NFL Network’s Jason La Canfora released the updated salary cap situations for each NFL team.  These figures are current as of March 30.

Denver Broncos

•  Current contracts: 46
• Previous year carryover: $26,000,000.00
• Adjustments: $635,894.00
• Adjusted cap: $147,235,894.00
• Team cap: $133,433,373.00
• Cap room: $13,802,521.00
• Team cash: $104,922,133.36

The Broncos’ $13.8 million in cap room is second most in the AFC West, behind only the Chiefs’ $17 million.

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Just over a week after landing arguably the biggest free agent in NFL history, John Elway sat down with ESPN’s Adam Schefter to discuss the courtship of Peyton Manning and the Broncos continued efforts to build a championship-caliber team.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRq0Gp33mYo

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Broncos’ Peyton Manning beats fear factor in his return to NFL - There were several times during the 439 days that passed between the time he took his last meaningful snap for the Colts and when he signed his new contract with the Broncos that Peyton Manning couldn’t help but wonder if his career might be over.  Read more from the Denver Post >>>>

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Tabloid writers, get set for Tim Tebow! - What a week for NFL adjustments. The New Orleans Saints have to adjust to losing much of their coaching staff and possibly most of their defense. The Denver Broncos have to adjust to having a real Hall of Famer at quarterback again, while the Indianapolis Colts have to adjust to not even having Curtis Painter anymore. The Miami Dolphins and Jacksonville Jags have to adjust to, well, check that, nothing new there.  Read more from ESPN >>>>

Peyton Manning And Caleb Hanie Give Denver Broncos Ultimate Risk Vs. Reward At Quarterback - When all is said and done in the AFC West in the 2012 season, the Denver Broncos are either going to be as tall as the mountains that surround them or falling deep into the same valley they occupied as one of the NFL’s worst teams in 2010. They’ve set themselves up for that much with their quarterback signings of Peyton Manning and Caleb Hanie in the last week.  Read more from SB Nation >>>>

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Phew, what a day.

As if Peyton Manning’s much-ballyhooed visit to Denver wasn’t enough…

The NFL announced Friday afternoon three Broncos players will begin the 2012 season suspended for performance-enhancing drugs.

Broncos linebacker D.J. Williams disputes the validity of his failed test. (courtesy Jeffrey Beall)

Linebacker D.J. Williams and DT Ryan McBean will be suspended for the first six games of the season.  Tight end Virgil Green will be suspended for four.  The Broncos released a statement, but didn’t go into too many details citing confidentiality:

“We are aware of this matter, but due to the confidentiality of the program, we are unable to provide additional comment on the situation.”

The Broncos may not be saying much, but Williams is.  Through his agent, Williams called the suspension “unjust” with the following:

 I understand from media reports today that the NFL has announced a suspension based on a specimen that the NFL acknowledges did not contain steroids or any illegal substance. Instead, the NFL contends that I provided a non-human specimen.

I have never failed a test of any kind – for steroids or illegal substances – during my eight-year pro career. I am proud of my record and proud of the way in which I conduct myself as a professional athlete and citizen. We proved – conclusively – at the NFL hearing on this matter that the NFL and its specimen collector wholly failed in their duties to safeguard and process my specimen properly.

In fact, the specimen collector was fired by the NFL after compromising my specimen as well as others’. The hearing officer, an NFL executive, ignored the NFL’s own Policy, engaged in inappropriate communications with top NFL officials about this matter without my knowledge or approval, corrupted the system, ignored that my specimen had been compromised, and now has subjected me to humiliation as well as suspension. We will be vigorously pursuing my rights in the judicial system.

My suspension is unjust; the NFL has undermined and corrupted its own steroid policy.

The three suspended players can still participate in offseason activities and the preseason.

Williams says he’ll fight the suspension.  The Denver Post reports McBean will do the same.

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For Denver Broncos, Tim Tebow’s Future is at Fullback - Tim Tebow can be an NFL Star, but the Denver Broncos need to realize that his best chance for stardom beyond his faith or luck is to convert him to another position before free agency begins.  Regardless of what side of fandom you fall on regarding one of the NFL’s most popular players, no one can question Tim Tebow’s heart, passion and desire to be a team player.  Read more from The Sports Bank >>>>

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Broncos’ RB McGahee handles full work load at practice -  Broncos running back Willis McGahee increased his work load to full participation at practice today, just three days after tweaking his hamstring in a loss Sunday to the Patriots.  Read more from The Denver Post >>>>

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Former Giant Lavelle relates to NFL’s Tebow - In regard to the negative and the positive intensity directed toward a certain Bible-toting quarterback these days for the Denver Broncos, Gary Lavelle can relate.  He saw much of this years ago.  Many, many years ago.  Read more from MLB >>>>

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Attention on Broncos’ Tim Tebow grows as Tom Brady, Patriots await - Another day, another mob crowding in on Tim Tebow as the swirl continues to grow around the Broncos quarterback with each passing victory.  Read more from The Denver Post >>>>

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John Fox says Broncos trying to start quicker vs. Patriots - Broncos coach John Fox said Wednesday following a 2-hour practice that he is not a stats guy. But it only takes a calculator to determine that Sunday’s opponent, the New England Patriots, have averaged 22 points for the first three quarters, while the Broncos’ average is 9.  Read more from The Denver Post >>>>

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ESPN: NFL Power Rankings with a focus on the AFC West.

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NFL.com: A customized offense won’t solve Tim Tebow’s troubles.

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