it clear that he hasn’t ruled out playing again, but I think reality is setting in for our favorite modern-day Bronco wideout. And while he hasn’t yet […]

Rod Smith joined Broncos practices yesterday in an advisory role and says a comeback isn’t out of the picture. [NFL.com] Camp Notes: S Marlon McCree replaces both John Lynch and Travis Henry on the same day. [DenverBroncos.com] The release of Travis Henry has everyone on notice. [Denver Post] Ebenezer Ekuban finally sees the light at […]

If you watch closely, you’ll notice there is a new trend of late.  The Denver Post has had a large decline in it’s sports section, more specifically the Broncos and pro football coverage.  It’s not just in one facet either, the quality of sports articles has fallen, the quantity has dropped and it’s users and […]

The Broncos will be visiting with Lions LB Boss Bailey and Chargers S Marlon McCree on Wednesday, and journeyman S Marquand Manuel will visit Dove Valley on Friday. [The Beat / Photo Courtesy] The Broncos made it official with Keary Colbert, Niko Koutouvides, and Ebenezer Ekuban. [DenverBroncos.com] Jason Elam may be considering retirement, too. [Denver […]

Rod Smith still has aspirations to play in the NFL. Despite two hip surgeries in the last year and his recent placement on the Reserved/Retired list, the Broncos franchise record holder has his mind set on returning to the playing field to finish a potential Hall of Fame career. The team recently offered Smith a […]

The latest twist in the tale of Rod Smith rings with heartbreaking finality. The longtime Broncos veteran, who holds every meaningful receiving record for the Broncos, was place on the Reserved/Retired list earlier today. Smith was an integral part of the Broncos’ back-to-back Super Bowl titles in 1997 and 1998, also helping the Broncos earn […]

Mike Shanahan‘s season-ending presser was full of nuggets. In the end, Shanahan was certain to pin the blame on himself while mentioning the host of injuries and setbacks that had befallen the Broncos in 2007. Before I get to the juicy stuff on players and coaches, here’s his take on 2007 – “Well, going back […]

Photo Courtesy It was only a few days ago that the Broncos’ all-time leading receiver announced he would have a second hip surgery in less than 12 months. It now looks like Rod Smith will be undergoing this surgery this coming Tuesday, the Rocky Mountain News reports. It’s a more invasive procedure than his previous […]

“Honestly, it feels worse than it did before I had surgery, so pretty much it’s not healed. It’s not healing at all.” — Rod Smith 12/28/07 Well, folks, the news we’ve be dreading all year has finally broke… Rod Smith’s hip is NOT healing and his announcement today that offseason surgery may include hip replacement […]

Now that we can begin talking about 2008, I want to be the first to BEG the future Ring of Famer, HOF contender and all-around Bronco-for-life captian Rod Smith to stay in the Orange and Blue in 2008. I understand that his WR days are likely over, but that doesn’t mean he can’t become a […]