Broncos Rumors & News

Black Sports Online "With Trump always go with the opposite. If he is telling the NFL they should be good to go by September, I believe there is a high possibility that won’t be happening. " April 04

The Score "President Donald Trump held a conference call with commissioners across all North American sports leagues Saturday and said he believes the NFL schedule should start on time in September despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. Included in..." April 04

NBC Sports "Derek Wolfe wasn’t the Ravens’ first choice as a free agent addition to their defensive line, but they turned his way after a deal with Michael Brockers fell through. Wolfe doesn’t think that change is going to have a negative impact on the performance..." April 04

Clutch Points "As comes with any professional sports draft, the futility of moving around throughout the NFL Draft can really dictate the future of a franchise for many years to come. When a team decides to move up for a specific player, the return on investment must be much higher than a normal player, due..." April 04

The Score "One of the staples of the NFL draft is when top prospects take the stage to meet commissioner Roger Goodell upon being selected. With the public draft events canceled in favor of a virtual experience due to the coronavirus pandemic, the league turned to EA Sports to help continue the..." April 03

USA Today "The NFL's expansion to a 17-game regular season could throw a wrench into the plans for one future Super Bowl site. The league is considering moving the 2024 Super Bowl out of New Orleans due to a potential conflict with Mardi Gras. New Orleans was awarded the event in..." April 03

The Big Lead "ESPN showed a replay of the 2006 Rose Bowl on Thursday night. The game that featured Vince Young and Texas holding off Pete Carroll and USC in an instant classic, 41-38. One of the biggest plays of the game was LenDale White getting stuffed on 4th and 2 to end USC's final drive...." April 03

Mile High Report "Broncos’ quarterback Drew Lock is at home in Kansas City, and although he’s having to adapt his workouts and training plan due to stay-at-home measures for Coronavirus, the soon-to-be second-year starter is making good use of his time. Speaking to Broncos TV’s..." April 03

Awful Announcing "With most live sports suspended indefinitely thanks to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, plenty of networks are airing old games for programming. An interesting new one there is the NFL RedZone channel (the Scott Hanson-hosted one available on most cable providers, (but not..." April 03

NFL.com "The NFL's chief medical officer, Dr. Allen Sills, who is spearheading the league's response to the new coronavirus pandemic, said widespread testing would have to be available before the reopening of the league could be contemplated. He cautioned against assuming that earlier comments..." April 03

Sportsnaut "As the NFL salary cap continues to rise each season and the value of franchise quarterbacks skyrockets with each record deal, NFL owners reportedly tried to push back against it this offseason. During negotiations on a collective-bargaining agreement, team owners pushed for a measure that would..." April 03

SI "A few hours before we talked on Wednesday afternoon, Falcons coach Dan Quinn called a noon staff meeting. During these strange days, he’s routinely scheduled those to start and end each week, to be done from everyone’s homes, but he threw this one in because he had a guest speaker..." April 03

BaltimoreRavens.com "Long before he signed with the Ravens, Derek Wolfe felt a connection with them. The newest addition to the defensive line admired the Ravens organization from afar during his eight years in Denver. In fact, Wolfe came close to requesting a trade last year, with the Broncos..." April 03

Pro Football Talk "Broncos quarterback Drew Lock wants to build on his rookie season. Lock is doing the best he can on his own. Lock is staying at his parents’ house in Kansas City, maintaining a schedule that includes working out, throwing and studying the team’s new offensive..." April 02

NFL.com "This coming Monday, a handful of NFL team facilities were supposed to open to players for the start of offseason workouts. Instead, the doors will remain closed for the foreseeable future, leading to increasing questions about the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on players' mental and..." April 02

Pro Football Talk "NFL teams will have little or no offseason workouts in 2020. Which means that players will be working out on their own. Which means that some players won’t be content to, for example, grind away at a home gym. Players will want to get onto a football field, and they will want to..." April 02

Sportsnaut "The XFL showed just how viable and important having a sky judge can be, and now the NFL Competition Committee is interested in the idea as well. One year after the committee rejected a sky judge proposal, it is showing support for the notion of having that extra set of eyes to help correct..." April 02

