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Cutler Named Diabetes Campaign Ambassador

January 22nd, 2009 - 10:46am by Jake GrilleyOther posts by

Jay Cutler has been named an ambassador Eli Lilly and Company’s Inspired by Diabetes campaign, the company announced Thursday.

Cutler will begin his involvement with the campaign during Super Bowl week in Tampa, visiting Tampa-area All Children’s Hospital to meet with families of children with type 1 diabetes. His message: encouraging people affected by diabetes to enter the Inspired by Diabetes global contest and help someone else in the process.

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Playoff Preview: Conference Championships

January 16th, 2009 - 5:20pm by Jake GrilleyOther posts by

The NFL’s version of the Final Four is on tap this weekend as the Cardinals, Eagles, Ravens and Steelers vie for a chance to play in Super Bowl XLIII.

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A QB Battle and Christmas Wishes

December 24th, 2008 - 5:34pm by Jake GrilleyOther posts by

CUTLER VS. RIVERS

It is fairly safe to assume that Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler and Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers aren’t sending one another Christmas cards this holiday season. And for many players around the Broncos locker room, that rivalry adds another level of intensity to this weekend’s AFC West title tilt in San Diego.

“We have Jay’s back,” Daniel Graham said. “He is our captain and when he is at war, we all support him. We are going to war with him. It is going to be a good one on Sunday.”

With so much drama surrounding one contest, and the rivalry between the two up-and-coming superstar quarterbacks only adding to it, Ebenezer Ekuban said if he wasn’t on the field, he would pay good money to see this showdown.

“You have two phenomenal quarterbacks who are still young, we still haven’t seen what they are capable of,” Ekuban said. “Those are two young dynamic quarterbacks back there who have control of their teams. It is going to be an interesting game. It is going to be fun.”

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Bell and Boyd Ready for Chargers

December 22nd, 2008 - 4:57pm by Jake GrilleyOther posts by

Last time the Broncos and the Chargers met, Cory Boyd and Tatum Bell were watching NFL football from their couches. In this Sunday’s rematch against San Diego, the two are the only healthy tailbacks remaining on the Denver roster.

During his Monday press conference, Head Coach Mike Shanahan announcement that P.J. Pope and Selvin Young will be placed on injured reserve, joining an already long list of rushers lost for the season — Anthony Alridge, Andre Hall, Peyton Hillis, Michael Pittman and Ryan Torain.

“I have never been a part of this or heard of anything like this at all,” Bell said. “Having seven running backs on IR — it is shocking.”

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Course of Action for the Cold

December 17th, 2008 - 4:06pm by Jake GrilleyOther posts by

The forecast for Sunday’s game against Buffalo says game time temperatures will hover just over zero degrees.

While Broncos players agreed the cold weather isn’t going to change how they prepare or gameplan against the Bills, some Broncos are going to prepare for Sunday’s elements differently.

Kenny Peterson, for example, learned early in his NFL career that defensive linemen tout themselves as some of the toughest players on the field — this means wearing long sleeves during cold weather games is frowned upon.

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Playoffs Start Now

December 15th, 2008 - 4:48pm by Jake GrilleyOther posts by

This weekend’s matchup against the Buffalo Bills is listed under Week 16 on the National Football League schedule, but for the Broncos it might as well be a playoff game.

Denver holds a two-game lead over the San Diego Chargers in the AFC West. A win on Sunday would secure the Broncos their first postseason berth in three seasons. A Broncos loss paired with a Chargers win would set up a winner-take-all final showdown in San Diego in Week 17 for the divisional crown.

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Clady and Cutler Honored, Injury Updates

December 12th, 2008 - 3:17pm by Jake GrilleyOther posts by

AWARD UPDATES:
The Broncos Ryan Clady and Jay Cutler were each honored with NFL awards for their performances in Week 14.

Clady was named Diet Pepsi Rookie of the Week, the first time an offensive lineman has won the award since it started in 2004. Clady led an offensive line that allowed Cutler to pass for 286 yards and two touchdowns, prevented Kansas City from recording a sack and allowed Denver to total 139 rushing yards in the team’s 24 -17 win over the Chiefs.

Clady is the fourth Bronco to have won the award this season. Eddie Royal has been voted Diet Pepsi Rookie of the Week twice. It is the fourth time in the last five weeks that a Denver Rookie has taken home the award.

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Reunions Set For Sunday

December 10th, 2008 - 5:02pm by Jake GrilleyOther posts by

COLLEGE TEAMMATES TO REUNITE ON SUNDAY

Brandon Stokley and Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme were college teammates at Southwestern Louisiana from 1995-96. Fast forward 12 years and both are 10-year NFL veterans.

“I never would have though either one of us would have lasted this long,” Stokley said. “It is pretty special. I think both of us feel we are pretty blessed to have this opportunity to keep playing.”

The two former teammates keep in touch and keep tabs on one another.

“I do keep a pretty keen eye on Denver — I want to see what they do, I want to see what Brandon does week-in, week-out,” Delhomme said.

Stokley said that coming from a smaller school and having the mindset that they had to prove themselves is part of the reason both players have had such long and successful NFL careers.

“You can’t ever take anything for granted,” he said. “You have to work a little bit harder than everybody else.”

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Another Injury, Another Opportunity

December 8th, 2008 - 5:46pm by Jake GrilleyOther posts by

The Broncos received more bad news on the injury front Monday. Peyton Hillis will miss the remainder of the season with a torn hamstring. Head Coach Mike Shanahan announced during his Monday press conference that Hillis’ injury will take eight weeks to heal, forcing the rookie rusher to be placed on injured reserve.

For fellow rusher Cory Boyd, this means he is getting his opportunity. Shanahan said that the team will be elevating Boyd from its practice squad.

Boyd said getting his opportunity by way of Hillis’ injury is bittersweet, but that he is looking forward to making the most of it.

“I am just thankful that God has placed me with this team — to be able and go out and do these types of things,” he said. “Unfortunately there had to be a lot of injuries for me to get here. But Peyton has carried the team for a good while. Every running back that has been called upon after injury has stepped up and done everything they have needed to do.”

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Broncos Sign S Jones, Place Shaw on IR

December 3rd, 2008 - 6:09pm by Jake GrilleyOther posts by

The Broncos signed free agent safety Herana-Daze Jones on Wednesday and placed defensive tackle Josh Shaw on their reserve/injured list.

Jones is a fourth-year safety played in three games for Cincinnati earlier this season before being waived on Nov. 4. Jones spent his first three professional seasons with the Bengals after they signed him as a college free agent in 2005 from the University of Indiana. He led Cincinnati in special-teams tackles during each of the last two seasons.

Shaw suffered a left elbow injury on Sunday at the New York. He saw time in five games for the Broncos this year and posted three tackles.

-Jake Grilley, DenverBroncos.com

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