San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman was taken into custody at 3:35 a.m. PDT Sunday morning after he reportedly “choked and physically restrained” reality TV star Tila “Tequila” Nguyen. According to the report, Merriman was charged with battery and false imprisonment and remained in custody Sunday morning. Nguyen was taken to Pomerado Hospital for treatment.

…I’d say Brandstater is the starter Week One.  Watching this video on McDaniels, it doesn’t appear he’s too confident that either Orton or Simms will be ready.  I know a lot of people are thinking Simms, but it’s a high ankle sprain, emphasis on high. Those can be brutal. But hey, that’s just a ridiculously […]

Got a link worth sharing? Email broncotalk ~at~ gmail (dot) com. The Broncos must cut their roster from 80 to 75 today.  But that’s the same case for every NFL team.  Will they also be looking at other released talent, like QB Kevin O’Connell?  [No link, just thinking out loud] No one’s certain if either […]

Got a link worth sharing? Email broncotalk AT gmail (dot) com! The Broncos are giving ex-Packer/Titan/Chief QB Ingle Martin a workout. Chris Simms might be out a bit longer than we’d hoped. [The Tennessean] [via] Seven players missing from Tuesday practice, including DL Marcus Thomas. [Denver Post] Some great quotes from Floyd Little on his […]

Yup, it’s that week. [Boulder Daily Camera] Josh McDaniels and Kyle Orton talk about the left-handed lob. And yes, Jay Cutler. [Denver Post] CBS’ Mike Freeman has some unkind words for the Broncos. That’s fine, but be objective and back up your criticisms with FACTS, not recycled media garbage. This article is crap. [CBS Sports] […]

Got a link worth sharing? Email broncotalk AT gmail (dot) com. Mike and Mike (and Mark Schlereth for that matter) aren’t too high on the Broncos this year. [ESPN Radio] Brandon Marshall‘s agent wouldn’t confirm a follow-up contract/trade request, but reiterated reports that Marshall’s upset over the team’s PR snafu. [NFL.com] Marshall was relegated to […]

An interview with Peyton Hillis stating that he expects carries.  [Sports Illustrated] A look at Denver’s defensive prospects in the draft along with a review of the USC Trojan linebacking trio.  [Denver Post] Jim Armstrong’s column on the smoke and mirrors game of the NFL in April.  [Denver Post] Brian Dawkins is in unfamiliar territory […]

I was at this game, and I have to say, the video of this fight sums up the atmosphere pretty accurately: nasty. You’ll see a couple of San Diego Chargers fans gang up on a Denver Broncos fan wearing a #7 John Elway jersey. After security splits it up, one of the fans pretends to […]

“Are you s—ing me? If anyone can change that organization, it’s him. This guy is a forward thinker. He is qualified as far as giving a team a fresh look,” Simeon Rice, former Denver Bronco, former Tampa Bay Buccaneer (on Raheem Morris). Maybe Broncos owner Pat Bowlen was just fulfilling the NFL’s obligation to interview […]

Here’s the deal… As much as I cheered for the San Diego Chargers to lose Saturday night’s game against the Indianapolis Colts– they happened to win. That’s a win against the Colts- the team with the N.F.L. M.V.P. Peyton Manning, the team that was supposed to run the table with the A.F.C.… Sorry, that they […]