The Score "The initial rush of free agency has dried up, yet there still remains a potential for blockbuster moves. There are several players who are either on the trade block or are now expendable. Here are 15 big names who could be moved out of their current situation. Yannick..." April 02

Giants "The Giants today announced they have signed long snapper Casey Kreiter to a one-year contract. The team also officially announced the signing of running back Dion Lewis, who agreed to contract terms last week. Lewis is an eight-year veteran who played the last two seasons for the..." April 02

Larry Brown Sports "Von Miller’s annual April Fool’s Day joke continues to fool fans left and right. Miller posted a heartfelt message on Instagram Wednesday thanking Broncos fans, accompanied by an image claiming he’d been released by the team. Check the date, of..." April 01

Sportsnaut "The 2020 NFL Draft is just weeks away and the league is reportedly still trying to figure out how it will navigate a virtual draft experience. Among the changes the NFL is considering to the draft structure, brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, is reportedly allowing teams a one-time extension..." April 01

Mediaite "ESPN’s Adam Schefter dug into the NFL for their decision to hold the NFL Draft as scheduled starting on April 23 while “there’s carnage on the streets” amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Schefter, who’s most known for breaking NFL free agent signings..." April 01

USA Today "With free agency having reached a near standstill after two weeks, it's becoming easier to see what's missing from the NFL's contending class — as well as the teams hoping to make the jump into that tier. For some, losing a key veteran or missing out on a..." April 01

Pro Football Talk "More football, in most cases, is always good. More playoff games definitely are good. But here’s one thing that may not be so good: The official expansion of the field from 12 teams to 14 places a gigantic premium on earning the top seed in each conference. The No. 1..." April 01

Larry Brown Sports "Phillip Lindsay is looking forward to doing battle with the newcomer in town. In an interview Monday with Mike Kils of 9News in Denver, the Broncos running back said that he was embracing the competition for the starting position with the newly-signed Melvin Gordon. " April 01

CBS Sports "If NFL teams have proven one thing this offseason, it's that they love making trades, and not even a global pandemic has been able to slow that down.  Over the past four weeks alone, we've already seen Nick Foles, Stefon Diggs, DeForest Buckner, Hayden..." April 01

Las Vegas Review Journal "The NFL soon might be circling back to Las Vegas as a site for its annual draft, perhaps as early as 2022. That’s what NFL vice-president Peter O’Reilly told reporters Tuesday on a conference call. If so, Raiders owner Mark Davis is ready to embrace it with open..." April 01

Yahoo! Sports "NFL players approved a new Collective Bargaining Agreement earlier this year by a 60-vote margin, but that could have been different had more votes been cast during the process. Nearly 22 percent of the eligible voters elected not to cast a ballot.  " April 01

Clutch Points "Derek Wolfe appears to be excited about joining the Baltimore Ravens, but he’s also relieved to be out of the AFC West. While he was thankful for his time with the Denver Broncos, Wolfe is thrilled that he no longer has to face Patrick Mahomes twice a..." March 31

NESN "It’s not uncommon as an aspiring athlete to be compared to one of the league’s greatest, even if it’s not the one you were hoping to be compared to. Such was the case for a younger Jarrett Stidham. Stidham, who likely will be the New England Patriots..." March 31

Bleacher Report "Let's start by getting this out of the way: NFL teams do not really "tank," especially not in the hopes of landing one specific college prospect. The Dolphins did not really "Tank for Tua" last year, though they may end up drafting Alabama quarterback..." March 31

Larry Brown Sports "The start of the 2020 NFL season is still five months away, but there has already been plenty of speculation that the league could be forced to start later than originally scheduled because of the coronavirus pandemic. As of now, that is not something NFL officials have discussed with..." March 31

Deadline "The NFL’s owners have voted to expand the playoffs to include 14 teams and will add postseason games on Nickelodeon and NBCUniversal’s new streamer Peacock. The changes — which had been agreed to in the league’s latest collective-bargaining..." March 31

