Broncos guard Ben Hamilton, even after attempting valiantly to recover from a concussion that he sustained during training camp, was placed on the injured-reserve list by the team, ending his season. Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan told Jeff Legwold of the Rocky Mountain News, “I talked to Ben and talked to his wife, Jeanne, and [...]
The Jaguars played keep away and beat the Broncos 23-14 yesterday in Denver. The Jags held the ball for more than 38 minutes, leaving less than 22 for the Broncos to operate. Jacksonville gained 186 yards rushing to just 47 for Denver. Broncos wideout Brandon Marshall did have seven catches, good for 133 yards. The [...]
The Broncos depth in the backfield has taken a hit, as the team will be without safety Hamza Abdullah for the next month with a hip injury. “Hamza is going to be out for awhile,” Broncos coach Mike Shanahan said. Abdullah has not practiced due to a muscle tear that took place in the first [...]
For the fifth time in his career, Broncos kicker Jason Elam is the NFL Special Teams Player of the Week. The Broncos have won their first two games, both on Elam field goals on the very last play.
You have to admit that the Broncos are an amazing squad right now. They’re on top of the AFC West with a 2-0 record but let the record also show that the team is doing this despite a totally different roster than about this time last year. Most teams who would go through something like [...]
The Broncos have re-signed veteran tight end Stephen Alexander. He rejoins the Broncos after he was waived on Saturday. In 118 career regular season games with the Broncos, Lions, Chargers and Redskins, Alexander has racked up 247 catches for 2,519 yards and 14 touchdowns. In a corresponding roster move, the team waived tackle Chad Mustard.
Lightning delayed the first half for 25 minutes, but the Broncos saved the real fireworks for the end yesterday at Mile High. Jason Elam’s 23-yard field goal in overtime beat the Raiders, 23-20. The Broncos gave up a safety, the Raiders returned an interception for a touchdown, and Sebastian Janikowski looked like he had won [...]
The Broncos have released tight end Stephen Alexander, which should open the door for more action for Tony Scheffler. Alexander’s $1.425 salary has been guaranteed fot this season, making the move somewhat of a shock. The team then signed Chad Mustard for the second time in a month. Alexander last season pulled in 18 passes, [...]
As the old saying goes, “Change is good”. Some people welcome it, then there are those who are set in their ways. The Broncos have done their best Madonna imitation in recreating themselves, based on the amount of player turnover that has taken place this offseason and preseason. To validate this point, as of this [...]
