Several Broncos players spent their off day visiting local schools in support of the team’s ‘Broncos Tackle Hunger’ program.
A group of Broncos that included punter Britton Colquitt, tight end Virgil Green, defensive end Jason Hunter, defensive tackle Ryan McBean, Miles the Mascot and Broncos Cheerleaders visited Bear Creek K-8 School in Lakewood and Lois Lenski Elementary in Centennial for an assemblies. The two schools collected the most non-perishable food items throughout the month of October as part of the the food drive that collected more than 77,000 pounds of food between all of the participating schools.
“It’s real important because these kids give up their time and money and energy to help those less fortunate,” Colquitt said. “And that’s what our job is as people who are blessed, is to give to the those less fortunate and to love our neighbors.”
At the assembly, the group of Broncos fielded questions from the students in attendance.
When asked what he would be if he wasn’t playing in the NFL, McBean told the students he would be a businessman. The audience also found out that Colquitt’s favorite subject in school was social studies – and lunch.
One girl asked the cheerleaders whether cheerleading helped them in school. Both Broncos Cheerleaders agreed that it helped their focus towards school. However, Colquitt joked that he found cheerleading to have the opposite effect on his focus when he was in school, drawing laughs from the group.
When asked to give the group advice, Hunter told the students to, “Listen to your family. They’re trying to help you. Take they’re advice because they’re trying to put you on the right path.”
Green told the audience, “Never let anyone tell you that you can’t do something – that you can’t be a football player, that you can’t be a marine biologist, that you can’t be the president. Take that negative energy and let it fuel you.”
McBean’s response fascinated the students when asked how football helped him in school.
“School taught me self discipline,” McBean said. “When we’re playing a team like Chicago, we get notebooks that we have to study just like you guys have to for homework. We get our notebook and we have homework.”
The group couldn’t believe that professional football players do homework just like they are assigned.
“That’s what school taught me and made me who I am today,” McBean continued. “Remember that you’re helping yourself when you come to school. Listen to your parents and teachers because it will help you in the future.”
The players all enjoyed taking the time to talk to the kids and appreciated the work they did to collect the non-perishable food.
“The kids’ questions were really good,” Colquitt said after the event. “Really smart kids out here. Some of them were really stumping you (laughing). It’s always fun to come out here and we enjoyed it.”
Click here for a photo gallery from the event at Lois Lenski Elementary.
-Stuart Zaas
Tags: Britton Colquitt, Broncos Tackle Hunger, Community Development, Denver Broncos Cheerleaders, Jason Hunter, Miles, Ryan McBean, Virgil Green
Sounds like RB of the raiders, McFadden is still out for awhile, not completely healed up. Go Packers!!
Also, thanks Royal. Kind of funny, the things you remember growing up. LOL
Broncos: 17
Bears: 10
I think the Bears defense will score their only TD.
Willis is doing great on ST, and stepping up in the passing game.
Was glad to see Demaryius Thomas contribute towards the win!
Loved the move he made after catch from Tebow on his way to the end zone for his 2nd TD….. here we go bay!
TnT – Dynomite !!! lol!
True, we’d been waiting for that one for a long time, TnT, your creation, better late than never, just like the organization, LOL.
Really, was that Royals idea? Bring out the AC/DC classic and whenever theres TnT for a TD, play it!! Royal gets the Royaltys. LOL
I hopped on that back in the day. LOL
Great read. I was especially pleased to read McBeans comments about homework…a valuable life lesson!
GO BRONCOS!!!!!!!
Didn’t think it would ever happen bay, but glad it did, even if it was just for this one game. Hope there’s more to come!
Pretty neat picture of Miles standing under the school sign!
Strand – we’ll have to get a live feed from you to play us some AC/DC when they score!! lol!
LOL!
This would be a fun game to go to, especially if Cutler was playing. Oh well!
On the replay I was watching that scramble play where DT scored with guys hanging off him. Tebow also had Decker open before he scrambled. It obviously worked out, but that read is what the traditionalist want Tebow to see. The Decker ball would have gone for 15+ yards. Also, I specifically watched The dline on many plays. Doom gets such a faster jump on the ball then Ayers/Hunter. It’s incredible. He’s 5 yards up the filed when Ayers is 2-3 yards.
