Tag: Sports In The United States
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Why Broncos WR Jerry Jeudy is poised for monster season
Brandon White works with some of the best wide receivers in the NFL. Guys like Buffalo’s Stefon Diggs, Kansas City’s Tyreek Hill, Cleveland’s Jarvis Landry and Minnesota’s Justin Jefferson, among others, go to White’s “Receiver Factory” in the offseason to critique their game. Another is Denver Broncos wide receiver Jerry Jeudy, who looks poised to…
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Northern Colorado at Colorado | Subplots we’ll watch
Debut for Wilson’s defense Colorado gave up nearly 32 points per game last season and finished the year by giving up 55 points to Texas in the bowl game. That wasn’t good enough for Karl Dorrell, who replaced defensive coordinator Tyson Summers with Chris Wilson this offseason. Wilson inherits a defense with talent and experience…
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Why Pat Surtain II has been the Broncos’ most impressive rookie: ‘He’s always asking questions’
ENGLEWOOD — Few people in the Broncos’ organization have a bad word to say about rookie cornerback Pat Surtain II. The ninth overall pick in the 2021 draft has looked anything but a rookie in his first few training camp practices. He’s only gotten beat a few times — mostly by his former Alabama teammate, Jerry Jeudy —…
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Broncos training camp observations: OLB Bradley Chubb participates in team drills for first time
ENGLEWOOD — Star outside linebacker Bradley Chubb participated in team drills for the first time during Broncos training camp Monday, while rookie cornerback Pat Surtain II got his first interception of camp. Here’s the top observations from Day 5: Star of the day: OLB Bradley Chubb Chubb didn’t do anything flashy during Monday’s practice, but he…
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Colorado football coach Karl Dorrell plans to build on strong start in Year 2
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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Peyton, Eli Manning to host alternate ‘Monday Night Football’ broadcast
The Sheriff is returning to “Monday Night Football.” Former Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, who helped Denver win Super Bowl 50, is set to host an alternate “Monday Night Football” broadcast this season, ESPN announced Monday. Peyton will be joined by his brother and former New York Giants quarterback, Eli, on ESPN2 and ESPN+ for 30…
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Will Aaron Rodgers play in Green Bay next season? ‘We’ll see’
Aaron Rodgers didn’t give any clues Tuesday evening on where he might be playing in a couple months. The Green Bay Packers quarterback and reigning NFL MVP has been mostly silent this offseason, after expressing displeasure with the Packers organization and requesting a trade that could possibly make him a Denver Bronco — reportedly one…
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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…