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The Denver Broncos have signed free agent safety Jim Leonhard to a one-year deal, NFL.com’s Jason La Canfora reported via Twitter. Leonhard is a seven-year player who spent the last three seasons with the New York Jets. He underwent surgery in December to repair a tendon in his right knee. He had spent the last […]

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Published on 08/04/2012 at Sat Aug 04 15:30.   5 Comments
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The Denver Broncos are holding their fourth annual stadium scrimmage practice at Sports Authority Field at Mile High today. The event kicks off at 3:50 p.m. MT (details here), but you may want to get there early. As in, now. I’ll be covering the practice from the press box, as pictured above. Follow BroncoTalk on […]

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Published on 08/04/2012 at Sat Aug 04 13:56.   2 Comments
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The Friday before the Denver Broncos‘ Saturday scrimmage saw the team meet for its eighth training camp workout, a scorching hot affair that benefited from a merciful blanket of clouds halfway through. In a way, that weather pattern mirrored the Broncos defense: they were scorching hot at first before succumbing to Peyton Manning‘s offense later […]

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Published on 08/03/2012 at Fri Aug 03 18:02.   13 Comments
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As a friend recently reminded us on Twitter, in Broncos Country, Josh McDaniels‘ surname is a four-letter word. The sound “McDaniels” is fingernails on the chalkboard, a teeth-clinching, shoulder-buckling, neck-hairs-standing-on-end reminder of the worst two-year period in franchise history. Four digits that claw at the brain with nearly the same intensity are 2-0-0-9: McDaniels’ first draft class […]

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Published on 08/03/2012 at Fri Aug 03 09:30.   3 Comments
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Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos again drew a record crowd Thursday morning, the seventh full practice of the Denver Broncos’ 2012 training camp. Over 5,000 fans and media were present to witness the emergence of Demaryius Thomas and the continued near-perfection of Peyton Manning. Let’s break it down. ROLL CALL Absent: S Quinton Carter (hamstring and […]

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Published on 08/02/2012 at Thu Aug 02 16:17.   17 Comments
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Peyton Manning to Eric Decker. Through the first several practices of Denver Broncos training camp, it was clear the two had a connection deeper and more natural than that of any other tandem on the field. Decker was Manning’s favorite target, and the quarterback and receiver connected for several highlight-worthy plays over the course of […]

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Published on 08/02/2012 at Thu Aug 02 14:54.   2 Comments
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Peyton Manning has brought the crowd to Dove Valley. For the third time this year (and the third time in eight days), the Denver Broncos enjoyed a record crowd at training camp practice. Today the Broncos smashed the previous Dove Valley attendance record by nearly 700 people, hosting 5,034 fans and media on a sunny Thursday morning. […]

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Published on 08/02/2012 at Thu Aug 02 11:57.   Comments Off on Record crowd at ’12 Broncos camp again
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The Denver Broncos are excited for their annual summer scrimmage at Sports Authority Field at Mile High this Saturday at 3:50 p.m. With Peyton Manning at the helm it will likely be an all-time training camp attendance record-breaker. Here’s all the information you need to know, straight from the horse’s mouth (the Broncos press release): […]

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Published on 08/02/2012 at Thu Aug 02 09:00.   1 Comment
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The Denver Broncos predicted the weather would make their 2:20 p.m. practice impossible, so they moved it up four hours and closed it to the public. It turned out to be an inspired, even clairvoyant move: the clouds opened up with rain and lightning just as Coach John Fox and company concluded practice at 1:15 […]

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Published on 08/01/2012 at Wed Aug 01 17:33.   5 Comments
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60 yards, 70 seconds, seven points. That was the situation the Broncos gave quarterback Peyton Manning. Move down the field 60 yards, score a touchdown in under 1:10, or lose the game. It was Manning’s first chance in training camp to execute his legendary two-minute drill. Manning did not disappoint. Here’s the breakdown: 1st and […]

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Published on 08/01/2012 at Wed Aug 01 14:35.   11 Comments
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