Denver media have only been allowed to watch five of the Broncos‘ 12 practices to date, but according to the Denver Post‘s Mike Klis, Wednesday’s session was Manning‘s best yet. The Denver Broncos’ minicamp practice Wednesday at the team’s Dove Valley headquarters was easily the best Peyton Manning has looked since he put on a […]

The Denver Broncos began their first session of a four-day offseason minicamp on Tuesday.  Here are some quick hits on today’s events: Participation report — Only three players — kicker Matt Prater (disgruntled), guard Chris Kuper (ankle) and tight end Julius Thomas (ankle) — did not participate in practice today.  In Prater’s absence, the Broncos tried […]

Just because the Denver Broncos brought in one of the NFL’s all-time greatest passers this offseason doesn’t mean they will be abandoning the run game. The common message from the Broncos coaches and players following the team’s first Mini-Camp practice today: fear Peyton Manning, but be ready for the Broncos ground game to punch you […]

We told you on Friday that D.J. Williams‘s Twitter mishap won’t damage the Denver Broncos‘ defensive plans this season. Today, coach John Fox said as much. When asked if the security “breach” would affect the Broncos’ defense, Fox replied, “Not very much.” Fox continued, “All our guys do a great job of keeping our fans […]

The Denver Broncos are trying out a kicker in Matt Prater‘s absence. Prater, the Broncos’ franchise-tagged player, is holding out as he and the Broncos hammer out what he hopes is a five-term deal. In the meantime, the Broncos have given someone Prater’s position, and they’ve given him Prater’s predecessor’s (Jason Elam‘s) number. Adi Kunalic […]

The Denver Broncos are a day away from their first full-team, mandatory workouts this 2012 offseason. The team’s 2012 Mini-Camp opens tomorrow, with each session open to the media in its entirety. Among the storylines we’ll be watching: Will Matt Prater be present? The franchise-tagged kicker has been missing the voluntary OTA’s while he and […]

By now you’re all familiar with the story. D.J. Williams went to Twitter early Friday and posted a picture of the Denver Broncos playbook, now iPad-driven, joking about how he’s still old-school and wants to use pencil and paper. Next to his iPad are a stack of notecards and a pencil. Very funny. The problem […]

Apologies for being AWOL lately — I did a bit of roadtripping to catch the Colorado Rockies kick the Arizona Diamondbacks‘ trash 4-0 last night. Since I’m staying in Phoenix all week to catch Games 2 and 3 as well, I’ve been away from the blog a bit. But let’s talk some Denver Broncos… Coachspeek has […]

The Denver Broncos‘ first mandatory mini-camp is less than two weeks away, meaning the clock is ticking for Matt Prater‘s decision: to hold out, or not to hold out. Maybe he won’t have to decide at all. Klis reports — The Broncos have made progress in recent days with Prater on a five-year deal. The […]

Name: Ben Garland Pos: Defensive Lineman Ht, Wt: 6’5″, 275* Age: 24 Exp: 1 College: Air Force *Reports have Garland at 305 Ben Garland was an undrafted rookie for the Denver Broncos in 2010, a nose guard at Air Force the Broncos saw as a defensive end in their 3-4 defense. I can distinctly remember […]