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    'We've got some stallions': QB Drew Lock reacts to Broncos' 2020 NFL Draft additions

    Lock said he told his former college teammate that he needed to use the slight as motivation for the future. "It ended up being the same thing that I was feeling: that there was never going to be a time that he's going to forget this feeling," Lock sad. "If there's a time where he maybe wanted...
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    Mile High Morning: Looking back on the reaction to the Broncos' selection of Von Miller in 2011

    As we continue to think about draft grades and all that stuff less than a week after the 2020 NFL Draft, it got me thinking: I wonder what the reaction was like after Miller was drafted by the Broncos in 2011. I found this article from the day Miller was drafted, "Von Miller: Shades of Derrick...
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    Mile High Morning: In interview with Rich Eisen, John Elway, Brett Favre recall their conversations after Super Bowl XXXII

    The Lead John Elway and Brett Favre, the two starting quarterbacks in Super Bowl XXXII, joined Rich Eisen on his Wednesday show and proceeded to delight viewers with their recollection of memories from that game and others from their football career. For Packers fans, this segment may be...
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    'They've got two of my guys': Former Missouri HC Barry Odom reflects on connection between Drew Lock, Albert Okwuegbunam

    Okwuegbunam, though, didn't arrive at Missouri as a bulked up 255-pound player. When Missouri recruited the former basketball player, Okwuegbunam was nearly 40 pounds lighter. "When we recruited him, he was a skilled athlete, but he was really 215 pounds, I think, when he stepped on campus,"...
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    OLB Von Miller tests negative for COVID-19

    ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Von Miller has tested negative for COVID-19, the Broncos' star pass rusher announced Thursday. "Got my results back. I'm 'negative' for Covid-19," Miller tweeted Thursday. Miller originally tested positive for the novel coronavirus on April 16. "It's super serious,"...
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    John Elway discusses NFL Draft surprises, confidence in Drew Lock in NBC interviews

    In the wake of the 2020 NFL Draft, President of Football Operations/General Manager John Elway made the media rounds at NBC to discuss the team's newest draft class and second-year quarterback Drew Lock. In interviews with Mike Tirico and Rich Eisen, Elway explained the Broncos' decision to...
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    An inside look from Director of Player Personnel Matt Russell at how the Broncos scouted, ranked and selected wide receiver Jerry Jeudy

    ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — When President of Football Operations/General Manager John Elway and the Broncos selected former Alabama wide receiver Jerry Jeudy with the 15th-overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, it marked the beginning of Jeudy's career in Denver. But it also marked the end of the...
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    Mile High Morning: Meet KJ Hamler's musically inclined parents

    The Lead On Tuesday, KJ Hamler got to see the first jersey he's ever had with his name on the back. Penn State, keeping with school tradition, does not feature players' names on the back of their jerseys. "I ain't never seen my name on the back of a jersey," he said with a smile as his...
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    Broncos agree to terms with DL Christian Covington

    ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Broncos have added another piece to an increasingly deep defensive line. Denver has agreed to terms with sixth-year defensive lineman Christian Covington on a one-year contract, the team announced Tuesday. Covington, a former sixth-round pick, spent the first four...
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    'It's just been this cool tradition': How former Bronco Matt Mauck, third-round pick Lloyd Cushenberry III are connected by an LSU jers

    ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Sixteen years before the Denver Broncos turned in the card and drafted LSU center Lloyd Cushenberry III, they selected a different member of the LSU program. Seven players from LSU's 2003 team were drafted that year on the heels of a national championship of their own — and...
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    'It's either adapt or die in the NFL': Peter King impressed by the Broncos' changes on offense

    Two years can make a world of difference. At this time in 2018, the Broncos' anticipated starting Case Keenum at quarterback, either Devontae Booker or Royce Freeman at running back and Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders at wide receiver. Following the 2020 draft, the offense is now...
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    Broncos waive four players following 2020 NFL Draft

    ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Following the 2020 NFL Draft, the Broncos waived four players to remain below the 90-man roster limit. Safety Tyvis Powell, tight end Bug Howard and defensive linemen Deyon Sizer and Jay-Tee Tiuli were all waived. Sizer is the lone player from the group to appear in a game...
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    Ask Aric: What role will the Broncos' rookies play in Year 1?

    What role do you see the rookies playing [in Year 1]? — Blake E. Let's go through the class: WR Jerry Jeudy: Day 1 starter, will be the Broncos' No. 2 receiving option behind Courtland Sutton. I'd set the early bar at 650 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Anything over that should be...
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    Sacco Sez: How John Elway's draft focus on offense looks both to his past and to the Broncos' future

    Denver was the only participant without a skill position player to be initially named a Pro Bowler — running back Sammy Winder made it once as an alternate — and shockingly, the only other offensive Pro Bowler (aside from Elway) during those three Super Bowl runs was guard Keith Bishop. Two...
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    Mile High Morning: Denver trending upward in post-draft power rankings

    The Lead It's never too early to talk power rankings, and in the newest set from NFL.com's Dan Hanzus, he has the Broncos as one of the biggest risers since free agency. Now, that doesn't have them rocketing up the board into the top 10 or anything (they're at No. 21, harrumph), but they're...
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    Mile High Morning: Denver's voluntary virtual offseason program set to begin as team marches toward 2020 season

    The Lead With draft picks made and college free agents added, the Broncos are ready to take the next step toward the 2020 season. That begins today, as the Broncos previously announced that their three-week voluntary virtual offseason program starts on April 27. Though teams may not begin...
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    Where the Broncos' roster stands after the 2020 NFL Draft

    OFFENSIVE LINE: Projected starters: LT Garett Bolles, LG Dalton Risner, C Lloyd Cushenberry III, RG Graham Glasgow, RT Ja'Wuan James Key reserve(s): Elijah Wilkinson, Pat Morris, Austin Schlottmann, Netane Muti Head Coach Vic Fangio said Cushenberry will compete with Morris for the center...
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    Broncos agree to terms with seven college free agents

    ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — In the wake of the 2020 NFL Draft, the Broncos added more playmakers to their roster Sunday as they agreed to terms with seven college free agents. Western Michigan RB LeVante Bellamy, Texas Tech S Douglas Coleman III, Vanderbilt QB Riley Neal, Wake Forest WR Kendall Hinton...
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    2020 NFL Draft grades: Broncos earn high marks from league analysts

    Dan Kadar, SB Nation: B+ "… The team's second-round pick was used on Penn State's KJ Hamler. If there is a DeSean Jackson in this draft, it is Hamler. His game is speed and more speed. Speaking of, the Broncos got Lock another speedy target in tight end Albert Okwuegbunam of Missouri in the...
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    Broncos select G Netane Muti with 181st-overall pick

    ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Broncos added another player up front by drafting Fresno State guard Netane Muti with the 181st-overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. Muti earned honorable mention All-Mountain West honors in 2017, which was his lone season as a full-time starter. That year, as a redshirt...
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