Fourth of July was a good time. I actually went to a party at the Sculptured House — some people call it the Space House. It’s this fancy, real big architectural wonder in Golden. It’s pretty cool. The house is amazing — fancy and I got the history and stuff. But the best part was the fireworks. Because we were up in Golden we could see the whole city and we could pick out each little area’s fireworks, which was pretty cool. It was fun to see that — good way to celebrate.
We had to come in and work out on Thursday. Nothing important happened on Thursday.
Friday I had a meeting. I think it’s about time that I start to get out and get a little experience in the business world, so I had a meeting looking at possibly buying a real estate brokerage. I took the Harvard Business class, and a couple of things I took it away from that was just to get experience. That’s the best way to learn. And don’t be upset if you get burned because it happens to everybody early in the business. But if you’ve watched me play I really don’t get burned that often, so…
I love that. That was good. I’ll give the people a second to laugh.
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So I look forward to possibly getting some experience in the business world. Try to get my Rod Smith on and make some off-the-field money, which is important because our careers are very short. Got a lot of life to live, so we’ll see how I feel about it. The meeting was good and I’m looking forward to the opportunity.
Saturday is the important day. Saturday was the hockey game. Saturday was pretty much just an all-around sports day. I actually had a day kind of similar to one of my earlier blogs. I went to the Cherry Creek Arts Festival and I also watched some UFC. It was a big tournament with Tito Ortiz fighting and all this stuff, so it was cool to watch that.
It was weird because I turned to ESPN2 and they had the world championship of paper-rock-scissors. It’s amazing what they call sports these days. But then I went and saw some real sports — went to the Broncos hockey game. They continued their winning streak, beat the number three team in the division. Had a big crowd — the entire offensive line was there, Rod Smith showed up, myself and a bunch of parents from the players on the hockey team. It was a big crowd — really loud. Had a good time. I saw the wave get started a couple of times — Rod was the orchestrator of the wave.
Then on Sunday had a little mini-cookout. Invited a couple of people over for my late 4th of July celebration. Got to fire up the grill, which is the true beginning of summer as far as I’m concerned.
Monday and Tuesday we were back to work with mini-camp. so Monday the first day back we had meetings and stuff. It was funny how it’s been a short time that we’ve been away from football, but it felt like forever. Athletically we’re all in shape and we’re all quick and fast, but football is a lot more mental than people recognize. so remembering all the different switches, all the different checks and calls and coverages. It took a couple of plays.
That first day on Monday Nick Ferguson actually had his baby that morning. So he didn’t come in, so I played strong safety the whole day which is probably the most cerebral position on the defensive side of the field because we’re in charge. We make all the checks, make all the coverage changes, do everything. So that first series John Lynch and I laughed. We felt like deer in the headlights just getting it all back in line. But we played well, we made a lot of plays despite our mental deficiencies.
On Tuesday we had another great day of practice. I think we probably had a better day on Monday and the offense had a pretty good today, which is nice to see some sort of balance. Hopefully we’ll win a lot of games.
Now we’re headed to the bowling challenge. The offensive players, the defensive players and the coaches and staff go and bowl and the top 10 scorers from each group all bowl against each other at the end. Then whoever wins gets a huge trophy. I think my rookie year the defense won it, and I think last year the coaches might have won it — not sure exactly. But I do know Coach Shanahan said that the offense has never won it in the history of the bowling challenge, and they’ve been doing it for several years. It’s kind of embarrassing.
But I guess if you get too good at things like bowling and golf that means you’re not that good at your real job. That’s what I tell myself when I feel bad about my golf game. I just say, “well, I’m good at my real job.”
Tags: Art festivals, Hockey, John Lynch, Mini-camp, Nick Ferguson, Paper-Rock-Scissors, Rod Smith, Sculptured House, Tito Ortiz, Ultimate Fighting
Hopefully they find a way to get you on the field as much as possible this year.
Have fun bowling!
Great to here how it’s going Foxy! Have to say it’s great to have you on our side and hope somehow or other you stay here longterm your not only a great player but genuinely seem to be a good person too. Something not every team is blessed to have
It sounds like you had a great 4th…and I hope the offense wins the bowling trophy this year!
So do you like playing the SS or CB best? As a fan, its great to know we have someone versitile that can play safety or corner.
Thanks for the update on the hockey team. glad to hear they are winning! In your spare time (a rare thing, I know), come on over to Broncomania. We all loved the fact you posted there! It really made us feel like we were (well me anyways!) a part of the team we love so much!
Cool update Fox. Thanks for the post and come chat with us on the message board again.
congrat on the little one,and welcome to the club.Uncle chico.love man.
Wish you the best on your real estate or other business ventures. You seem like a smart guy though (at least from what I’ve seen on TV) so I would wager you’ll do well if not better.
At least I know one thing now, I’m not the only guy who thinks “at least I’m good at my real job” when I slice a ball into another link on a sunday morning.
Sounds like another fun filled week
Hope this week is just as exciting..
Looking forward to watching you play this season…and Ill be watching closely during training camp! I look forward to camp every year…
H*~
tell us who wins bowling! i cant believe the offense has never won…thats sad! is champ bailey a good bowler? i bet you are a very good bowler fox!
