Name: Robert Ayers Height, Weight: 6’3″, 274 Position: Defensive End Age, Experience: 26, 4 College: Tennessee Robert Ayers has had some big shoes to fill. A first round draft pick in 2009 — the second selection of the short-lived Josh McDaniels era — the defensive lineman added to expectations by choosing to wear jersey #56 […]

To help pass the time, we’re reviewing 31 players in 31 days (in alphabetical order) leading all the way up until Game Day on Monday, September 12th.  Today’s player: defensive end Robert Ayers. A third year defensive end who played collegiate football at Tennessee, Ayers was drafted by the Broncos in the first round of […]

The Denver Broncos‘ move to a 4-3 means the team won’t need the big-name free agent defensive linemen they signed a year ago. Hence, the Broncos released two starting defensive linemen Thursday, letting Jamal Williams and Justin Bannan go despite the remaining several years on their contracts. Each spent one season with the club. A […]

Now that Champ Bailey is under the fold for another four years, the Broncos can begin looking at their other players set to hit the free agent market. The remaining crop of would-be market-hitters are only a handful deep, and none are of the “can’t live without them” variety, but it’s still worth examining each […]

We’re three days into the week long column designed specifically to wet your dried up tongues for a battle against the best in the AFC West Kansas City Chiefs. Here’s part one and part two of the Best of the West breakdown. We’ve got some incredible fan contribution on the two posted articles, so please […]

On Friday, fans, coaches and teammates had to witness another outside linebacker, the team’s newly-signed running back, and one half of the practicing offensive linemen with game experience in Josh McDaniels‘ offense walk into the locker room in the middle of practice to not return. Through one week, this year’s training camp has been remarkably […]

My pilgrimage to Mecca begins on Tuesday August 17th. Delta Airlines will be flying me to the Mile High City. With the exception of once as a very young child and a couple of layovers, I have never been to Denver, let alone Colorado. You can imagine how estatic I am to spend four days […]

If the Broncos are to succeed this upcoming season many of their players are going to have to turn it up to eleven. A PSA for everyone before we begin.  No! Not Tim Tebow! Just stop it! Back to your regular scheduled broadcasting. 10. Ronald Fields & Jamal Williams They may be two different players but […]

It’s time for part two of Prediciting Denver’s 45-Man Game Day Roster. This team it’s the defense’s turn. Another year means yet another defensive coordinator, in Don ‘Wink’ Martindale. How much of an effect will that have on roster decisions? With many additions and subtractions from the roster already there are many questions left to […]

Denver Broncos nose tackle Ronald Fields was arrested over the weekend in Houston for allegedly carrying a weapon (a misdemeanor charge) according to The Denver Post (citing multiple television reports). Fields came to Denver via the San Francisco 49ers and former Broncos defensive coordinator Mike Nolan, he was quickly replaced as the starting nose tackle […]