Woody Paige: Peyton Manning clearly all well and good for Broncos - WHAM!  On the first play of the Broncos’ scrimmage Saturday afternoon, Peyton Manning flung the football more than 50 yards toward Demaryius Thomas.  The Broncos didn’t get the points on the play, but 41,304 orangeclads got the point right away.  Peyton is going deep in Denver.  Read more from the Denver Post >>>>

Broncos star LB Miller wants more of everything in second year - For all the spectacle-wearing, sack-dancing, award-winning fun Von Miller had as a rookie for the Broncos last season, he is working on something bigger.  More sacks. More defensive snaps and tackles. More fashion-forward eye-glass frames to add to his ever-growing collection. The completion of his new house in Denver, and, for this former Texas A&M poultry science major, the purchase of his first two-dozen chickens.  As Miller moves into year No. 2 in the NFL, he’s hoping to prove he’s more than just a pass-rush demon and sidekick to Elvis Dumervil.  Read more from the Denver Post >>>>

Broncos RB Mario Fannin out with torn Achilles tendon - Mario Fannin has the most unfortunate professional statistics line: two training camps, two season-ending injuries, zero NFL preseason games.  Almost exactly a year after suffering a season-ending knee injury, Fannin tore his Achilles tendon Saturday during the team’s scrimmage.  Read more from the Denver Post >>>>

Broncos’ Mike McCoy, a former San Marin standout, relishing the chance to work with Peyton Manning - Mike McCoy’s dreams of playing quarterback in the NFL never materialized. Now, his job is to coach the surefire Hall of Fame QB, Peyton Manning — known for always wanting to be in control. Awkward?  Not at all.  ”I’ve been very fortunate to be around some very good players before,” said McCoy, the former star QB at San Marin High, now the offensive coordinator of the Denver Broncos. “But, yes — I’m sure when I look back, I’ll say that the chance to be around a player like this was special, that it doesn’t happen very often.”  Read more from Marin Independent Journal >>>>

Should the Denver Broncos Trade Ryan Clady Before NFL Free Agency? - Business in the NFL can largely turn into a game of chicken when it comes to contract talks. Left tackle Ryan Clady and the Denver Broncos appear headed in that direction with no new deal and free agency creeping closer.  Read more from Gather >>>>

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