The Broncos added another free agent on Wednesday — wide receiver Andre Caldwell.
The 6-foot, 190-pound receiver has played in 51 games — including 14 starts — in his career with the Cincinnati Bengals.
Entering his fifth NFL season, Caldwell has totaled 124 receptions for 1,172 yards and six touchdowns. A third-round pick by the Bengals in the 2008 NFL Draft from the University of Florida, he left the Gators as the school’s all-time leader in receptions.
His older brother, Reche, was a wide receiver for Washington (2007), New England (2006) and San Diego (2002-05).
In addition, the team agreed to terms with free agent linebacker Wesley Woodyard and re-signed guard Manny Ramirez earlier this week.
In 2011, Woodyard was second on the team in defensive tackles, in addition to leading the club in special teams stops for the third time in his four seasons in Denver.
Woodyard has served as a team captain for the past three seasons, and for his Broncos career has accumulated 202 tackles, one sack, one interception, five pass breakups and three forced fumbles. He has started 16 games and played in 58.
Ramirez started 15 of 18 games played in his first four NFL seasons with the Detroit Lions, playing in a career-high 13 games for the Lions in 2008. That season, he was penalized just three times while allowing just a half-sack, according to Stats Inc.
The guard originally signed with the Broncos as a free agent on Jan. 4, 2011.
will this make all the Florida Bronco fans happy?
Agreed TRB on Royal
He left because the Redskins gave him a contract that was very rich for a guy who had under 30 catches. $$ talks
Just to be clear, Hanie hasn’t actually signed with us correct? I’ve looked everywhere and all I see is that he came for a visit. I would much rather sign Volek or Dennis Dixon (my personal preference)
Neither like nor dislike this. Woulda prefered Royal over Caldwell but Caldwell is welcome same to ramirez. Woodyard a big plus with the possible loss of DJ for 6 games and his Special teams play. At least something is happening … other than Manning/Tebow. What I wanna hear now is Tracy Porter being signed.
TRB
I like the Andre Caldwell pickup. He’s a good value wideout. We didn’t need to bring in a number 1 or number 2 we already got those in bay-bay and deck.
The rotation of DMT, Deck, Caldwell, and Willis isn’t a bad start. Maybe a guy like Sanu in the draft would round out that core nicely.
HOF,
sorry to dissapoint you, dunno if you know but Eddie Royal is a Charger, not a skin. Skins couldn’t muster the funds. We shall face eddie twice a year, and while that might not sound tough on Offense, it will be tough on Special teams thats for sure. Rivers and the offense they run in SD might be able to revive Royal rookie season. Time will tell. But I believe his Special Teams contribution was enough to bring him back. But we were on manning watch.
TRB
Porter being signed would be a huge relief. We need him bad
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Totally had thesame feeling ARCH, of being used and dumped by my gf. And yes, I have a lot of respect for JE, because its pretty clear that all he wanted to do was to get rid of Timmy, and the kid couldnt do much about it. NO coach who believes in his QB would have gone for Manning if they believed in their right mind that Tebow could be the QB.
Elway just wanted to make the organization HIS, and couldnt stand all the Tebowmania. His ego was getting hurt bad, especially since people were comparing Tim to Elway.. Total clasless move by not believing in him, treated an angel like garbage.
Plus, many of us probably. visited a used car salesman… how many time did you get effed over?
This looks like a McDaniel move, although JE is nothing like McD since McD wass sent by the Pats to destroy our future, but still…
I will never believe that this was the right move for the Organization , whether Tebow excels or not in NYJ… but i will cheer the Broncos on cause I love my boys, but I will also cheer for Tim (if hes not against us) because I know he can prove alot.
GO BRONCOS GO TEBOW BOO JETS
p..s. I watched a lot of Youtube vids of our win vs PITT. and holy did that bring emotions back, I started crying although, not as much as when it was live and I was jumping around my house screaming crying tebowing praying God hahaha
Tracy Porter needs to be a Bronco!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That would be a very great addition to our secondary for sure.
I would pass on william gay tho lol. Porter over gay
LOL! JE has such a big ego that he brought in another HOF QB…. You guys crack me up!!!
I love the broncos all my life and I admitt that I didnt give a hoot about the gators much less their QB Tim. as a matter of fact I live in Jacksonville FL and CANT STAND THE JAGS! when tebow was in the draft I used to tell Jag fans he wouldnt make it just to mess with them. I was excited when Denver got him I learned so much and have come to love Tebow while he was with us. I look at the good and the potential and think why not! he can succeed just as much as anyone. I just cant believe that Tebow coulnt have stayed and learned from one of the best.
