Archive for March, 2008

Guard Hamilton Cleared for Football Activities

The Rocky Mountain News is reporting that Broncos guard Ben Hamilton has been cleared for football activities after recovering from a series of concussions. Hamilton has experienced no post-concussion symptoms in the last five months, this after dealing last September with severe mood sings and haziness. The Broncos are counting on Hamilton to start at [...]

Sapp Stays With Broncos; Weigmann Joins Team

Fullback Cecil Sapp re-signed with the Broncos yesterday.  It’s a one-year deal worth more than 600-thousand dollars.  Free-agent offensive lineman Casey Wiegmann also joined the Broncos.  He’s a 12-year veteran who made one-hundred-eleven starts with the Kansas City Chiefs.  

Broncos’ Budget Bind

Even the Broncos can’t ignore a tough economy.  The team laid off eight support staffers yesterday, including PR director Paul Kirk and website editor Andrew Mason.  None of the dismissed employees worked directly with the football team, but head coach Mike Shanahan was already cutting financial corners.  General manager Ted Sundquist, defensive coordinator Jim Bates, [...]

Bowlen Wants To Kick-Start Kicker Talks

Broncos owner Pat Bowlen says he may sit in personally on talks to re-sign kicker Jason Elam.  Bowlen has already helped persuade safety John Lynch to stay and take a pay cut.  Elam is a free agent this off-season, with a visit to the Atlanta Falcons on his agenda today and tomorrow.  He had four [...]

Robertson Deal with the Jets May Take Awhile

ESPN’s John Clayton is reporting that the deal between the Jets and Broncos for DT Dewayne Robertson may take awhile to happen.  Clayton says it would require a late draft choice to get the deal done with the Jets, but that the Broncos would have to work out a new deal for Robertson before the [...]

OL Myers Traded to Houston for a Sixth-Round Pick

Trades seem to be the growing trend as of late in the NFL, and today the NFL Network is reporting a deal that went down between the Houston Texans and the Broncos.  Adam Schefter is reporting that the Broncos have shipped guard/center Chris Myers to the Texans for a 6th round pick in this April’s [...]

Elam and Broncos Can’t Agree on Guaranteed Money

It appears that unless one side gives in, the Broncos very well may be looking for a new kicker in the 2008 season for the first time in a long time.  The Denver Post reports today that the Broncos and free agent kicker Jason Elam are apart on the guaranteed money part of what could [...]

Sundquist Fired as Broncos GM

The Denver Broncos and GM Ted Sundquist have parted ways the team has announced on it’s website. The Move is effective immediately. Details of Sundquist’s departure were not immediately released. Head Coach Mike  Shanahan did release a brief statement,“I am grateful to Ted for all his hard work and efforts on behalf of the Broncos [...]

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