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1. The Denver Broncos will kickoff training camp on Thursday (full schedule) and three of their five 2011 team captains will be returning this summer. Head Coach John Fox is expected to announce the 2012 captains shortly before the regular season. The team’s Week 1 captains last season were Kyle Orton, Champ Bailey, Wesley Woodyard, Chris […]

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Published on 07/22/2012 at Sun Jul 22 07:30.   4 Comments
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During the league’s offseason, no news is usually good news for professional football teams.  When NFL players do make the news during the summer months, it’s often means they have gotten into trouble. That is the case for Denver Broncos defensive end Elvis Dumervil. According to reports, Dumervil was arrested and charged with aggravated assault […]

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Published on 07/15/2012 at Sun Jul 15 18:47.   41 Comments
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We’re celebrating some of the greatest hits in Denver Broncos history.  Today, we remember Von Miller‘s big hit on Mark Sanchez. Be sure to check back tomorrow for Hit No. 8!  After the series is over we’ll top it off with one big hitastic video.

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Published on 07/15/2012 at Sun Jul 15 11:30.   2 Comments
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In just over a month, EA Sports will release their 2012 version of their Madden NFL video game.  The game will be available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Vita and Wii. Leading up to Madden 13’s August 24th release, EA Sports has been releasing game-play screenshots in an attempt to hype up the game.  By our unofficial count, among […]

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Published on 07/14/2012 at Sat Jul 14 20:31.   4 Comments
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After recording an 8-8 record and a playoff berth last season, Denver’s top two 2011 coordinators — Mike McCoy and Dennis Allen — suddenly became head coaching candidates.  The Oakland Raiders were granted permission to interview both coaches (and they ended up hiring Allen) and the Miami Dolphins considered signing McCoy. Allen was considered the one responsible […]

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Published on 07/09/2012 at Mon Jul 09 07:00.   7 Comments
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Not to be outdone by NFL Network’s meaningless Top 100 list, ESPN has been revealing their Top 40 players from each division in the NFL.  On Friday, they ranked the AFC West. Ten members of the Broncos made the list, with quarterback Peyton Manning ranked first overall and linebacker Von Miller coming in at No. […]

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Published on 07/06/2012 at Fri Jul 06 11:06.   4 Comments
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Last week, Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen—who led the NFL with 22 sacks last season—was asked how many sacks a player could record in one season.  To which Allen responded, “I think 25 is possible.  Somebody will eventually reach that, it will be reached one year.” How about this year? In 2011, four different players recorded […]

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Published on 07/04/2012 at Wed Jul 04 11:00.   4 Comments
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Congratulations to Alex Sisti, who won the autographed 2012 Bowman Signatures Inside the Numbers Auto Relic Von Miller trading card pictured to the right. Alex entered a contest we held on Monday and after his comment received the most likes, he was announced as the winner Friday afternoon.  Second (Colby Chad Mueller) and third (Eric Price) place commenters […]

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Published on 06/29/2012 at Fri Jun 29 18:05.   4 Comments
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This offseason, we’re going to do a Speak Up series looking at each position (o-line, d-line, etc).  Today, we’re looking at the linebackers. We want to know who you think should be the three main linebackers in the Denver Broncos‘ 4-3 defense this season.  Who should play base, who should play nickel? Returning:  MLB Joe […]

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Published on 06/28/2012 at Thu Jun 28 10:00.   27 Comments
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Today is the great John Elway‘s 52nd Birthday.  During his sixteen-years as a quarterback, Elway led the Denver Broncos to five Super Bowls (winning two), threw for 300 touchdowns, was selected to nine Pro Bowls, was a member of the NFL’s 1990s All-Decade Team and won a League MVP (1987). After his career was finished, […]

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Published on 06/28/2012 at Thu Jun 28 08:29.   2 Comments
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