Tag: Kendall Hinton
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Justin Fields’ strong start not enough to make Denver Broncos rue 2021 draft decision
George Paton’s decision during the 2021 NFL Draft didn’t look good for much of Sunday’s game, but his guys got the last laugh in the Broncos’ 31-28 win Sunday in Chicago. After Drew Lock, Jeff Driskel, Brett Rypien and quarterback-turned-receiver-turned-quarterback Kendall Hinton split the starts at quarterback in 2020, Denver’s general manager still needed a…
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Who will replace Jerry Jeudy’s production? Why KJ Hamler may be the Broncos’ answer
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On Monday, Broncos receiver KJ Hamler made it a point to get extra reps on one particular play. The second-year receiver, known for his speed, had an assistant coach throw him 100 over-the-shoulder deep balls. Less than 24 hours earlier, Hamler had dropped what would have been a touchdown on a wide-open over-the-shoulder deep ball —…
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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 minicamp observations: Fangio says entire staff is vaccinated; Gordon returns; Hinton impresses
Broncos coach Vic Fangio said Tuesday that his entire coaching staff has received the COVID-19 vaccine. This news comes after it was reported by NFL Network on June 4 that assistant coaches who were not vaccinated would lose Tier 1 status, meaning they would be banned from the field, meeting rooms and direct interactions with…
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Drew Lock throws 3 touchdown passes on first day of minicamp as his confidence grows
On the first day of the Broncos’ mandatory minicamp, Drew Lock looked like a different player than he did a week ago — or even several months ago. Last week, during Monday’s organized team activities practice, Lock was hesitant, throwing two interceptions during Denver’s team period. But this week, on Tuesday at minicamp, Lock looked…
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Drew Lock returns to Broncos after COVID debacle, says watching Sunday’s game was ‘gut-wrenching’
Drew Lock sat in his car outside the Broncos facility Monday morning waiting to take his rapid COVID test. As he waited, he spotted Kendall Hinton — the undrafted rookie practice squad receiver who took Lock’s place Sunday against the Saints in a 31-3 loss. “Kendall, man, I’m so proud of you for going out there,”…
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Broncos rookie roundup: Essang Bassey records first career interception against Saints
Kendall Hinton, an undrafted rookie practice squad wide receiver who played quarterback for the Broncos on Sunday, wasn’t the only Wake Forest grad thrown into the spotlight in Denver’s 31-3 loss to the Saints. Fellow undrafted rookie defensive back Essang Bassey had his first career interception against New Orleans. And that interception led to the…
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Drew Lock, Brett Rypien, Blake Bortles cleared to practice after 5 consecutive negative COVID tests: Report
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Broncos starting quarterback Drew Lock, backup Brett Rypien and practice squad QB Blake Bortles have been cleared to return to team activities after five straight days of testing negative for COVID-19, according to 9News’ Mike Klis. Lock, Rypien and Bortles were all deemed as “high-risk close contacts” after briefly not wearing their masks around third-string…
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3 takeaways from Broncos’ 31-3 loss to Saints: Offense struggles without QB; defense runs out of gas; why not postpone?
The Broncos didn’t stand a chance. With all four quarterbacks out due to third-stringer Jeff Driskel testing positive Thursday and Drew Lock, Brett Rypien and Blake Bortles being ruled ineligible by the NFL as close contacts, Denver played the Saints with no quarterback Sunday. This, of course, resulted in a 31-3 loss. Here’s three takeaways…