Buzz: Broncos “getting tough” in contract negotiations
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The release of longtime Denver Broncos cap manager Mike Bluem didn’t go unnoticed, but it didn’t cause a huge stir either. Executives and personnel come and go, especially with regime changes, and the hiring of 25-year player rep Mike Sullivan could simply be a matter of John Elway finding a person with whom he felt more comfortable working...
Via BroncoTalk
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7 days ago
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7 days ago
2013 COMMITS and PROSPECTS - Recruiting Thread
The 2012 recruiting cycle is over and National Signing Day is now behind us. It's
been a drama filled week loaded with both good and bad news.
Jordan Jenkins finished the week up with his signing ceremony today, we had the Josh Harvey-Clemons saga, and now the recent events resulting in three players being kicked off of the football team. We all know how important this...
Via Leather Helmet Blog
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9 days ago
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9 days ago
NFL's Greatest Players (1997-2011): No. 1-25
So many great players have come and gone in the last fifteen years let alone in the entire history of the NFL. 2011 marks the fifteenth year I have been following the National Football League. To celebrate, reflection was needed to see who the greatest players were during that timeframe.
The following is a list of the top 100 players to play during the years of 1997-2011. The...
Via Football Nation
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10 days ago
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10 days ago
Pro Bowl to feature plenty of offense, new faces
Tony Gonzalez, Ray Lewis and Champ Bailey know what to expect. The new faces at the Pro Bowl aren't so sure, and are curious how intense they should play in Sunday's all-star game.
''I've never been in a Pro Bowl before, so I don't know what the tempo is going to be like,'' San Diego Chargers running back Ryan Mathews said. ''So it's going...
Via AP on Fox
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16 days ago
NFC-AFC Preview
Tony Gonzalez, Ray Lewis and Champ Bailey know what to expect. The new faces at the Pro Bowl aren't so sure, and are curious how intense they should play in Sunday's all-star game.
''I've never been in a Pro Bowl before, so I don't know what the tempo is going to be like,'' San Diego Chargers running back Ryan Mathews said. ''So it's going...
Via AP on Fox
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16 days ago
Pro Bowl to feature plenty of offense, new faces
HONOLULU (AP) -- Tony Gonzalez, Ray Lewis and Champ Bailey know what to expect. The new faces at the Pro Bowl aren't so sure, and are curious how intense they should play in Sunday's all-star game.
Via SI.com
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16 days ago
Pro Bowl to feature plenty of offense, new faces
Tony Gonzalez, Ray Lewis and Champ Bailey know what to expect. The new faces at the Pro Bowl aren't so sure, and are curious how intense they should play in Sunday's all-star game.
Via MSNBC
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16 days ago
Broncos react to Allen departure
Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Dennis Allen answers questions from the media after the team's NFL football practice, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, in Englewood, Colo. The Broncos are scheduled to play the New England Patriots in an AFC divisional playoff game on Saturday, Jan. 14 in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Barry Gutierrez)
Denver Broncos players, coaches, and staff react...
Via BroncoTalk
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19 days ago
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19 days ago
Where Dennis Allen goes, success follows
Raiders new head coach may not have any head coaching on which to look back. But he is not free of experience and success. He certainly had something that impressed Reggie McKenzie and it is likely the same thing that had him rising in the coaching ranks as quickly as he has.
Allen is just 39 years of age but football is in his blood and has always been part of his life. His father...
Via Thoughts from the Dark Side
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19 days ago
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19 days ago
Kansas City Chiefs’ Roster Review: Cornerback
The offseason roster review of the Kansas City Chiefs rolls on today with a look at the corners. Previously, we’ve covered both lines, tight end and the safeties and you can find the links to those posts below. In each post we look at the Kansas City starter(s) and compare them to AFC West rivals, and the same is done here today.
Kansas City is solid at the corners with 25-year...
Via Rant Sports
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20 days ago
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20 days ago
Bailey: Allen's departure just means more change for Broncos
Denver Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey was visibly disappointed Tuesday upon learning that his defensive coordinator, Dennis Allen, had agreed to become coach of the AFC West rival Oakland Raiders.
Via NFL.com
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20 days ago
Tebow Has A Champ (Bailey) In His Corner
Denver Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey is one of the stronger voices in the team's locker room. So when he speaks teammates listen. Bailey has given quarterback Tim Tebow a vote of confidence following John Elway's announcement that Tebow will be named the starter going in to next season's training camp.Bailey says he's behind Tebow, but also points out what he...
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24 days ago
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24 days ago
Champ Bailey Says Broncos QB Tim Tebow 'Still Has Lot To Prove'
One reason the run of Tim Tebow this year was so surprising was because, even though Tebow obviously has major flaws with his mechanics, that didnt seem to matter to his teammates. The Broncos seemed to elevate their play late in games, and even veterans like cornerback Champ Bailey looked to Tebow as a team leader. But now that the season over (after a Broncos playoff victory...
