Tag: American Football
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‘The ultimate teammate’: Former teammates, coaches reflect on Peyton Manning’s career ahead of Hall of Fame induction
DENVER — John Fox sat in John Elway’s office awaiting a call from Peyton Manning. Fox, Elway and the rest of the Broncos organization had done their best to lure the then-four-time NFL MVP to Denver. Now, they waited for Manning’s decision — a decision that would alter the future of whichever franchise he chose.…
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Broncos training camp observations: KJ Hamler shines, Trinity Benson catches 2 touchdowns
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What you need to know about attending the Denver Broncos training camp. Terry Terrones [email protected] { “@context”: “https://schema.org”, “@type”: “VideoObject”, “name”: “SPORTS | Broncos 2021 training camp”, “description”: “What you need to know about attending the Denver Broncos training camp.”, “thumbnailUrl”: “https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/denvergazette.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/1/38/138a8f00-9b7b-54c8-83f7-763fa5a333c0/6103106c15e5b.image.jpg”, “uploadDate”: “2021-07-29T12:02:00-06:00”, “contentUrl”: “https://cdn.field59.com/GAZETTE/0056817598b146cafe70329908ead46eb77c33b3_fl9-360p.mp4” } ENGLEWOOD — The first day of Broncos training camp…
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Colorado football coach Karl Dorrell plans to build on strong start in Year 2
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There’s a difference of opinion on the direction of Colorado’s football program. The Buffaloes finished second in the Pac-12 South division with a 3-1 record against conference foes in Karl Dorrell’s first season as coach. Heading into his second season, Dorrell looked forward to the potential results of finally getting a full offense and defense…
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Von Miller ‘at peace’ heading into 11th NFL season, hopes to play 5-7 more years
ENGLEWOOD — Von Miller is “at peace” in Denver. The 32-year-old outside linebacker who’s entering his 11th NFL season made sure to let everyone he’s “at peace” during his pre-training camp press conference Tuesday. He said the two-worded phrase 15 times in his 13-minute interview. “I want to play five to seven more years, I…
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Joe Ellis: Timeline of Broncos ownership will be determined after 2021 season
ENGLEWOOD — Broncos President and CEO Joe Ellis made one thing clear Tuesday: the Broncos are not for sale — yet. In a pre-training camp press conference, Ellis addressed the Broncos’ ownership situation, tangled since the death of owner Pat Bowlen in June 2019. Most recently, the lawsuit to determine the future ownership of the…
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Former Colorado College running back, NFL Films pioneer Steve Sabol to be inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame
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Steve Sabol was the subject of a fascinating article in Sports Illustrated in November 1965. That issue, which featured Muhammad Ali on the cover of the weekly magazine, told the story of how Sabol, a Colorado College running back via Philadelphia marketed himself as “The Tot from Possum Trot,” a fictional town in Mississippi, “The…
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Peyton Manning doesn’t rule out future role with Broncos: ‘I haven’t said no to anything’
Peyton Manning is a Bronco for life. The soon-to-be Hall of Famer may have only spent the last four seasons of his 17-year career with the Broncos, but having lived in Denver since his retirement in 2015-2016, Manning has remained one of the organization’s biggest supporters. “Denver took a chance on me and I’ll never…
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Tyrie Cleveland, Kendall Hinton are two players to watch in Denver Broncos’ 15-man receiver battle
Making the Broncos’ 53-man roster is difficult. Making the Broncos’ 53-man roster as a wide receiver — that might be the most difficult task to accomplish on this year’s team. Last year, the Broncos took seven receivers on the original 53-man roster. Right now, the Broncos have a league-high 15 receivers on its roster going into…
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Broncos tight ends Noah Fant, Albert Okwuegbunam ‘excited’ to play off each other in 2021
Last season, the Broncos ranked fourth in the NFL in targeting their tight ends, throwing to them 148 times. Noah Fant, who is entering his third season, was target 93 times — the sixth most in the league — totaling 62 receptions for 673 yards and three touchdowns in 15 games played. But Fant has made it…
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‘A big brother’: How Von Miller has taken Malik Reed under his wing on and off the field
From how to be a better pass rusher to how to prepare mentally and physically for Sundays, Malik Reed has learned a lot from Von Miller on the football field. An eight-time Pro Bowler, Miller has been a mentor to the undrafted Reed, who’s entering his third season in the NFL. The two Broncos outside…