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In what appeared to be a minor blurb via TwinCities.com Charley Walters reported yesterday that the Minnesota Vikings were interested in trading for Kyle Orton. He goes on to report that the Vikings have since backed off. I had also heard that Orton had been talking about playing for the Vikings next season, but I […]

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Published on 03/06/2011 at Sun Mar 06 10:19.   38 Comments
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Lockout avoided — or, at least, delayed. The NFL and NFL Player’s Association have agreed to extend Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations through next Friday March 11 at 5:00 p.m., giving the owners and players another week to reach an agreement and settle their differences. It also means roster moves (effectively, the start of the new […]

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Published on 03/04/2011 at Fri Mar 04 12:18.   6 Comments
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Your wittiest, most cleverest captions in the comments and your winners from last time after the jump.

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Published on 03/04/2011 at Fri Mar 04 05:52.   24 Comments
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In a sign that the new staff of the Denver Broncos won’t completely purge their entire 2010 defensive line; Josina Anderson has just announced (via Twitter) that Kevin Vickerson has been signed by the team to a new two-year contract. Vickerson tied for fourth on the Broncos in sacks last season (doesn’t matter that he […]

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Published on 03/03/2011 at Thu Mar 03 22:05.   2 Comments
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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 […]

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Published on 03/03/2011 at Thu Mar 03 16:08.   17 Comments
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The Denver Broncos have extended tender offers to five of their potential restricted free agents, John Elway announced Wednesday. (Read our 2011 Broncos free agents primer). Ryan Harris, Matt Prater, Marcus Thomas, Kevin Vickerson, and Wesley Woodyard will all be able to hit the free agent market, but with these one-year offers, the Broncos will […]

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Published on 03/02/2011 at Wed Mar 02 15:32.   4 Comments
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The Denver Broncos have just announced via press release that Daniel Graham has been released by the team. Graham made just under $25-million in the four years he played for Denver. He was due a $4.2-million salary in 2011 and a one million dollar roster bonus. The team also extended Restricted Free Agency tenders to: […]

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Published on 03/02/2011 at Wed Mar 02 14:39.   6 Comments
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Last week John Fox announced that Kyle Orton is currently the starter of the Denver Broncos. Unsurprisingly, the caused a bit of a shock to some fans of the Bronco nation. The majority of fans saw this announcement as a strategic move to up Orton’s stock for a future trade. However, some saw this as the […]

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Published on 03/01/2011 at Tue Mar 01 10:22.   65 Comments
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News broke not too long after Kyle released his dissertation on the Denver Broncos free agents heading into the 2011 season that Denver is in fact targeting free agent O.J. Atogwe. At only 29-years old Atogwe is a player who was franchised by his former team (the St. Louis Rams) in 2009, but spent much […]

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Published on 02/25/2011 at Fri Feb 25 18:50.   14 Comments
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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 […]

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Published on 02/25/2011 at Fri Feb 25 12:19.   15 Comments
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