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  1. Miles

    Broncos, Briefly: Thursday, July 25, 2019

    AFC training camp battles to watch: Dolphins QB, Bills RB, more (Gregg Rosenthal, NFL.com) The very existence of this battle is disrespectful to Lindsay and shows how difficult it is to shake pre-draft evaluations. Lindsay was a Pro Bowl revelation as an undrafted rookie a season ago, but a...
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    Broncos, Briefly: Wednesday, July 24, 2019

    Roundtable: Chiefs, Chargers have Super Bowl dreams while rest of AFC West resets (The Athletic) Best-case scenario: Joe Flacco stays healthy, the run game is consistent, the offense actually scores (I know!), the new-look secondary eliminates the big plays it allowed last season, the team as a...
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    'I'm back, baby': Emmanuel Sanders returns to 7-on-7 work

    ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — For the first time in training camp, wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders participated in 7-on-7 drills. "I didn’t watch him when he was in there," Head Coach Vic Fangio said Wednesday. "I’ll watch it when I go [in], but that was the plan today to get him anywhere from four to six...
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    Broncos Day 6 Camp report: Temperatures, tempers run hot

    PRACTICE NOTES ... WR Emmanuel Sanders wasted no time getting into the action during his first seven-on-seven period of training camp. He caught the first pass of the period on a slant from Joe Flacco, then had another reception four snaps later past two defenders before he went back to the...
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    Bradley Chubb voted No. 82 on NFL Top 100 list

    As it turns out, recording 12 sacks as a rookie does wonders for a player looking to make an impression on his peers. Bradley Chubb, the fifth-overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, was voted the 82nd-best player in the NFL, the league announced Tuesday. Chubb is the first Broncos player to be...
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    Broncos, Briefly: Tuesday, July 22, 2019

    Broncos notes: Method to Fangio's long practices (Mike Klis, 9NEWS) At two hours, 45 minutes for the morning workout Monday, the Broncos are now practicing nearly an hour more than they did when Mike Shanahan, Gary Kubiak or Vance Joseph was their head coach. Those coaches believed keeping...
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    Sacco Sez: Training camp, then and now

    The Denver Broncos are officially in their first week of the 2019 training camp, and it is obvious how impressive Head Coach Vic Fangio and quarterback Joe Flacco are carrying themselves. There are many impressive young prospects, and the team does everything possible to make all conditions...
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    Broncos sign P Justin Vogel

    ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Broncos signed punter Justin Vogel and waived kicker Taylor Bertolet on Tuesday, the team announced. Vogel appeared in 16 games for the Packers in 2017 and averaged 44.4 yards per punt. His longest punt of the season traveled 62 yards. The Packers then waived Vogel...
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    Mason's Mailbag: Shelby Harris fits well up front

    The question of how soon Drew Lock could see play time has been asked quite a bit, but how long could Joe Flacco hold off the rookie with great play? A wild-card spot this year, a playoff win next, etc.; could he play so well that Lock would sit his rookie contract? -- Stephen Phelps If...
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    Catching up on Camp: The biggest storylines from the first five days of Broncos training camp

    A FIRST LOOK AT FLACCO Though the offense likely wishes to find more consistency, it's clear that Joe Flacco is the unquestioned starter. His leadership, experience and arm talent have all shined early in camp. “Joe’s got a calm demeanor about him, but he is still a fiery competitor," Fangio...
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    WR Juwann Winfree misses Broncos' Monday training camp practice

    ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Rookie wide receiver Juwann Winfree missed his first practice of training camp on Monday with a leg injury. Head Coach Vic Fangio said Winfree got hit during Sunday’s practice. “His leg wasn’t feeling right, so we kept him out,” Fangio said. Tight end Jake Butt (knee)...
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    Broncos Day 5 Camp report: Lingering longer on the field

    ... While the passing game struggled at times, the ground game appeared to be on firmer footing. Phillip Lindsay, Royce Freeman, Devontae Booker, Khalfani Muhammad and Devontae Jackson all had some solid runs that were typically set up by quick cuts and acceleration that allowed them to burst...
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    Broncos, Briefly: Monday, July 22, 2019

    Annual NFL Training Camp Tour Begins — and It's already In Jeopardy (Peter King, Football Morning in America) Miller, suddenly 30, has always had a get-off stance similar to Lawrence Taylor’s, one foot back, leaning forward, threatening the inside but usually going outside, so you have to...
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    Jake Butt gets 'day off' from practice as he returns from injury

    ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Head Coach Vic Fangio and the Broncos gave tight end Jake Butt a day off from practice on Sunday as he works back from a torn ACL. “We thought he could use a day off today,” Fangio said. “He’d gone three days in a row. So [it’s] just normal work back into play from the...
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    'Perfect complements': OC Rich Scangarello has seen a duo like Lindsay and Freeman before

    ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Rich Scangarello has seen this running back duo before. Phillip Lindsay and Royce Freeman may have made names for themselves in Denver, but they also remind the Broncos’ new offensive coordinator of two running backs he coached in Atlanta in 2015. The Falcons’ Tevin...
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    Alongside Bowlen family, Broncos fans raise funds and show support on Alzheimer’s Awareness Day at training camp

    ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Just over a month after the passing of Broncos Owner Pat Bowlen, several of his children reunited at UCHealth Training Center on the fourth day of training camp to continue fighting the battle against Alzheimer’s disease that he waged over the last five years after stepping...
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    Broncos Camp Day 4 report: Juwann Winfree turns heads

    ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Rookie wide receiver Juwann Winfree made catch after catch during the first three days of training camp, and that continued Sunday morning, as he punctuated his day with a grab of a short pass from Drew Lock that saw the quarterback fling the football under a pass rush and...
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    Broncos sign WR Jamarius Way

    ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Broncos signed wide receiver Jamarius Way on Saturday, the team announced. The team placed wide receiver Romell Guerrier on the reserve/retired list in a corresponding roster move. Way, an undrafted rookie from the University of South Alabama, participated in rookie...
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    WR River Cracraft out at least a week, TE Troy Fumagalli day to day

    ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Wide receiver River Cracraft missed Saturday’s training camp practice with a muscle injury. “He’s going to be out at least a week,” Head Coach Vic Fangio said, “and after that we’ll see how it goes.” Tight end Troy Fumagalli participated early in practice before leaving...
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    Learning from failure: How Dalton Risner is embracing the tough lessons early in training camp

    ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Practice didn’t start the way second-round pick Dalton Risner would've hoped. On the first play of team-period drills on Saturday, the rookie offensive lineman got bull-rushed by a defensive lineman into the backfield — and right into Joe Flacco. “When you get bull-rushed...
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