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Denver Broncos Part Ways with Veteran RB Willis McGahee

June 13th, 2013 at 9:24 AM
By Serena Sanderson

'Willis McGahee' photo (c) 2008, Keith Allison - license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

After just two years with the team, the Denver Broncos have released star running back Willis McGahee, as ESPN's Adam Schefter tweeted this morning:

@AdamSchefter: Broncos released RB Willis McGahee

McGahee is entering his 11th season in the NFL. At the age of 32, he's already on the slippery downhill slope older running backs seem to hit in their early thirties. Add in his knee injuries, and the fact that he was slated to make $2.5 million this season, and the move makes sense for the Broncos. They drafted Montee Ball out of Wisconsin, and they still have sophomore RB Ronnie Hillman who filled in when McGahee was injured last season.

In his two seasons with Denver, McGahee played in 25 games. He had 416 rush attempts for 1,930 yards, eight touchdowns and eight fumbles. Prior to arriving in Denver, McGahee spent four seasons with the Baltimore Ravens. He spent three seasons with the Buffalo Bills, who drafted him in 2003 despite having torn every ligament in his left knee during the final game of his college career.

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Denver Broncos Among the Odds on Favorites to Win Super Bowl XLVIII

May 26th, 2013 at 6:43 AM
By Sports Media 101

'Peyton Manning getting ready to pass' photo (c) 2012, Jeffrey Beall - license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ After the Baltimore Ravens claimed victory in last season’s Super Bowl, speculation had already started about who might come out on top this season — with the odds on the favorites already being announced at sports betting sites.

But the NFL in unpredictable, just like any other type of sports betting, but the odds at least provide those wanting to give it a punt, some information to guide them. The current favorites for the upcoming NFL season are the Denver Broncos, who have odds of 7-1 to win the next Super Bowl, but then it should be remembered that they were favorites to win this year as well, before Baltimore saw them off in the opening playoff game.

Thus, the Broncos may not be that great a bet after all and, aside from the fact that being favorites is no guarantee of anything, most NFL betting fans will know that these kinds of odds don’t offer the potential for much reward.

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Denver Broncos: Broncos’ Preseason Schedule Released

April 4th, 2013 at 4:43 PM
By DJ Siddiqi

The Denver Broncos will face NFC West teams in all four of their preseason games in 2013.

The NFL announced the preseason schedule today, and it was revealed the Broncos will play all four of their games versus teams that reside in the NFC West division.

Week 1: at San Francisco 49ers — Aug. 8-11 (TBD)
Week 2: at Seattle Seahawks — Aug. 15-19 (TBD)
Week 3: vs. St. Louis Rams — Saturday, Aug. 24, 6 p.m. MDT (Nationally televised on CBS)
Week 4: vs. Arizona Cardinals — Aug. 29 or 30 (TBD)

The Official dates and times of the games have not been announced yet, but they will be announced later this month.

The Broncos typically play the Niners every preseason, the Cardinals are almost always Denver's last opponent of the preseason (as they will be in 2013) and the Seahawks have been an opponent of the Broncos for the past two years.

Normally Denver will play at least one team from the AFC (such as the Bills in 2011), but this year—as they did in 2012—they will play all NFC opponents.

 

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Denver Broncos: Loss of Elvis Dumervil Can Be Mitigated with Signing of John Abraham

March 26th, 2013 at 1:55 PM
By DJ Siddiqi

The big news over the weekend was Elvis Dumervil signing with the Baltimore Ravens, leaving the only franchise he has played for during the first seven years of his NFL career.

It wasn't that shocking to find out 'Doom' had signed with the Ravens. Right before he decided to bolt for Baltimore, I had predicted on Bleacher Report that he would sign with the Ravens, citing the reason being that most players who "feel the desire to be wanted" are basically indirectly telling their former team that they didn't cater to the services of, or wanted said player enough.

'Doom' was an amazing pass-rushing specialist who once set the Broncos single-season franchise record with 17 sacks in 2009. However, the Broncos have since drafted linebacker Von Miller, and it's clear Von is Denver's best pass rusher. Not only that, but 'Doom' has been a historically bad presence at defensive end when it comes to stopping the run. According to Pro Football Focus (subscription required), 'Doom' ranked 54th among 62 defensive ends (4-3 defense) at stopping the run.

Denver ranked No. 4 in points per game on defense last season. What they basically need is a short-term option at defensive end while they develop a young end through this year's draft over the next year.

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Denver Broncos: John Elway Plans to Use Franchise Tag on Ryan Clady

February 15th, 2013 at 1:25 PM
By DJ Siddiqi

'Tebow and Clady coming off the field' photo (c) 2012, Jeffrey Beall - license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

Well, in not so surprising news, the Broncos plan on using the franchise tag to retain the services of tackle Ryan Clady.

The five-year veteran who was Denver's first round draft pick in 2008, has started every possible game despite going through a myriad of injuries during his young career. Clady underwent surgery on his knee in 2010 and just recently went through surgery for a damaged rotator cuff on his right shoulder. The fact that Clady hasn't missed anytime despite these injuries is pretty remarkable.

The Broncos have hesitated to give Clady a long-term contract. The Broncos and Clady negotiated for a long-term deal before the start of the 2012 season before breaking off talks so that "Clady could focus on the upcoming season." Well, now that Clady has gone through yet another serious surgery, the Broncos are not fully committed to giving Clady the long-term deal that he covets just yet.

As the top offensive lineman on the market, the Broncos will retain Clady by applying the franchise tag on him as soon as the two-week franchise tag designation period opens up. By doing this, the Broncos will likely pay $9.66 million in salary to Clady for the 2013 season. Depending upon how he plays after surgery, the Broncos will then decide whether or not to lock up Clady for the long-term future during the 2014 offseason. 

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