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Broncos En Español Draws Capacity Crowd

September 19th, 2012 - 9:44pm by Tyler EverettOther posts by

On Wednesday, the Broncos reached out to their Hispanic fan base with Broncos En Español, a free event that featured autographs and photos with players and alumni, along with inflatable obstacle courses and targets for the kids and karaoke.

The players in attendance were fullback Chris Gronkowski, safety Quinton Carter and guard Manny Ramirez. Also signing autographs Wednesday evening were Broncos alumni including Billy Thompson and Vance Johnson.

For Ramirez, whose parents are Mexican, it was a great opportunity to connect with people from a similar background.

“My parents are originally from Mexico so any time I get an opportunity to come out here in Colorado to support my culture, I’m always happy to do it,” Ramirez said. “Always good times.”

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Quiz for a Cause

September 11th, 2012 - 8:35pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by

Tuesday night, linebacker Wesley Woodyard and teammates Nate Irving, David Bruton, Demaryius Thomas and Matt Prater provided brain power to teams competing in a pub quiz for prizes.

More importantly, the group helped raise money for Colorado Youth at Risk and Woodyard’s 16Ways Foundation.

“We definitely hit on a lot of the same things,” Woodyard said of his foundation and Colorado Youth at Risk. “They’re touching kids’ lives and so do I. We all try to grasp that concept of giving back to the youth at risk in Colorado and throughout the world. That’s one of the reasons why I partnered up with them.”

The Touchdowns for Tomorrow: Trivia Night event was held at Rackhouse Pub and hosted by the Geeks Who Drink’s Quiz for a Cause.

Teams of four could register for the event for a fee, then bid on Broncos to join their team during a live auction at the start of the evening.

“I get a chance to team up against some of my teammates, so it’s going to be fun,” Woodyard laughed. “Hopefully I have some answers.”

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Horizon Hawks Finish Fifth at 7-on-7 Tournament

July 18th, 2012 - 10:39am by Bobby MestasOther posts by

INDIANAPOLIS — The Horizon Hawks were one of 32 teams nationwide to earn a trip to Indianapolis for the 2012 High School Player Development 7-on-7 National Tournament hosted by the NFL and National Guard. Each NFL market was represented, and the Horizon Hawks earned their trip by winning the 2012 Broncos High School 7-on-7 regional tournament in June.

Horizon’s 7-on-7 journey started at All City Stadium at Denver South High School in the second annual Broncos High School 7-on-7 Tournament. The Hawks went 3-0 in pool play and earned a spot in championship Saturday held at the Broncos Training Facility on June 23. Horizon went 4-0 at Dove Valley defeating Eaglecrest, Montbello, Fairview and then Fossil Ridge in the tournament final.

The Hawks, led by Head Coach Frank Ybarra and Offensive Coordinator Gregg Sumey, arrived in Indianapolis on Thursday, July 12 for orientation where each player received cleats, Broncos-branded home and away jerseys, shorts, sweatshirts and a backpack – all provided by NIKE.

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Join Broncos for Dare to Play

June 22nd, 2012 - 10:42am by Gray CaldwellOther posts by

On Saturday, former Broncos All-Pro wide receiver Ed McCaffrey will host the Dare to Play Football game for children and adults with Down syndrome.

Broncos Country is invited to come watch the game and stay for the celebration party.

In addition to McCaffrey, celebrity coaches for the game will be Broncos Defensive Coordinator Jack Del Rio and former Broncos safety Brian Dawkins.

The Denver Broncos Cheerleaders will also be there, helping children and adults with Down syndrome in the Dare to Cheer program. The cheerleaders will perform in front of the fans at halftime.

The free event includes photo opportunities and a postgame celebratory party with food, drinks, music and games.

The Mile High Skydivers will make an appearance, as will mascots Thunder and Miles.

DenverBroncos.com will be there as well, so come out and cheer on the participants.

The event runs from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch, Colo.

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Broncos Support Pueblo Stadium Renovation

June 21st, 2012 - 11:18am by Stuart ZaasOther posts by

Thanks to a $200,000 donation from the NFL, Pueblo City Schools will renovate the turf of Dutch Clark Stadium in time for the upcoming NFL season.

The Broncos provided a letter of support to Pueblo City Schools as part of their grant application en route to securing this funding from the NFL.

“We are very excited to be awarded the NFL/Broncos grant to replace the synthetic turf at Pueblo’s Earl ‘Dutch’ Clark Stadium,” Rick Macias, district activities/athletic director of Pueblo City Schools said. “During these tough economic times with the help of this grant, we will still be able to improve our stadium so that kids can have a safe surface to play on. The old turf was 10 years old and it was time for a replacement.”

