Tebow Agrees to Terms
Tim Tebow, the second of the Broncos’ two first-round selections in April’s NFL Draft, agreed to terms with the team on Thursday.
The timing of the agreement will allow the quarterback to join his fellow rookies and early reporting veterans including Kyle Orton and Brady Quinn on the practice field. Training camp officially begins with the first full-squad session on Sunday, Aug. 1.
Thompson First to SignThe Broncos have signed the first of their 2010 draft picks, inking seventh round pick cornerback Syd’Quan Thompson.
Thompson was selected with the first of the Broncos two seventh round picks (225 overall) out of the University of California.
While at Cal, Thompson was a first-team All-Pac-10 selection in each of his final two seasons with the Golden Bears.
The cornerback started all 52 games possible over his four-year career, setting a school record for starts as a four-year starter at cornerback for Cal. He finished his career as the school’s all-time leader in pass breakups with 36.
He started his career as a Sporting News Pac-10 All-Freshman selection after starting in all 13 games, and finished it with 257 tackles, seven interceptions that he returned for 204 yards, two sacks, 20 tackles for loss, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries — one of which he returned 15 yards for a touchdown against rival Stanford — and two punt returns that he brought back for 389 yards, including a 73-yard return for a touchdown. He was named Cal’s Most Valuable Back on defense for his junior season, when he tied a school record with 18 passes defensed, and held the title again as a senior in 2009.
“Basically, I’ll do whatever the coaches what me to do,” Thompson said. “Any position they want me to play, I’m going to play it. I’m just happy I was able to be a part of something that’s good in Denver. I’m just hoping to go out there and compete and do my best.”
Let the Competition Begin!
The draft is over and all the National Football League teams are moving forward with rookie mini camps and their other camps, continuing with the off-season conditioning programs that are also well underway.
The buzz over the draft continues, however, and one of the biggest questions of all cannot be answered anywhere right now, that being, How did my team do?
Breaking Down The Draft
The hype and hoopla that is the NFL draft is now over. Soon we will find out who can play and who can’t.
Some impressions of the Broncos 2010 draft:
1 – I LOVE THE TIM TEBOW PICK. One could probably make the case that the Broncos overpaid the Ravens to get back into the first round to select Tebow. That doesn’t bother me.
Thomas, Tebow, Marshall, SchefflerBeen in and out of the country for the last month emceeing a few charity events so you haven’t heard much from me. Both benefit Cystic Fibrosis. Boomer Esiasons raised money for kids in Costa Rica which was wonderful considering how much they need the support. Was in Costa Rica at Boomer Esiason offshore event in Golfito, Costa Rica, and on Abaco in the Bahamas for the Bakers Bay Celebrity Bonefish Classic. I know, I know…. poor Coop, right. Well, it was tough doing business on a satellite phone and as most of you know, I work to go fish. 
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P.S. find a charity and do something that’s helps someone less fortunate.
DAY ONE: Love the picks, yep, what do you think?
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2010 NFL Draft First Round Live Blog
4:30 p.m. MST: Here we are, finally just an hour away from the 2010 NFL Draft. It has been a long day of anticipation for the website team here at Dove Valley, and I imagine it’s the same story for plenty of you.
The plan for this blog is to keep you updated, pick-by-pick, until the Broncos make their first selection. After the pick comes, we’ll turn our focus to geting as much content as we can about the player the team selects, and leave the blog for you all to comment away.
Rather than with the live blog format you’re used to from games this past season, you’ll have to refresh this page occasionally to check out the updates. That’s so we can add photos and videos throughout the blog — including an exclusive look inside the team’s war room.
Speaking of the war room, the PR and web departments have our own war room set up in a conference room. The TV is tuned to the draft, we’ve got our computers in front of us and a depressing lack of snacks.
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On The Clock
The draft is upon us. As there is every year, there has been plenty of talk about what will happen. It is fun to wonder what will happen. It is fun to consider the many scenarios that could unfold for every team.
I always try to keep two main things in mind when trying to guess what any given team might do.
1 – NO ONE KNOWS WHAT WILL HAPPEN UNTIL IT HAPPENS. I know, no kidding. But with so many people offering their opinions, one can easily think that any one of them actually knows what will transpire.
2010 NFL Draft Order
The final order for the 2010 NFL Draft has been finalized, including the 32 compensatory draft choices that were awarded to teams on Monday.
The Broncos will have six selections in April’s draft:
Round 1, Pick 11 (from Chicago) – 11th overall
Round 2, Pick 13 – 45th overall
Round 3, Pick 17 – 80th overall
Round 4, Pick 16 – 114th overall
Round 6, Pick 14 – 183rd overall
Round 7, Pick 13 – 220th overall
For the first time, the draft will be split into three days this year. The first round will start on Thursday, April 22 at 5:30 p.m. MST. The second and third rounds will be held Friday, April 23 at 4 p.m. MST, and rounds four through seven will begin on Saturday, April 24 at 8 a.m. MST.
-Gray Caldwell, DenverBroncos.com
NFL Scouting Combine: Day 4
Good morning from our final day of coverage at the 2010 NFL Scouting Combine. Today the defensive backs will make their way through the media room as well as some of the defensive linemen and linebackers that we didn’t see yesterday.
Speaking of yesterday, it was a day full of action as several of the top prospects took their turn in front of the camera lights, including top quarterback prospects Sam Bradford, Jimmy Clausen and Colt McCoy:
As we have the last three days, we will bring you the latest from the Circle City and will do our best to answer what questions you may have. Remember you can watch the actual workouts and find out this weekend’s top performers at NFL.com/combine.
NFL Scouting Combine: Day 3
After the sun made an appearance on Friday, the snow, cold and clouds have returned to Indianapolis for combine day three. Today should be a busy day as Head Coach Josh McDaniels addresses the combine media at 1:30 p.m. EST and the defensive line and linebackers make their way through the media room.
Also we are hoping to get an appearance from the quarterbacks and running backs who didn’t make it in to the room yesterday. That list includes; Sam Bradford, Jimmy Clausen, Colt McCoy, C.J. Spiller and Jonathan Dwyer.
Workouts have begun on the field behind us with the offensive linemen running the 40 and going through their drills. To stay up on all of the workouts and to watch live feeds, visit the NFL’s combine site by clicking here.
As we have the last couple of days, we will do our best to give you the sights and sounds of the annual job fair and with workouts starting; we will fill you in on the latest buzz.
11:14 a.m. EST: Most of the morning buzz has surrounded Maryland offensive tackle Bruce Johnson. The 6-foot-6 314-pound lineman put up 34 repetitions of 225-pounds in the bench press and has put up some of the top times in the 40-yard dash and distances in the broad jump among his position group. Some talent evaluators ofter remark that a player passes the “eye-test” based on their shear physique. Well I am not a talent evaluator by any means, but this guy passes that test with flying colors.
Also a lot of talk has surrounded LSU return specialist Trindon Holliday and his time in the 40. Unofficially, some scouts clocked him at a blazing 4.22 seconds, which if it becomes official, would be among the fastest times in combine history.