Gary Kubiak’s an interesting head coach. He does things his way, like pulling players from practice early or even sitting one of the greatest quarterbacks in the history of the league to save his energy for later in the season. Of course, any time a coach mentions a player by name in his news conference after practice, unprovoked, is never a…...
At NFL training camps, there’s no rest for the weary…at least, very little rest. That’s no different for Denver Broncos perennial Pro Bowl wide receiver Demaryius Thomas. “I feel good,” Thomas told me after Saturday’s second training camp practice. But, Thomas, who missed all off-season in a contract dispute, knows he has a lot of catching up to do.…...
A year ago at this time, Bradley Roby was being criticized heavily for the growing pains he was enduring in OTA’s and training camp as a rookie. Since then, Roby has turned into one of the stars of the Broncos lethal secondary and is looking to make waves again in 2015. Brandon Spano and I got a chance to…...
Rookie offensive lineman Max Garcia didn’t walk off of the field alone on Saturday. Right next to him, stride for stride, was All-Pro veteran Louis Vasquez. You could see Vasquez demonstrating hand techniques while talking to him and at one point even stopping him and demonstrating a maneuver. The media waited patiently while Vasquez schooled the fourth round pick…...
The major question when it comes to the Denver Broncos remains the offensive line. With the first day of training camp in the books, the success of this football team starts and ends with the offensive line; especially when you consider four new starters are in place. Two of those potential starters are rookies, in left tackle Ty Sambrailo and left…...
After missing most of the offseason activities due to a child abuse investigation, Antonio Smith returned to the practice field with the Denver Broncos as training camp opened today. Smith doesn’t really know why he has been allowed back to rejoin the team. “I don’t know,” Smith said of why he is back now compared to missing time earlier in…...
For the first time in Shane Ray’s life, he walked out onto to an NFL practice field, wearing an NFL jersey, with more than 3000 screaming fans waiting for him. “It was amazing when I came out here and I saw all the fans” he told me as he came off the practice field. He added, “I’ve never experienced something like…...
The Denver Broncos brought Joe Ellis, John Elway, Emmanuel Sanders, and DeMarcus Ware out in front of the local media today, during their annual media barbecue. Denver Broncos president Joe Ellis started off the presser announcing the Broncos new partnership with UC Health. What we used to call Dove Valley is now called the UC Health Training Center. The…...
Emmanuel Sanders was a fan favorite the second he arrived in Denver. Over the course of his first season with the Denver Broncos, that didn’t change. They heard of his tireless work ethic and how he was always the last player off the field. Sanders doesn’t take his opportunity for granted and he knows the expectations that come with…...