The Broncos had to come into work on Christmas day, but Head Coach Mike Shanahan cut the team a little break. Practice was moved up an hour to end at noon, and the players didn’t have meetings afterward.
So what were the players going to do with the extra time on Christmas afternoon?
“My wife and I, we’re going to open up some presents that we got each other, and we’re going to decorate cookies — kind of start our own traditions for when we start a family,” Brett Kern said. “Then her sister and brother-in-law are driving from Ohio, went non-stop all through the night, so they’re coming in tonight and we’re going to have a little Christmas ham dinner. I’m looking forward to it.”
Cory Boyd said he wasn’t leaving the facilities right away, but he’s certainly ready to kick his feet up a little later in the day.
“To be honest with you, I’m about to go in there and watch some film of the day’s practice, then I’ll probably get on the bike a little bit and run,” he said. “Then I’ll go home, be with the fiance and just relax today. Then get back to work.”
Kenny Peterson said his family is too far away to fly into town, so he’ll hang out with some of his friends on the team. He also had the right idea — find the house with food.
“I’ll probably go to Ebenezer’s house or somebody who cooked.”
INJURY UPDATES
Shanahan had a positive update on the injury front after practice Thursday.
“Everybody had a full practice today,” he said. “So that was a good sign.”
Champ Bailey said his nagging groin injury is feeling fine after playing for the majority of the game against the Bills.
“It feels good,” he said. “It feels better than I thought it would after the full game.”
-Gray Caldwell, DenverBroncos.com
Tags: Brett Kern, Christmas, Cory Boyd, Gray Caldwell, Kenny Peterson
we are gonna need champ to be 100%
Actually we need everyone to be 100%
GO BRONCOS
We need everyone to play regardless of being hurt or injured.
In a nut shell: i would rather get blown away by the COLTS then get beat by Phillip Rivers and the chargers. PLEASE!
I agree with delux304 I rather get blown away by the colts than loose to P Rivers i cant stand the chargers. We Gotta win!!!!!!!!
i agree with delux304 and wahleaf the colts are a team that can do damage so i would rather go out swingin wit the colts then to let the low class chargers take us out…everyone fully practiced is a good sign…i cant wait for the showdown sunday night…GO BRONCOS!!!!!
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I’m getting on this bandwagon… I absolutely agree that I’d rather have us lose to the Colts than deal with a loss to the Chargers. That’s exactly what they want, to hand us a loss and hold it over our heads for the rest of time. We have got to prove them wrong!!!!! I know we’re a better team than they are, we just haven’t been consistent in showing that.
Very glad to hear everyone got in a full practice… we are really going to need Champ for this one. I hope him and our entire defense can just really step up and just hassle Rivers all night long. SACK HIM!!!!!
Merry Christmas to all of Broncos Country…
GO BRONCOS!!!!
WE WILL WIN!
GO BRONCOS!!!
Merry Christmas
Beat the Chargers
God Bless
P.S. I got an orange Champ Bailey jersey for Christmas, my niece got a Broncos cheerleader outfit and my two little nephews got Jay Cutler jerseys. We’re styling while choking out the Chargers!
Glad to hear C. Boyd was spending some extra time watching film. If he performs well the offense will thrive against the Charges. Our defense is much improved over the last meeting, this one is gonna be a battle. Get ready to go to war fella’s! Go Broncos!
Tis the day after christmass and all thru the land reporters are bragging the chargers band (wagon) we as broncos fans are sick of this crap let the old scrouge ruin there dreams and make them think until the start of training camp at how they got beat by us Broncos one reporter did say Ebenezier is with the broncos so let us spoil there plans yes the fumble thing was a fluke but we need to show them that sproles was a fluke as well Dline step up do what we thought you were capable of during off season and pre season do to them what you did to the fabled Oline of the cowboys lbackers stay in your gaps dont let champ do your job this week secondary dont play soft you have it in you to control your desteny in this game but we need you to do it as a team Oline keep it up your one of the best in the league recivers play like you did the first 3 weeks tightends go out and punish them runningbacks Tatum Cory this is the game to step it up and show everyone in the league that the 2 of you belong here Cutler stay cool dont let mister crying lips get into your head throw with passion to all your targets so that they dont know who to cover Ps to the Dline make mister Cryier piss a river GO BRONCOS
Good news that everyone fully participated in practice. I just hope that it is a sign of them being FULLY RECOVERED from their injuries and not just some extra adrenaline pumping because of the anticipation of Sunday.
Play smart guys!
Offense hold onto the ball!
Defense maintain your gaps!
Fans, keep up the faith!