NFL.com "The NFL's anticipated playoff expansion officially passed. League owners voted to approve expanding the postseason to 14 teams beginning in the 2020 season, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reports, per a source. The decision came during a conference call Tuesday, which..." March 31

NFL.com "Not too long ago, the Broncos appeared to have their backfield set; it was just the other areas they needed to address. Things have since changed in Denver. Philip Lindsay remains as a promising scatback and Royce Freeman is still there as the larger ball-carrier,..." March 31

ESPN "The Denver Broncos already had a running back with back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons in Phillip Lindsay, but still signed another running back -- Melvin Gordon -- in free agency because they want to fix what has been a sputtering offense. The Broncos..." March 31

Bleacher Report "Cam Newton, who entered the NFL as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2011 draft and became a league MVP, a three-time Pro Bowler and an All-Pro quarterback, remains a free agent. The Carolina Panthers released him last week after agreeing to sign quarterback Teddy..." March 31

Larry Brown Sports "The NFL has been determined to not alter its offseason calendar despite the coronavirus outbreak, but that does not mean the league has been unaffected by the pandemic. For example, many free agents have agreed to contracts with teams but been unable to actually sign them. By nature, that has..." March 31

Yahoo! Sports "The NFL draft in the year of social distancing will not feature players walking across the stage to shake hands with Roger Goodell. But the draft will still be a TV show, and the players will still be a part of it. NFL Executive VP of Football Operations Troy Vincent sent a letter to..." March 31

SI "Derek Wolfe was a popular figure in Denver. He spent time in local communities, was an ideal teammate and won over fans with his toughness. So, there was much disappointment in the Mile High City when the defensive end decided to sign a one-year deal with the Ravens..." March 30

Clutch Points "Utah State quarterback Jordan Love is one of the most polarizing and highly-debated prospects in the 2020 class. Regardless, with the NFL Draft set for April 23, the 21-year-old prospect has already talked with six teams per Bleacher Report’s Matt Miller. According to..." March 30

247 Sports "It’s been a rough few months for Tua Tagovailoa. The former Alabama quarterback’s junior season was prematurely ended with a hip injury that required surgery last November. That put a wrench in Tagovailoa’s pre-draft plans, which were mostly pushed aside as he..." March 30

ESPN "NFL Players Association medical director Thom Mayer said he's optimistic the 2020 season will take place but that the union and the NFL will know a lot more in late May or early June about whether playing this season is viable. Mayer discussed the coronavirus pandemic and its..." March 30

The Sports Daily "Coronavirus has shut down gyms and performance centers around the United States, so now athletes are being forced to get creative in terms of how they work out. They still need to keep in shape, and while they don’t technically need to be in peak condition, those that are under..." March 30

12 Up "It's pretty much a prerequisite that when you move to anywhere south of the panhandle in Florida, you have take up golf. Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady, who has shown he can handle himself on the links, could get in on in on a pretty high-profile match to help cut his..." March 30

Yardbarker "The Denver Broncos made headlines by bringing in Melvin Gordon in free agency, and it seems to have motivated the running back the team already had. Phillip Lindsay made clear Monday that he does not intend to give up his role to Gordon, though Lindsay did say his new teammate is..." March 30

Bleacher Report "At least one NFL general manager believes the coronavirus pandemic was responsible for fewer massive contracts this offseason. "Some owners have to be concerned there might not be football, or it might be a shortened season, and their income could be drastically..." March 30

12 Up "Leave it to Roger Goodell and the NFL owners to bring even more sadness upon us during such a difficult time. With major changes coming to the NFL starting next season, the list of grievances is expected to include two additional teams entering the postseason each..." March 30

NFL.com "A new playoff structure was approved by NFL players earlier this month in the new collective bargaining agreement, and Tuesday will likely bring its final approval. In place of the NFL's traditional Annual League Meeting, which was canceled earlier this month as part of..." March 30

Sportsnaut "We’re coming up on the third week of the NFL offseason, and while many huge contracts have been handed out some top free agents are still looking for homes. Among them is a former league MVP, and three of them are former No. 1 overall picks, which is pretty wild all by..." March 30