Each year, LISC (Local Initiative Support Corporation) partners with the NFL to identify football field renovation and construction projects across the country in need of support. All City Stadium in Denver was a past grant recipient in the Denver community.

Pueblo City Schools will hold a ceremonial ribbon-cutting prior to the annual rivalry game on Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, at 7 p.m. “The Bell Game” is the oldest high school football rivalry west of the Mississippi, 112 years, between Pueblo Central and Pueblo Centennial.The ceremony will take place prior to the start of the game at 6:45 p.m.

-Stuart Zaas

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Champions in the Community

June 15th, 2012 - 10:58am by Gray CaldwellOther posts by

The inaugural Be a Champion in the Community Week was by all accounts a great success.

Eighty-eight percent of the roster participated in the week of community outreach, which ran from June 2 to June 9.

In all, 79 players participated in a total of 22 projects in the community, which included three Habitat for Humanity builds, serving meals at two Denver Rescue Mission locations, visits to two Ronald McDonald Houses, participating in the Denver Heart and Stroke Walk, visits to the Broncos Boys & Girls Club and the Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children and a Broncos Bunch Summer Kickoff for Kids at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.

A photo gallery of some of the events is available here.

Vice President of Community Development Cindy Kellogg said that in addition to the sheer number of players that participated, it was their professionalism as they helped out in the community in such a meaningful way that truly stood out.

The team expects the week to become an annual tradition, and in the mean time, the Broncos ask Broncos Country, “What can you do to be a champion in the community?”

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Be a Champion in the Community Week

June 10th, 2012 - 8:19am by Cindy KelloggOther posts by

June 9th marked the end of the first of what is anticipated to be an annual Be a Champion in the Community Week — a full week of roster-wide community service, while asking the community to get engaged as well.

Saturday’s service projects included four Habitat for Humanity home builds, led by the likes of two-time Walter Payton Man of the Year Wesley Woodyard, and featuring new home owners Frank and Shiane Wilson, who are Habitat ambassadors in the Broncos’ new “Be A Champion in the Community” campaign.

Players also made visits to partner HealthONE Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children and to both locations of the Ronald McDonald House, spreading cheer and goodwill to patients and families.

Two-time Walter Payton Man of the Year Champ Bailey remained committed to the Denver Rescue Mission, serving meals alongside other Broncos players to residents of The Crossing and Lawrence Street Shelter.

Broncos players could be seen elsewhere in town bagging groceries at partner King Soopers and serving up orders at the McDonald’s drive-thru. Von Miller even gave fans special commemorative Broncos glasses to fans at Arby’s.

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Ayers Gives Keynote Speech

May 10th, 2012 - 8:27pm by Stuart ZaasOther posts by

As Robert Ayers stepped to the stage, all eyes in the auditorium focused on the Broncos defensive lineman.

As the keynote speaker for the YESS Institute End-of-Year Celebration, his message resonated with the high school students in the audience because of how well he was able to relate to the group.

“I want you guys to understand where I’ve been,” he said.

Ayers went on to talk about growing up in poverty and some of the “wrong choices” he made when he was the same age as his audience.

He told the students about getting into fights and getting kicked out of schools when he was their age.

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Beadles Believes in Balance

April 18th, 2012 - 9:24pm by Stuart ZaasOther posts by

Zane Beadles at CABPES Photo Gallery

Denver — After finishing in the Broncos weight room on Wednesday, Broncos guard Zane Beadles entered a community classroom to give a presentation on balancing academics and athletics to students at the Colorado Association of Black Professional Engineers and Scientists Technical Resource Center.

As a graduate of the University of Utah with a degree in mechanical engineering, Beadles was able to give the group of students first-hand advice on how to succeed in both academics and athletics.

“A lot of people and a lot of kids think you can’t do both athletics and academics,” Beadles said before the program. “While it was difficult going through college, if you really put your mind to it, you can do it. It’s no problem. Kids being able to see that, I think is a good thing because obviously they are interested in sports and things like that, but they can also realize that they can focus on their academics as well.”

He delivered a motivational lecture on strategies that he utilized in college while he was faced with the obstacle of pursuing a difficult major and participating in Division I athletics.

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Surprise Visitors

April 10th, 2012 - 2:17pm by Stuart ZaasOther posts by

Tuesday morning Katie Walsh received a pair of surprise visitors to her hospital room at Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children.

Broncos defensive linemen Robert Ayers and Kevin Vickerson spent time with the 17-year old high school senior, who is recovering from a procedure that she underwent the day before.

Katie’s mom, Lynda, described the visit as the best medicine they’ve received in the 14 months since Katie began battling illness.

“It was great,” Vickerson said. “Whenever you can put a smile on a kid’s face that’s going through something -– whatever I can do, whatever I can say that can help lift their spirits up, I’m happy to do.”

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