Tag: Javonte Williams
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Broncos RB Jaleel McLaughlin fueled by ‘sour taste’ of missed opportunities last season
ENGLEWOOD — Broncos running back Jaleel McLaughlin cleaned out his locker in January after a first-round playoff exit with no desire for rest. “I was back working that same week,” McLaughlin recalled earlier this month during mandatory minicamp at Broncos Park. “I left a lot out there last year, and I know that. So, I’m…
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Broncos running backs coach Lou Ayeni lays out running back competition
ENGLEWOOD — Broncos running backs pinched white towels in bent elbows to protect quarterback Bo Nix. Lou Ayeni offers an explanation. The third-year running backs coach discussed the practice drill last week during mandatory minicamp at Broncos Park. It begins with players upright in a blocking posture — hands up — with towels hanging from…
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Broncos beat the Chargers 28-13. Here’s how it happened.
DENVER — The Denver Broncos, fresh off a bye week, hoped to get back on track against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. They did exactly that. The Broncos beat the Chargers 28-13, improving their record to 6-5. Here’s how it happened. 4Q: Broncos 28, Chargers 13 Justin Herbert hauled the ball off to a…
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How Broncos rookie Javonte Williams became one of the NFL’s fiercest runners
DENVER — Not long after Brian Hess became the strength and conditioning coach at North Carolina, was he introduced to then-sophomore running back Javonte Williams. Their introduction came in the weight room, where Williams is hard to miss. “I look down and I see Javonte with five plates (495 pounds) on the bar just hammering…
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Denver Broncos running backs Javonte Williams, Melvin Gordon III run for touchdowns, rue missed opportunities in front of end zone
Javonte Williams picked a good time to learn a lesson. The Broncos rookie running back scored his first career touchdown in Sunday’s 26-0 win over the New York Jets and was close to adding a second. With Denver up three possessions in the final minutes of its third straight win to open the season, the…
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Broncos stock up, stock down: Pat Surtain II, P.J. Locke showcase depth in secondary
MINNEAPOLIS — The Broncos crushed the Vikings, 33-6, Saturday in Minnesota, with several guys standing out and others falling behind. As roster cuts near, here’s whose stock rose and fell this week: Stock up CB Pat Surtain II: Surtain lived up to expectations in his first game with the Broncos. His first-quarter pass breakup and second quarter…