Author: Chris Tomasson
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With Broncos idle in first round, AFC West rivals add players, including Fernando Mendoza to Raiders
The three other AFC West teams got their first serves Thursday night. Now it’s time for the Broncos. The Broncos didn’t have a first-round pick in the NFL draft, which got underway in Pittsburgh, having traded it last month in the deal for Miami receiver Jaylen Waddle. They are scheduled to first be on the…
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Fossil Ridge’s Trey Zuhn ready to bring offensive line versatility to NFL
Trey Zuhn has gone from a “string bean” a decade ago to a rugged 320-pound offensive lineman who will hear his name called in the NFL draft. Zuhn grew up in Fort Collins and attended Fossil Ridge High School before starring at Texas A&M. He is projected by many analysts to be taken in the…
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Peyton Manning, Von Miller among Broncos celebrating Super Bowl 50 win
Broncos players and head coach Gary Kubiak took a look back Wednesday night at their Super Bowl 50 winning team from 10 years ago. Meanwhile, Von Miller also was looking ahead. Miller, an outside linebacker who was the Most Valuable Player of the 24-10 win over the Carolina Panthers on Feb. 7, 2016, in Santa…
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Who will go No. 2? What about the Broncos at No. 62? | Chris Tomasson’s NFL mock draft
Nearly two decades later, the Raiders are getting another chance. In 2007, the Raiders, then based in Oakland, had the No. 1 pick in a draft for what had been the only time in their first 66 seasons. Forget “The Autumn Wind.” It was an Autumn Whiff. The Raiders selected quarterback JaMarcus Russell, who became…
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Broncos have come up big before when having a shortage of early draft picks
For the fifth time in their history, the Broncos are in line to have no first-round draft choice and no more than one selection in the first three rounds. That didn’t slow them down before. The Broncos enter the NFL draft, which runs Thursday through Saturday in Pittsburgh, with the No. 62 pick in Friday’s…
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Ex-Broncos coach Gary Kubiak expects a ‘lot of laughs’ and ‘stories’ at ‘Night of Champions’
Around the start of the year, Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning reached out to his former Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak about his planning for a public celebration of their 2015 Super Bowl-winning team. Kubiak was all for it. “I think it’s really cool,” he said. Manning’s brainchild will come to fruition at “Night…
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With Broncos in line to pick last in NFL draft, more Mr. Irrelevant frivolity awaits
A Rolls-Royce was ready. A parade route had been mapped out. A press conference was scheduled. Suddenly, the phone rang in Paul Salata’s office in Newport Beach, Calif., on that June 1976 morning. It was Kelvin Kirk, a wide receiver from the University of Dayton, calling to say he had missed his flight to Southern…
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On defense, Broncos can replace in draft departures at linebacker, defensive line, safety
Justin Strnad recently signed a three-year contract that averages $6 million a year. Alex Singleton’s new deal gives him a salary-cap number of $6 million in 2026. And now the Broncos have a “six-million-dollar question.” That’s what Broncos coach Sean Payton said when asked about the team’s plan to play Jonah Elliss some at inside…
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Ex-Colorado, Steelers star Kordell Stewart would welcome returning to alma mater as assistant coach | NFL Insider
Kordell Stewart earned the nickname “Slash” for his abilities in the NFL to be an effective quarterback, runner and receiver. Now he’d like to be known for another skill. The former University of Colorado and Pittsburgh Steelers star is entering his second season as offensive coordinator at North Forsyth High School, outside Atlanta, Georgia, after…
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Broncos on offense in draft to eye tight ends, adding depth at running back
Oregon’s Kenyon Sadiq is by far the best tight end in the draft, but who’s No. 2? It depends on who you ask. “If you go to 32 teams (in the NFL), it’s almost like Baskin-Robbins 31 flavors, you might get 32 different answers on who they like,’’ said NFL Network draft analyst Charles Davis.…