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Dawkins Part of Player Advisory Forum

November 19th, 2009 - 9:43am by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

The NFL announced today that former NFL head coach Tony Dungy will lead a new NFL Player Advisory Forum that will involve a regular series of meetings in various cities with NFL players to help provide input to the commissioner’s office on policies, programs and issues that affect the lives of players on and off the field.

Brian Dawkins is one of the players involved, along with fellow Pro Bowlers Ray Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens and Kurt Warner of the Arizona Cardinals.

“It’s an honor and privilege to work with Coach Dungy,” Dawkins said. “This will be a great new way for players working with Coach Dungy to be part of the process of improving the league for everybody.”

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Pro Bowl Voting Update

November 18th, 2009 - 10:43am by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

Yesterday we told you Champ Bailey is the only Bronco leading his position group in Pro Bowl voting for the AFC squad.

Well now we know that six more Broncos are in the top five in their position group.

As you know, Bailey is the No. 1 cornerback. Brian Dawkins is the No. 2 strong safety, behind Pittsburgh’s Troy Polamalu, and Elvis Dumervil is the No. 2 outside linebacker, behind Pittsburgh’s James Harrison.

Eddie Royal is the No. 3 kick returner, behind San Diego’s Darren Sproles and Cleveland’s Joshua Cribbs.

Ryan Clady is the No. 5 tackle, behind Miami’s Jake Long, New England’s Matt Light, Pittsburgh’s Max Starks and Indianapolis’ Ryan Diem. D.J. Williams is the No. 5 inside linebacker, behind Baltimore’s Ray Lewis, Pittsburgh’s James Farrior, New York’s Bart Scott, and New England’s Jerod Mayo. And Matt Prater is the No. 5 kicker, behind Indianapolis’ Adam Vinatieri, New England’s Stephen Gostkowski, Pittsburgh’s Jeff Reed and San Diego’s Nate Kaeding.

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Bailey Leader Among AFC CBs

November 17th, 2009 - 12:23pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

With five weeks of voting for the 2010 Pro Bowl remaining, Champ Bailey is the top vote-getter among cornerbacks in the AFC.

The NFL has released the top 10 vote-getters in the NFL — with no Broncos making the list — and the top vote-getters at each position in the NFC and AFC — with Bailey the only Bronco making the list.

The Broncos have 26 nominees for the Pro Bowl, with Eddie Royal nominated in two categories — wide receiver and kick returner.

So get out and vote, Broncos fans. You can vote as many times as you’d like at NFL.com/probowl until the deadline of Monday, December 21.

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Broncos at Redskins: Second Half Live Blog

November 15th, 2009 - 12:40pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

15:00: The Redskins will receive the ball to start the second half. Matt Prater boots the kickoff through the back of the end zone for a touchback — Washington returner Rock Cartwright signaled that the kick was good — it apparently went through the uprights.

Q3 14:49: The Redskins open the quarter with a screen pass from Jason Campbell to Fred Davis — a 10-yard pickup and a first down. The next play brings a handoff to Ladell Betts, and he is dropped by Brian Dawkins for no gain. There is an injured Bronco on the play — it’s hard to tell who it is at the moment.

Q3 14:14: It’s D.J. Williams, but he jogs off the field followed by trainers. Wesley Woodyard looks to be in the game in his stead. Campbell takes the next snap in the shotgun and gets the pass out quickly to Santana Moss, but he is brought down quickly by Andre’ Goodman after a gain of three yards. That sets up 3rd-and-7 for the Redskins at their own 33-yard line.

Q3 13:18: Darrell Reid and Elvis Dumervil combine to bring down Campbell for the sack on third down. Eddie Royal calls for a fair catch on the ensuing punt, and the Broncos offense will take over at their own 28-yard line.

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Broncos at Redskins: First Half Live Blog

November 15th, 2009 - 11:00am by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

COIN TOSS: The captains are at midfield, and the Broncos call heads. It is heads, and the Broncos elect to receive. Kickoff is on the way.

Q1 15:00: Deep to receive for the Broncos is Eddie Royal — Kenny McKinley is back as well. The kick is off and Royal receives it at the 3-yard line. He fakes a pitch to McKinley then sprints toward the right sideline, finding some space and breaking a couple tackles to the 33-yard line.