Here ya go bay.
Bears 16
Broncos 20
Yeah, Ayers is still not where he needs to be, I thought he would beneficiate from going back to DE just like DJ would going back to the weakside, but even so he’s been better here and there, it’s far from being 1st round pick performance, too bad.
Indeed. Ayers has gotten alot better at DE position but its no where compared to what u expect from a 1st rounder especially in the same year we passed on cushings, orakpo and clay matthews to name a few. Really is too bad … i wonder if the 49ers would send us Aldon Smith for Ayers and a 2nd round pick LOL … clearly they won’t lol. But at least Ayers made some strides so thats good I suppose. Probably could benefite from some real dominating interior help (No disrespect to Bunkley and McBean who have both played better than expected)> TRB
I was wanting Orakpo over Ayers in the draft.
Everyone wanted Orakpo over Ayers … i believe we were also projected by most mocks to take him … but we took moreno and in between taking moreno and our next pick … Orakpo and Cushings went off the board … but Clay was around way into the 20s.
I wanted Orapko over Moreno and that would of worked, but Orapko instead of Ayers he was long gone. Moreno 11th, Orapko 12th, Ayers 17th.
As far as Rahim Moore … nice kid and all bu thats why I had my reservations about him in the draft. His tackling … all I ever read about him knocked him for 2 things. Lack of speed desired for a free safety (but adequate enough) and number 1 was tackling … The guy can’t tackle to save him life. I once read a breakdown that said, he takes bad angles and doesn’t tackle but THROWS himself at the feet. I think the kid can walk the walk but you just cannot be a safety and not know how to tackle. ITs impossible, as the last line of defense. He is no Eric Berry thats for sure … But I will still hope he comes through, hurts because I woulda prefered paea in his place but I believe he can come around like many have said with a full offseason … but he gotta take care of that tackling thing man. TRB
Just a dream now, Orakpo and Matthrews would have been a great start to building our D.
It is what it is … it was just stupid all round … all we had to do was draft D with a pretty good O and nothing … instead we hurt O by trading QB and then draft a RB and a DE … quite frankly we got nothing for Cutler. Ayers … waste. Alphonso smith … Waste. It is what it is
Let me not be too hard on Ayers … not waste but not worth the pick at this point in his career. TRB
Robert Ayers has had some good moments but few. I hope the light comes on for him soon.
Can’t win em all … would be nice tho. Ive looked back at soem other peoples bombs in the first roun d… beleive me … they happen more times than u can imagine lol
TRB…..you forgot abut Orton in that trade,he was the biggest waste of all.
Wasn’t Moreno #12 the pick we got in the trade instead of Ayers #17…..waste.
Sorry my bad it was #18 Ayers!
Indeed Orton was the biggest waste … woulda salvaged somethign if we coulda at least traded him for a 3rd or soemthing … but it is what it is.
And yea I figured it was the Ayers pick because that year we were on our way to the playoffs before the drastic fall so I figured we had a better record than the Bears …. Such a waste …. sigh
TRB
TRB,
Just keep looking at the bright side that we are going to the playoffs this year, under a rookie qb no less.
1yr pro QB but yes … before Carnage and Sndvl fly in here yelling “He aint a rookie” … He kinda is in my book because he is still playing his first 16 games and as only had 1 offseason but clearly a 1 yr pro but he is doing what is required to win … and I am very excied about that. especially as a Pro start Tebow guy … it was mainly for experience and even I never coulda guessed this streak but Im enjoying him. I knew he would definitely win games and get better as the year went on … but with the help of a inspired Broncos team … he may accomplish playoffs in his first pro longed start. Good stuff. TRB
No doubt we have made a few recent draft blunders, which is why I’m so passionate about this issue and want us to correct that trend.. Last year was better, but we did also have the #2 overall pick so I would hope it would be.. Next year will different, as we’ll have a pick in the mid to late first round (hopefully #32
).
However, as pointed out, every team has their own list of draft blunders , not only us.. Thankfully we now have a more democratic system in place where X, JE, JF, DA, & MM all have input vs. the one man show we saw under Shanny & McD’s.
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