You are a very exciting player Dom. I would really enjoy seeing you more at safety. Our secondary will widen even the best quarterbacks eyes. Glad to see you looking into some business opporunities. Wishing you success.
Hey Domonique, I’m not sure if you read these messages or not, but I just started reading your blog today and just wanted you to know it is awesome!
I am a lifelong Broncos fan and season ticket holder, and I’m also a teacher (working for a company that does educational training for teachers, principals, etc.). I saw your post about teaching writing classes for the Boys and Girls club and I wanted to offer to send you some free books on writing to help you teach the class if you are interested (and if you are still teaching it)! If you or anyone else wants to e-mail me about it, you can send an e-mail to: lmonsma at LeadandLearn.org
GO BRONCOS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Shoot. The above e-mail address should actually be: lmonsma at LeadandLearn.COM
It is amazing what they call sports these days. I’m like, “Why the heck is POKER on ESPN?” POKER! It’s a GAME, not a sport!! Save that stuff for the other thirteen channels that air it and show me something physically competitive. I’d rather watch underwater basket weaving, or synchronized swimming, lol. Nice blog Fox!! Shut em down this year baby!!!
Does Big Ben plan on Kicking your butt like he did in the AFC Championship game? You were a big part in losing that game. Have you learned anything from it?
J.R.
Jupiter, FL.
No. Ben plans on kicking a Buick’s butt again like he did last year right before the pre-season. People like you are the reason good things like this don’t happen much. You get on a PLAYER’s blog and start hating. Hopefully the Fox will ignore your stupidity, better yet delete your ignorant post. If so please take this one down with it.
I think I would rock at…rock, paper and sissors..lol…but as for bowling that is sometimes my thing and most times it isn’t….well one thing I must agree witth is not getting too good at other things…I’m not good at football…*well I shouldn’t be* …but I am at my real job…so I’m glad you’re good at your real job…I’ll leave broncos wins to you guys as the professional..
(oh and I’m so needing the season to start…glad you guys have started mini camp)
hey j.r., are you an idiot? first off, the entire defense played poorly, and the steelers just happened to hit thier stride the last few games of that season so back off. second off, mr. foxworth was a rookie, so to put any blame on him is pathetic, just as it would be if they had wo the game and you told him that he owned the steelers etc. etc. and last, but not least, why oh why would you come in here and post up a moronic take like that? are you trying to stop actuall bronco players from wanting to come in and blog? its pathetic, i usually do not post in the blogs, but your comments were in poor taste and i hope that our bronco players that actually have the nuts, and actually take the time, will continue to blog in spite of the crap you call a post.
Foxy will be with our team for years to come and will do big things for us. I love this guy he is my 2nd favorite player in the NFL behind Champ Bailey. Foxy is a great person and player and he shouldn’t be disrespected . Thanks for these great entrys and please keep them coming.
R.I.P. D-WILL ….27
ey man the brncos r gonna kill this year andmake the SUPERBOWL das right SUPERBOWL they gon win.
The highlight of last season was watching Denver dismantle Pittsburgh – I loved that game. That’s the only negative thing I’m going to say about Pittsburgh.
Looking forward to coming to Broncos camp and seeing the practice on July 29th! We should feel lucky as Broncos fans that we have such access to our beloved team’s training camp practice. Some teams don’t even hold their training camp in their home state. I just saw that KC has their camp in Wisconsin of all places!
Go Broncos and thanks again Foxy for sharing your thoughts on this great blog!!
Hey Fox it’s great to read your stuff all the way out here in New England. I’m psyched about the season starting and love to watch you play on the satellite here in Rhode Island.
Thanks for sharing your life with us and be sure to get a pick early and often, my man.
This is priceless fun.
Glad to see so many fans from all over the states!! Makes me feel good about the Bronco’s! What a team! I agree about the poker crap! Football isn’t on the sports station enough! Fox are you going to do a T.V. special like Portis did? I would like to see that! Good luck this year! My prayers go out to the team for a great year!! My dream is to go to one live game in my life time! I have about 20 years to accomplish that. All it takes is attitude and guts, just like the Bronco’s do to win a game! Right? Let’s see the attitude and guts this year! GO BRONCO’S!!!!!
Online Travel Guide…
I couldn’t understand some parts of this article, but it sounds interesting…
What is College In Colorado all about? It keeps popping up in your blog, and I see your commercials? Can you tell me more?
You guys should put someone like Tony Scheffler of a defensive tackle in to run full back on short yardage or goal line/red zone run for the final yard or two.
Jim Kennedy
THIS MAY MAKE MOR SENSE THAN MY LAST ENTRY: You guys should put someone like Tony Scheffler or a defensive tackle in to run on short yardage or goal line/red zone runs for the final yard or two. They are fast and big and can plow through a traffic jam at the line of scrimmage.
Jim Kennedy
Sports Illustrated…
I couldn’t understand some parts of this article, but it sounds interesting…
Real Estate Guide
I couldn’t understand some parts of this article, but it sounds interesting
Beware the Part Time Tax Preparer
If there is something people enjoy less than preparing their tax returns, it is hard to imagine. If you look to another to do the job, be very careful who you pick.