Tag: Broncos
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Broncos nominate OL Garett Bolles for Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award
ENGLEWOOD — Garett Bolles held back tears reflecting on his football journey. The veteran Broncos left tackle was selected Thursday as the team’s nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award. It marks the second time Bolles has been nominated for what the league considers its most prestigious honor. The award is…
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WR Elijah Moore explains why he signed to Broncos’ practice squad
ENGLEWOOD — Wide receiver Elijah Moore completed his first practice with the Broncos on Wednesday and explained why Denver was the right fit. “Obviously, it’s not bad going to a winning team,” Moore told The Denver Gazette with a grin from his new locker room stall. The veteran wide receiver is embracing another change of…
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Examining the Broncos’ path to a No. 1 seed in AFC playoffs
Maybe Sean Payton was right after all. The always-confident Broncos coach proclaimed in August that his 2025 team was among just a handful in his career with a real chance to win a Super Bowl. Now, fast forward four months later. Denver sits atop the AFC West at 10-2 with a shot to earn the…
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Broncos signing WR Elijah Moore to practice squad
The Broncos signed free agent wide receiver Elijah Moore to their practice squad Tuesday and waived wide receiver Kyrese Rowan in a corresponding move. Moore, 25, is a 2021 second-round NFL draft pick (Ole Miss) with 70 career games played between the Jets, Browns and Bills. He caught nine passes for 112 yards in nine…
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Evan Engram enjoys breakout performance in win over Commanders | Broncos notebook
The Denver Broncos do not beat the Washington Commanders on Sunday without the heroics of tight end Evan Engram. The Broncos faced first-and-10 at the Denver 48-yard line, on the third play of overtime, when quarterback Bo Nix received a shotgun snap with Engram to his right in the slot. Engram drew linebacker Bobby Wagner…
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Broncos LB Alex Singleton makes emotional return weeks after cancer surgery | Notebook
LANDOVER, Md. — Broncos linebacker Alex Singleton has been overwhelmed with all the well-wishers who have reached out to him. But on Sunday he knew he had to perform on the field. In Denver’s 27-26 overtime win over Washington at Northwest Stadium, Singleton returned after he missed one game following testicular cancer surgery Nov. 7.…
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Broncos hold off Commanders 27-26 in overtime to take over No. 1 seed in AFC
LANDOVER, Md. — The Broncos have taken over the No. 1 seed for the AFC playoff race. At least for a day. With a wild 27-26 overtime win over the Washington Commanders on Sunday night at Northwest Stadium, the Broncos moved to 10-2, the same record as New England, but the Broncos hold a tiebreaker…
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Throw of the Year? Bo Nix’s falling touchdown pass stuns Commanders
Broncos quarterback Bo Nix delivered a candidate for NFL throw of the year in a Sunday night road overtime victory over the Washington Commanders. The Broncos escaped 27-26 for a ninth consecutive win and improved their record to 10-2. “We’ve got incredible belief,” Nix told reporters at Northwest Stadium. “No matter what, we just kind…
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OLB Jonah Elliss ruled out against Commanders with hamstring injury | Broncos notebook
The Broncos ruled out edge rusher Jonah Elliss with a hamstring injury against the Commanders on Sunday night. Elliss, a second-year outside linebacker, did not play in Denver’s 22-19 win over Kansas City one week prior to the bye. He was a limited participant in all three practices this week and on Saturday was downgraded…
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Undrafted Malcolm Roach outworked competition to become key piece of Broncos defense
ENGLEWOOD — Malcolm Roach did not get picked in the 2020 NFL draft when a conversation altered his mindset from devastated to determined. It laid the foundation for his recent three-year, $24-million contract extension with the Broncos. “It’s crazy. I just remember sitting there with my dad and my agent,” Roach said earlier this week…