A Broncos preseason in review - The Broncos made the moves they had to make Friday as they trimmed the roster to 53 players in the hours following their preseason finale late Thursday night in Arizona. And after the record crowds at their Dove Valley complex for open practices and the next level buzz both near and far about a certain future Hall of Famer now at quarterback all through the preseason, here are some things that stood out over the previous month. Read more from the Denver Post >>>>
Broncos place Jeremy Beal on injured reserve with knee injury - One of the Broncos’ first roster moves Friday was to place defensive end Jeremy Beal on season-ending injured reserve. Beal, a terrific player at the University of Oklahoma who spent his rookie season of 2011 on the Broncos’ practice squad, was having an impressive preseason. However, he suffered what coach John Fox called a knee sprain in the final game Thursday night at Arizona. Read more from the Denver Post >>>>
Broncos QB Brock Osweiler enjoys return to his old stomping grounds - In the end, playing in front of large contingent of family and friends, Broncos rookie quarterback Brock Osweiler found himself three feet from putting a nice exclamation point on his preseason finale. But after a seven-yard scramble he was tackled at the Cardinals’ 1-yard line and Matt Prater kicked a 19-yard field goal on the next play to cap off Osweiler’s best drive of the preseason, a 14-play, 94-yard affair to open the fourth quarter Thursday. Read more from the Denver Post >>>>
Notebook: Making an Impression - By Friday at 7 p.m. MDT, the Broncos can have only 53 men on their roster. The team entered Thursday’s game with 75. Head Coach John Fox made the decision to hold 25 players, most of which starters, out of the game to give the bottom of the roster more playing time. Read more from Denver Broncos >>>>
Note from Roger Goodell - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wrote a note to NFL fans prior to the start of the 2012 season. Read more from Denver Broncos >>>>
Gruden not sold on Manning’s Broncos - In our NFL previews, the consensus is the Denver Broncos will win the AFC West. However, “Monday Night Football” analyst Jon Gruden is not so sure. In a conference call with media members, Gruden was asked what his expectations for the Peyton Manning-led Broncos are in 2012. Gruden isn’t sold that Manning and the Broncos will be great. Read more from ESPN >>>>
Peyton Manning: Why Broncos Fans Should Expect Big Things from Superstar QB - There is very little reason to believe Peyton Manning won’t be successful with the Denver Broncos this season. And yet, for some reason, many seem hesitant to believe that the Broncos will be able to do some damage in the AFC this season. Sports Illustrated’s Peter King made waves this week when he predicted that the Broncos will make it to the Super Bowl (where they’ll face Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers). I don’t know if I’d go that far; rarely can anyone predict the eventual Super Bowl contenders. Who would’ve thought that the Giants would have been facing the Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI a few months ago? Read more from Bleacher Report >>>>
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