Ask our friends over at bet365, and they’ll tell you that Drew Sanders has the 13th-best odds of being the Defensive Rookie of the Year in the NFL in 2023. That’s an impressive standing for a third-round pick and even more impressive considering that Sanders isn’t in line for a starting job. Sanders, a 22-year-old linebacker from Arkansas, was the…
You could make the case that Greg Dulcich was the NFL’s top rookie tight end last season. The 23-year-old caught 33 passes for 411 yards and 2 touchdowns. Tennessee’s Cigoziem Okonkwo was the only rookie to outgain him. And Dulcich did it while dealing with a hamstring injury that kept him out of most of the Broncos’ offseason and seven…
Damarri Mathis’ professional career got off to a slow start. The fourth-rounder out of Pittsburgh only saw the field in two of of his first four NFL games and played sparingly. Then, in Week 5, Ronald Darby went down with a torn ACL in the first half against the Colts and Mathis took his spot as the starting boundary cornerback…
It’s time for some power rankings. With three weeks to go before training camp, I decided to rank the Broncos by how valuable they would be in a trade. Remember, this isn’t a list of the 15 players most likely to be traded, and it doesn’t leave out players who are unlikey to be traded. It’s simply ranking which players…
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Jerry Jeudy knows what he needs to do. “The biggest thing really is just consistency,” Jeudy said at his camp at Englewood High School on Wednesday. “I know what I’m capable of doing and I’m capable of playing at a high level. It showed the last six games. The only thing now is just bringing those last…
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Training camp practices will look a little bit different in 2023. The Broncos are allowing 3,000 fans into each practice this year. On a typical day, that’s about how many fans you would have seen on the hill in years past, but occasionally the crowds grew bigger, like for the first practice of camp or for joint practices…
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Broncos’ 2023 season is—sort of—only four weeks away. The Denver Broncos announced Tuesday that their training camp will begin on Friday, July 28th, the first of 14 practices that will be open to the public. All practices will be free of charge to attend, but a free ticket will be required for the first time in two…
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — New Broncos head coach Sean Payton is well-known as one of the NFL’s top offensive minds. A couple of Denver’s defensive coaches have gotten an up-close look. “Coach is one of the best play callers in NFL history,” defensive coordinator Vance Joseph said. Joseph, 50, played a handful of games against the New Orleans Saints during Payton’s…
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Broncos have hit the field 12 times in the past month, but they don’t have any wins or losses to their name. “In the offseason, all 32 teams are kind of running this race with blinders on,” head coach Sean Payton said. “In other words, I don’t know how the three other teams in our division are…
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos’ offseason program is over! The Broncos held three weeks of Offseason Training Activities followed by a one-week mandatory mini-camp. They held 12 total practices in that time. Reporters were allowed to view six of the practices but weren’t allowed to share the details of what went down. But while I can’t share any details, I…
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Vance Joseph and Wade Phillips have a lot in common. So when Joseph signed on to become the Broncos’ defensive coordinator in February, Joseph hopped on the phone to talk with Phillips. “I did about a week after I signed back,” Joseph said. Phillips, 75, served as the Broncos’ head coach in the 1993 and 1994 seasons.…
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — If Tim Patrick wants advice during his recovery from ACL surgery, all he has to do is walk downstairs into what some would call his basement. “It’s a man cave,” Patrick said Patrick invited fellow Broncos wide receiver KJ Hamler to live with him, his wife and his daughter at his home. “He’s living nice—nicer than he…
Four-time Pro Bowl running back Dalvin Cook is on the market and the Broncos are rumored to be interested. ESPN’s Adam Schefter has tied the Broncos to Cook. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport named the Broncos one of the team’s to watch. As of Monday morning, the Broncos have the second-best chances of landing Cook, according to DraftKings Sportsbook. So why…
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Broncos drilled the details during their final OTA practice of the offseason. “We spent all of the walkthrough—you guys saw it—on about eight different situations,” head coach Sean Payton said. The situations Payton was referring to were based on the end of halves and the end of games. The number of seconds changed. The down changed.…
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Big news out of Centura Health Training Center: Frank Clark is going to be a Denver Bronco. Clark, a 29-year-old edge rusher, ranks third all-time in playoff sacks. His 13.5 sacks in 17 postseason games are the most of any active player in the NFL. Clark won two Super Bowls with the Kansas City Chiefs, earning three…
We’re back! This week we’re finalizing the Broncos roster. The real Broncos roster has 91 players at the moment, and they’ll ned to cut that down to 53 before the season starts. After our first rounds of cuts, we’re at 68, so 15 more players need to go. If you haven’t followed along, click here for part one. Or click…
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos made a pair of roster moves on Monday: They signed rookie wide receiver Nick Williams, 23.They released veteran running back Damarea Crockett, 25. The Broncos still have a full 90-man roster. Nick Williams, 23, fits a similar mold as two receivers Sean Payton brought to Denver from New Orleans: Marquez Callaway and Lil’Jordan Humphrey. He’s…
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Broncos were back on the practice field on Thursday, but the big story in Denver is the NBA Finals starting Thursday night. Broncos head coach Sean Payton said he’s meeting up with some friends who also played quarterback at Eastern Illinois—Tony Romo?—to go to Game 1. “We get together once a year,” Payton. “It’s gonna be…
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Broncos’ front office was active on Wednesday, making four roster moves, including signing a kicker to replace nine-year starter Brandon McManus. They signed kicker Elliott Fry, 28.They signed tight end Tommy Hudson, 26.They cut running backs Jacques Patrick, 26, and Tyreik McAllister, 25. The Broncos still have a full 90-man roster. Elliott Fry comes to Denver two…
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — New Broncos right tackle Mike McGlinchey wasn’t always a fan of his new quarterback. “For the longest time, I really couldn’t stand Russell,” McGlinchey said on Thursday, the first time he’s spoken to Denver media since signing a five-year, $87.5 million contract last month. While playing for the 49ers, McGlinchey played Russell Wilson’s Seattle Seahawks seven times.…