I will always be a Broncos fan first and if John wasnt commited than give him a chance to fined a team that will commit. now I will be a tebow fan were ever he goes hopefully he doesnt beat us in the playoffs…lol
Manning could win 5 superbowls here and would still always be known as a colt. fact. Thats just to debunk your defense that if elway had an ego he would never bring in an HOF QB. That is not to say I agree with the ego statement either.
TRB
I would be scared of Porter as of now….especially he is from NO…The league is starting to go after players that was involve in the Bounty Games and who knows what the penalty will be for those players involve…Give me anyone from FA except NO…Broncos already have 3 suspended players and dont need anymore distractions as is
Manning also has a VERY good chance of breaking all of Elway’s single season passing records, something that would’ve been safe with a running QB still working on his mechanics….. Give it up, it’s a weak argument based solely on speculation, which so happens to be negatively attacking our best player in franchise history… SMH…..
So how is the orginization measuring the success or failure of the Manning thing? The ultimate goal is to win Super Bowls..that’s why EFX brought in Manning right? If he doesn’t win a Super Bowl here does that mean this whole $96M was a failure? Or are they just trying to stabilize the franchise..or both?
I just want to know so I know what to expect. If we are consistently a playoff contender with Manning are they going to say the goal was to bring him in to tutor a younger QB?
“If we aren’t consistently”
Tebow was traded to the Jets because it is meant to light a fire under fragile Sanchez and stabilize a shattered locker room period. NEWS FLASH the wildcat does not work in the NFL just like our offense will no longer work. this is a Great move for Denver we get back picks for a guy who this organization had no commitment or obligations too and the media frenzy that goes with him That sort of thing is meant for NYC. It’s time for the Broncos to move back to prominence and regain the respect as one of the most storied franchises in the NFL!!!
I appreciate everything Tebow did. He came up with big plays to win games here. I wish him nothing but the best with the Jets although I hate the jets with a passion lol. I will not continue being a Tebow fan as I never really was I am just a fan who fully supports my team. Hopefully now we can bury this Tebow debate for a while at least and let fruitless Jet fans, FLBroncoGator, and Armadillo_Orton finish this debate lol.
GO BRONCOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Manning could also break his records elsewhere, we weren’t the only teams interested in him so i don’t see ur point. Im not attacking the elway, made it clear that I am not agree with the statement but for arguement sake that is a fact.
not unless u refering to his bronco records.
Tracy Porter would be a great addition to our CB`s.
Bingo
If Manning stays healthy, which is the hope, Elway can kiss all of his Broncos records good bye… That completely dismisses any rumor that Elway was scared that Tebow would take the attention away from him… Do you people not know how you sound?? It’s crazy talk IMO
Bunkley signing with a terribly run organization for money speaks volumes… Good look toiling in NOLA.
Defense sign
Amobi Okoye (Pursued last year)
Tracy Porter (Corners dont take part in bounty)
Marcus Trufant (Can he stay healthy?)
Curtis Lofton (He didnt play 8 snaps last year… thats it)
Marcus Thomas (No one else lol still has potential)
Abrauyu Franklin (HMM Maybe)
Offense sign
Dallas Clark
Jeff Saturday
Jacob Tamme
Brandon Stokely
Braylon Edwards (incentives catching the ball from Manning will fix him!)
Lawrence Vickers
Drew Stanton (Release will happen)
Wallace can stay with the Steelers at the RFA price tag. I don`t want him.
once again i feel like i am being lumped into this “you people” category, and taking someones place in the record books is different from taking somes place in the hearts of bronco fans, and if TT turned out great im sure he could set a fwew records of his own. Im just offering up an arguement, i coulndt care less either way, i try my best to deal in facts and the current fact right now is manning here, tebow not. And thats fine. TRB
Yeah OT, I never did believe that for one second. Elway is his own man.
Even if Manning breaks Elway’s records, which is likely if he stays healthy, Elway will have the last laugh because he at least accomplished his records on one team. I think that is more impressive than actually breaking his records.
Besides with the rules to protect the QB and WRs and whatnot there should be no reason why QBs shouldn’t be breaking old records. If Brady had to play back when Marino and Elway, and Aikman played, Brady would probably be out of the league with injuries and when your WRs are gettting the heads taken off all the time they can’t make catches. Now you can’t touch the QB or the WR until they have time to catch the ball and protect themselves.
I still say Elways records are more impressive even if manning breaks them.
I wouldntmind a flyer for Haynesworth now he did play better and was quite in Tampa.