Via GridironFans.com
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25 days ago
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25 days ago
Broncos’ Brian Dawkins Joins Pro Bowl Squad
Broncos’ veteran safety Brian Dawkins was named to the 2012 Pro Bowl on Thursday, replacing Pittsburgh’s Troy Polamalu for the AFC squad. Originally named a first alternate in December, Dawkins will make the ninth Pro Bowl appearance of his career.
Dawkins will join cornerback Champ Bailey, defensive end Elvis Dumervil, linebacker Von Miller, running back Willis McGahee...
Via BroncoTalk
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25 days ago
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25 days ago
Champ Bailey Says Tim Tebow Has a lot to Prove, Needs to Become Better Passer
Tim Tebow has earned the title of starting quarterback of the Denver Broncos. Without his leadership and will, it would have have been tough to imagine the Broncos making it all the way to the divisional round of the playoffs this year. His 2011 run resulted in John Elway naming Tebow the starter heading into training camp next season — much to the dismay of Brian Billick...
Via Larry Brown Sports
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25 days ago
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25 days ago
Sound FX Broncos vs. Patriots. 2012 (by NFLPigskinBlog) Not too...
Sound FX Broncos vs. Patriots. 2012 (by NFLPigskinBlog)
Not too much good Patriots stuff here since it’s Champ Bailey that’s miked, though there is a funny exchange with him asking Hernando if he’s a running back now.
Via Pats Propaganda
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25 days ago
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25 days ago
Champ Bailey: Tebow Needs to Throw From the Pocket
Denver Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey supports Tim Tebow as the Broncos quarterback, but he knows the only way they’ll go anywhere is if Tebow can be more consistent.
“I think Tim has a lot to prove still,” Bailey said today on Jim Rome Is Burning via Pro FootballTalk.com. “He’s proven he can win some tough games. Now it’s just being consistent. One thing about him,...
Via Pro Football Zone
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26 days ago
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26 days ago
Tebow Has A Champ (Bailey) In His Corner
Denver Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey is one of the stronger voices in the team's locker room. So when he speaks teammates listen. Bailey has given quarterback Tim Tebow a vote of confidence following John Elway's announcement that Tebow will be named the starter going in to next season's training camp.
Bailey says he's behind Tebow, but also points out what he...
Via Just Sports And Just Us
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26 days ago
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26 days ago
Champ Bailey: Tim Tebow has to learn to throw from the pocket
Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey says he’s behind Tim Tebow as the franchise’s quarterback of the future. But Bailey says Tebow has to prove that he can be a consistently accurate pocket passer before he removes any doubt about his long-term success as an NFL quarterback. “I think Tim has a lot to prove still,” Bailey…
Via Pro Football Talk
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26 days ago
Broncos’ OT Ryan Clady Will Play in Pro Bowl
There will be at least four players representing the Denver Broncos in the 2012 Pro Bowl later this month, as offensive tackle Ryan Clady will join cornerback Champ Bailey, Elvis Dumervil and Von Miller as a first alternate.
“It’s official, heading to Hawaii for the Pro Bowl next week,” Clady tweeted on Tuesday afternoon. Shout out to everyone who voted, I appreciate...
Via BroncoTalk
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27 days ago
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27 days ago
Pro Bowl: Possible Six Broncos Represented
Over the next few weeks, we’re going to see a lot of football. This weekend, the NFL’s AFC and NFC championship games will be played. One week later, the college football Senior Bowl will be played a day before the NFL’s 2012 Pro Bowl. And of course, then comes Super Bowl XLVI.
Today, we’re going to talk about the NFL’s Annual All-Star Game, and...
Via BroncoTalk
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27 days ago
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27 days ago
Broncos both bummed, buoyed as they look to 2012
The bleary-eyed Denver Broncos gathered solemnly Sunday to collect their things and bid farewell for another winter following their blowout loss to the New England Patriots.
The good-byes this year came in mid-January for a change after the Broncos crashed the postseason party for the first time in six seasons.
While some players were buoyed by their bounce-back season in which...
Via AP on Fox
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29 days ago
Champ Bailey says Broncos must improve before back-patting
Cleaning out his locker today along with his Denver teammates, Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey said it's time for players to begin planning on how to improve rather than patting each other on the back.
Via Denver Post
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29 days ago
Champ Bailey Hopes Tim Tebow Has More Magic for Broncos Next Season
FOXBORO, Mass. -- Tim Tebow sure does get a lot of attention, but will he get a lot of snaps next season as the Broncos' No. 1 quarterback? That's been the question for most of the year, and while training camp is a long way away for the Broncos, veteran cornerback Champ Bailey is already hoping for some more magic next year. "I hope so," Bailey said when asked...
Via NESN.com
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29 days ago
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29 days ago
Pats trying to break two playoff losing streaks
By Jim Donaldson Not only did the Patriots go into Saturday night's game hoping to snap a three-game postseason losing streak dating back to Super Bowl XLII, but they also were trying to notch their first posteason win in three tries against the Broncos.
The Pats had played them twice before in the playoffs, both times in Denver.
They first met in January, 1987...
Via Projo Pats Blog
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January 14, 2012
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