Tag: Greg Penner
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Broncos to unveil preliminary concepts for community development at Burnham Yard
The Broncos are visualizing their new stadium development at Burnham Yard. The team is partnering with local officials to host a second community open house between 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the La Alma Recreation Center. The public event is part of a large development review process to develop the historic rail yard south of Colfax Avenue and…
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Is Denver ready for a Super Bowl? Examining possible timeline, challenges to host big game
The Mile High City is preparing for a Super Bowl spotlight. But is Denver ready to host the big game? The Broncos expect to unveil a retractable-roof stadium in 2031 with their planned move to Burnham Yard under the Walton-Penner ownership group. Controlling owner Greg Penner said recently bringing a Super Bowl to Denver is…
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Broncos lookahead: 10 offseason storylines to follow, key dates to remember
The Broncos enter their offseason with plenty of intriguing storylines to follow. A loss in the AFC Championship Game to New England put a sour end to an otherwise successful year. The Broncos went 14-3, won the AFC West, secured a No. 1 playoff seed, and beat Buffalo in the divisional round. Now, the clock…
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Mark Kiszla: Broncos as Super Bowl champs next season? NFL history says: It’s dang near impossible.
After traveling the long road back to Super Bowl contention, the Broncos’ next step is the steepest climb. It’s not a hop, skip and a jump to a championship. It’s more like a giant, don’t-look-down leap of faith and fortitude. “I will not use that (phrase): ‘Take the next step.’ You go back to the…
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Broncos owner Greg Penner reviews season, talks stadium roof and free agency: ‘We’ll be opportunistically aggressive’
ENGLEWOOD — Greg Penner is “not satisfied” with the Broncos simply reaching the AFC Championship Game. The team’s controlling owner and CEO made his ambitious mindset clear during a Wednesday news conference at Broncos Park. “The main message is that we are not satisfied,” Penner said. “We know that we have a lot of work…
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How Broncos transformed their culture under Walton-Penner ownership group
ENGLEWOOD — The buzz is back at Broncos headquarters. Team employees from every department are in the last stages of preparation for the first home playoff game in a decade. Can you Bo-lieve it? Denver is the top AFC seed not long after the most turbulent 20-month period in franchise history. The Broncos changed ownership,…
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Broncos owner Greg Penner gives update on Burnham Yard stadium site, would be ‘excited’ to host a Super Bowl
WARE, U.K. — In 2022, Greg Penner toured Tottenham Hotspur Stadium not long after taking over as Broncos owner and was thinking about a new stadium for his team. He will return there with plans having come a long way in his quest. The Broncos will face the New York Jets at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium…
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Mark Kiszla: How Broncos owner Greg Penner has instilled team with a new ‘whip their butts’ attitude
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The worst Christmas ever proved to be the gift that keeps on giving to the Denver Broncos. Amid the hot mess of a humiliating 51-14 loss in Los Angeles on the final Sunday of 2022, it was extremely hard to see any easy way out for a once-proud NFL team. But it certainly showed new…
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Is renovating Empower Field at Mile High a realistic option for long-term Broncos stadium?
The buzz outside of Empower Field at Mile High was back with rising clouds of grill smoke, music bumping and orange jerseys descending through parking lots around the 24-year-old stadium. On Saturday, for the preseason home opener, Broncos football finally returned to 1701 Bryant St. But for how much longer? “I heard they’re trying to…
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Broncos coach Sean Payton explains optimism for reaching Super Bowl
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ENGLEWOOD — Sean Payton is not backing down from championship expectations. The Broncos coach made that much clear in a recent interview with Yahoo Sports. “The short-term goal is winning the division,” Payton told senior reporter Charles Robinson. “But this is a team capable of winning the Super Bowl. I’ve coached six teams that I…