Q1 14:53: The starting offense is on the field, led by Kyle Orton at quarterback. Knowshon Moreno is in the backfield at running back and Spencer Larsen is in at fullback. Brandon Marshall is out wide at receiver. Daniel Graham and Tony Scheffler are at tight end, and the starting offensive line is Ryan Clady, Russ Hochstein, Casey Wiegmann, Chris Kuper and Tyler Polumbus.

Q1 14:03: The first play of the game is a handoff to Moreno, who bursts up the right side of the line for a 28-yard gain.

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Broncos at Redskins: Pregame Blog

November 15th, 2009 - 9:16am by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

We escaped Denver before the snow really set in — and now it’s about a 40-degree difference here in sunny Washington, D.C.

Speaking of weather, here’s the official weather report for today’s game against the Redskins:

Broncos at Redskins Weather Report

11:29 a.m. EST: Kyle Sonneman has just headed down to the field to snag some pictures of warmups from Chris Gentilviso. Not too many Broncos on the field at the moment — a few have gone back into the locker room — but Eddie Royal is on the field running routes, and David Bruton and Darcel McBath are throwing the ball back and forth.

Brandon Marshall is pacing the field listening to music, and D.J. Williams is getting loose as well.

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Ball, Powell Added to Practice Squad

November 3rd, 2009 - 4:46pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

The Broncos on Tuesday announced several roster moves involving the practice squad.

Running back Lance Ball was added to the practice squad, and the club’s second 2008 fifth-round pick, Carlton Powell, was added to the practice squad as well.

In addition, Darius Walker was waived from the practice squad, and Everette Pedescleaux was placed on the practice squad/injured list.

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Marshall to Brew Sports Soup

November 3rd, 2009 - 12:48pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

Brandon Marshall will be spending this Tuesday honing his comedy chops on television.

The receiver is taking over the hosting duties for one episode of Sports Soup — a show that is described as “an irreverant look at the state of sports and the people who play and report on them.”

The show plays clips from the world of sports — even pulling from pre- and post-game shows, press conferences and local media — and the host makes witty comments in between highlights.

The host is typically Matt Iseman, who was actually born in Denver, and the comedian said in a press release that he is honored to have Marshall take over his hosting duties for Tuesday’s show.

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Broncos at Ravens: Second Half Live Blog

November 1st, 2009 - 1:34pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

Q3 15:00: Matt Prater is on to kick off, as the Ravens will receive to start the second half.

Q3 14:46: Lardarius Webb takes the kickoff back 95 yards for a touchdown. Steve Hauschka’s extra point is good, and the Ravens now have a 13-0 lead.

RAVENS 13, BRONCOS 0

Q3 14:40: Eddie Royal is tripped up and taken down at the 14-yard line on the ensuing kickoff, and the crowd is chanting “Defense!” as Kyle Orton and the offense are back on the field. Orton rolls right and finds Tony Scheffler for a nine-yard completion to the 23-yard line.

Q3 14:05: Orton is under center on 2nd-and-1, and hands off to Knowshon Moreno, who picks up eight yards and the first down. On the next play, Orton is under center again, fakes a handoff and then fakes an end around before firing a pass downfield toward Brandon Marshall. Marshall leaps and tries to bring in the ball with one hand, as the defender looked to be holding his other arm. A pass interference flag is thrown, and the Broncos have a first down at the Baltimore 30-yard line.

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Broncos at Ravens: First Half Live Blog

November 1st, 2009 - 12:01pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

COIN TOSS: The Broncos call heads, and the coin lands on heads. Denver has elected to receive to start the game, and Week 8 is about to kick off.

14:55: The starting offense is on the field. Four receivers are in the lineup — Jabar Gaffney, Brandon Stokley, Brandon Marshall and Eddie Royal. Knowshon Moreno is at running back and Kyle Orton is under center at quarterback. The offensive line is Ryan Clady, Ben Hamilton, Casey Wiegmann, Chris Kuper and Ryan Harris.

14:07: The first play of the game is a sack for a loss of eight yards, followed by a screen to Daniel Graham and a screen to Marshall. The drive nets a total of -1 yards, and Berger is on to make his first punt as a Bronco. It’s a 40-yard punt.

12:53: The starting defense is now on the field — Kenny Peterson, Ronald Fields and Ryan McBean on the line, Mario Haggan, Andra Davis, D.J. Williams and Elvis Dumervil at linebacker, and Champ Bailey, Andre’ Goodman, Brian Dawkins and Renaldo Hill in the secondary.

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