Jamaal Anderson is available, I’d like tosee Jason Hunter back.
Maybe trade our original 4th round pick for Dwight Freeeny?? and restructure him? That Pass Rush would be scary!
Not worried about Porter being suspended. The players under investigation for the Saints are mainly:
Will Smith
Jonathan Vilma
Scott Fujita
Not to say that there aren’t more but the Dlinemen, Linebackers, and Safeties are the players who would have the opportunity to execute a “bounty” CB’s don’t typically blitz or get that big hit chance
too true schneider … its a passers league with brady rules, cant touch helmets and defenseless recievers. The records should be easily broken. Pecisely why people try not to compare QBs from different eras … heck Tripukas number is retired and when u look at his numbers u are like HUH? lol
Agreed strand Fitgeralrd signed 8 years 120mil and Wallace wants more than that!
Also true HOF, they said they would mainly key in on the saints Defensive captains and leaders
TRB
Atwater I noted that abouve too in my FA wishlist lol
He won`t get that money, Wallace is dreaming.
Were still talking TT, COM MON MAN LOL goodmorning to all, isnt it nice to hear, what NY has to put up with now.
He a graet WR but he doesnt have the lngevity Fitz has or even that Calvin Johnson has it is a distant dream lol
millertime morning b ud… haha I’ve stayed away outside of one post. Dan Connor is also a FA still Fox coached him in Car and has the makings of a very good MLB
If you cant touch Brady, can you imagine the new rule theyll have for manning, I dare anyone to hit him lmao
any word on matthew willis is he a free agent. I hope we resign him
Miller I can smoke a good Brisket brother pace and time
*place
Kirk Morrison is the only other LB option IMO
DO Broncos tendered him as a RFA
Curtis Lofton would be the ideal choise a beast of a man but our FA is all used up. He wants his money and apparently, currently, no team can afford to give it to him. Kirk is a former Jag … he might have ties to our new DC, time will tell. Just when i got excited about Jameel McClain, nothing happened lol
TRB
TRB – I don’t meant to put you in that group, as you are very levelheaded and are fair to both sides IMO. I’m just sick and tired of all these stupid conspiracy theories based on NOTHING but opinion and speculation…. This is supposed to be a Broncos website, not a player website… To think that Broncos fans would throw John Elway under the bus in favor of a kid who’s been on the team for TWO years, with one playoff win, is nauseating IMO… It’s sad really, if I wanted to read this crap I’d go to nfl.com or ESPN….. Some of you should be assumed, and take a look at yourselves from a distance, b/c I’m embarrassed for you…….
pace and time?
Oh my bad LAX i missed that lol but I 100% agree.
I’m disappointed that Porter visited and we haven’t gotten him a contract yet. I get weary when we don’t get the guys on that initial visit
Also Domonique Foxworth is available he was his best with Champ. Philip Buchanon is one more option… pickings getting slim… Chris Hope is the only notable Saftey left
when there are such deep emotional ties to a person like Tebow, people are likely to say ANYTHING!! They will dog even John Elway. People are talking about his peceived “greatness” for Tim Tebow and even his hometown team was not willing to give more than a 4th round pick for him. He is a great guy, but not one you build a team around. Now with Manning, not only are we in a better position to win now, but we are able to stabilize the franchise. For example, with Tebow, any receiver we would draft or pick up in free agency would have to be buildt to run block and be actually happy with only a few catches here and there. We would miss out on a lot of guys, i.e. an Eddie Royal or a Deshawn Jackson even a Mike Wallace. THose guys wouldn’t fit in a “Tebow” offense. Our defense couldn’t be traditional either, because they would have to know that if they let a team score at all, we are not gonna be in a position to get back in the game. Miller and Doom were negated a lot because teams clearly weren’t in “must pass” situations. Which also puts less pressure on the other team, limiting the chances for mistakes. Our entire franchise is opened up with the signing of Manning. We were just a marginal team last year 8-8. Yes we won a home playoff game against an extrememly injured Steeler team, but we were not a juggernaut. Example, the Seahawks went7-9 and won over the Saints, but they made sweeping changes to get better, including the quarterback. I can’t believe people talk so highly of an 8-8 season. We have had plenty of those. HEck Shanny got fired after one of those. McD had one of those. It is just odd. I wish no ill will on Tebow, but Manning was the move we needed to make, point blank.
Oh wow TRB my bad. Yes I know he’s a Charger. Ever since the initial report of him signing with the Skins I keep saying it wrong. Either way, I love him as a player but his production didn’t warrant the amount of interest/contract that he received