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Clady Receives Ed Block Courage Award

December 24th, 2010 - 10:52am by Gabe HiattOther posts by

Ryan Clady stands six-and-a-half feet tall, weighs more than 320 pounds, and has an even bigger heart.

On Friday, Interim Head Coach Eric Studesville announced Clady as the recipient of this year’s Ed Block Courage Award for the Denver Broncos. All 32 NFL franchises recognize one player who exemplifies a commitment to sportsmanship and courage for the award selected by his teammates.

“It’s definitely an honor to get this award,” Clady said. “I worked hard during the offseason to get where I am now and I’m definitely blessed to be in the position I am.”

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Mile High Momentum

December 22nd, 2010 - 3:54pm by Gabe HiattOther posts by

For the past three weeks, the Broncos have tread a rocky road full of pot holes. Consecutive business trips to Kansas City, Arizona and Oakland all added losses to the team’s record.

But they have the luxury of spending the holidays at home. The team finishes their schedule with a two-game home stand, including a matchup with the Houston Texans on the day after Christmas.

Mario Haggan hopes to find a little Mile High magic in front of the home crowd.

“It would be great to come home in front of our fans right after the holidays and have some holiday cheer on Sunday and go out and play a great game,” Haggan said.

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Orton Limited in Practice

December 15th, 2010 - 5:24pm by Gabe HiattOther posts by

For the first time this season, Kyle Orton’s name filled out a spot on the injury report.

The quarterback participated in Wednesday’s practice in a limited capacity as he nursed the rib injury he suffered last Sunday in Arizona. Orton returned to finish that game and said he never doubted his ability come back and perform through the pain.

“They asked me, and I said I wanted to keep on going,” he said. “I was sore coming out of the game for sure. I just keep on getting the treatment throughout the week and (I’ll) be as healthy as I can.”

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A Week’s Work

December 10th, 2010 - 2:48pm by Gabe HiattOther posts by

After wading in and out of the lineup because of injuries, two Broncos could return to the defensive backfield this week.

In his Friday press conference, Interim Head Coach Eric Studesville said Andre’ Goodman and Darcel McBath had two good days of practice this week, and the team has another chance to judge the players’ health in Friday’s practice.

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New Job, Same Attitude

December 8th, 2010 - 4:09pm by Gabe HiattOther posts by

While some players were just getting to know Interim Head Coach Eric Studesville Wednesday morning, the running backs already knew what they would see.

After working with the coach all year, Correll Buckhalter said he observed no differences in the way Studesville addressed the team as the head coach and how he used to treat his position players.

“He was the same that he’s always been in the running backs room,” Buckhalter said. “He talked about how all he knew how to do was work. He wants everybody to come to work happy and just feel like you want to come here.”

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Broncos at Chiefs: Second Half Blog

December 5th, 2010 - 12:36pm by Gabe HiattOther posts by

KICKOFF: The Chiefs will receive the ball to start the second half.

Q3 15:00: Dexter McCluster receivers Prater’s kickoff and returns it 28-yards to the 32-yard line. Jamaal Charles runs for 1 yard on first down, and then carries for 16 yards and first down on the next play.

Q3 13:37: Thomas Jones runs up the middle for 11 yards before he’s stopped by Kevin Vickerson, and on the next play Perrish Cox stops Charles for a 4-yard loss. Champ Bailey storms into the backfield and sacks Cassel to knock the Chiefs back for a 9-yard loss. Cassel’s long pass on third down is incomplete, but the officials call D.J. Williams for unnecessary roughness for hitting a defenseless receiver and the drive continues.

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Broncos at Chiefs: First Half Blog

December 5th, 2010 - 10:47am by Gabe HiattOther posts by

PREGAME: The Re/Max parachute team is flying into Arrowhead stadium to deliver the game ball, and soon we’ll have a flyover courtesy of F/A-18E Super Hornets from California.

COIN TOSS: The captains are on the field for the coin toss. The Broncos have called heads and won the toss. They have elected to receive and will field the opening kickoff.

Q1 15:00: Eric Decker is back to receive the kickoff from Ryan Succop, and the rookie fields it at his own 4-yard line and runs it back to the 30-yard line. The starting offense is on the field. Ryan Clady, Zane Beadles, J.D. Walton, Chris Kuper and Ryan Harris are starting along the line, and Kyle Orton and Knowshon Moreno make up the backfield. Eddie Royal and Brandon Lloyd are starting at wide receiver with Daniel Graham and Dan Gronkowski at tight end. Moreno takes a direct snap for 3 yards on first down, and Orton finds Gaffney on an 18-yard pass.

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Broncos at Chiefs: Pregame Blog

December 5th, 2010 - 9:33am by Gabe HiattOther posts by

You can smell the barbecue smoke wafting from the parking lot as you enter Arrowhead Stadium this morning. The tailgaters came out in full force to greet the Broncos on the way in.

It’s cold enough to see your breath in front of you, and one player is already on the field warming up.

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Cannon Ball

December 3rd, 2010 - 3:59pm by Gabe HiattOther posts by

Lance Ball spent his rookie season bouncing from team to team. Two years later, the 25-year old running back bounces off defenders.

Ball began his NFL odyssey as a college free agent with the Rams in 2008 and moved on to the Colts’ practice squad in the same season. Indianapolis waived him after training camp in 2009, and he spent three weeks on Tennessee’s practice squad before he joined the Broncos practice squad at the end of the season.

The University of Maryland product finally got his shot as a member of Denver’s active roster for the 2010 season opener at Jacksonville, where he made one special-teams tackle.

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Who’s No. 1?

December 1st, 2010 - 2:55pm by Gabe HiattOther posts by

In one corner, wearing red trunks with yellow trim, we have the NFL’s leader in touchdown receptions. In the other corner, wearing white trunks with blue trim, stands the league leader in receiving yards.

For the second time this season, two pass-catching heavyweights will attempt to outperform each other as Dwayne Bowe and the Chiefs host Brandon Lloyd and the Broncos at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday.

Both receivers scored two touchdowns in the Chiefs’ Week 10 loss to the Broncos in Denver.

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