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Multiple Tuesday Transactions

September 11th, 2012 - 12:52pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by

On Tuesday, the Broncos placed defensive tackle Ty Warren on injured reserve with a triceps injury and waived offensive lineman C.J. Davis.

The club filled those roster spots by re-signing quarterback Caleb Hanie and adding a veteran presence on the offensive line, signing center Dan Koppen.

The team also dropped offensive lineman Wayne Tribue from the practice squad.

Koppen — a 10th-year lineman — won two Super Bowls with the New England Patriots, where he spent the first nine years of his career.

The former fifth-round pick missed all but one game in 2011 after being placed on injured reserve. In his career, Koppen has started 120 of 121 games played, earning a Pro Bowl berth and second-team All-Pro honors in 2007.

Hanie was released last Saturday before the Broncos opened the season against Pittsburgh, in a move that Head Coach John Fox called “procedural,” in order to provide “some flexibility moving forward.”

The fifth-year quarterback completed 22 of his 39 passes during the preseason for 246 yards, a touchdown and an interception. He was originally signed as a free agent on March 25.

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Warren Re-Injures Triceps; Team to Re-Sign Hanie

September 10th, 2012 - 2:46pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by

The day after the team’s season-opening win against Pittsburgh, the Broncos received some unfortunate news.

Defensive tackle Ty Warren, who spent the 2011 season on injured reserve with an injured triceps, re-tore the same triceps on Sunday.

“I’ll keep you abreast of what we do moving forward,” Head Coach John Fox told the media. “I haven’t even talked to Ty yet. I’m sure he’s very disappointed.”

Defensive line is a position that the Broncos addressed prior to the start of the season, signing Justin Bannan in free agency and picking up Derek Wolfe and Malik Jackson in the 2012 NFL Draft. Kevin Vickerson returned to health, as well.

“One of the things that’s helpful this offseason is that we’ve been able to add depth to that position,” Fox said. “Obviously we don’t want to lose a player like Ty for a significant amount of time, and this obviously will be, but we’ll adjust and, ‘Next man up.’”

Fox said no decision has been made in terms of Warren’s roster status after the injury.

“We’ll keep you posted,” he said.

In other roster moves, Fox said the team will re-sign quarterback Caleb Hanie, who was released on Saturday.

“That was procedural on Caleb, so we’ll re-sign him,” Fox said.

Salaries of vested veterans — like Hanie — are guaranteed the rest of the season if they are on the roster for Week 1 games. Hanie was released on Saturday prior to the team’s Week 1 game against Pittsburgh.

“That was procedural so we could have some flexibility moving forward as far as a vested veteran,” Fox explained.

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Notebook: OTAs Day Four

May 30th, 2012 - 2:22pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by

Wide receiver Andre Caldwell had one of the biggest highlights from Wednesday’s practice, hauling in a deep touchdown on a throw from quarterback Caleb Hanie.

“That’s my motivation every day – to come out here and prove to everybody that I should be out there on the field making plays,” Caldwell said. “I can be a household name and help this team win ball games.”

Caldwell explained that on that route in particular, he was one-on-one with a cornerback, gave him a quick move inside and then used his speed to run underneath Hanie’s pass.

That speed, Caldwell said, allows him to play outside receiver, but he said he feels comfortable playing as a slot receiver as well.

Regardless of where he lines up, he’s excited to have quarterback Peyton Manning throwing him the ball.

“Peyton signing here had a big impact on my decision,” he said. “I wanted to go to a passing offense with a quarterback who could get the ball to me and use a bunch of receivers, just let us make plays. From what I have seen of Peyton in the past, he makes the receivers look great. He puts the ball in the right spot so we can’t help but catch it. Just put your hands out, it’s going to lay right in the basket.”

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Chain Reaction

March 30th, 2012 - 10:01am by Stuart ZaasOther posts by

When the Broncos signed quarterback Peyton Manning, much was made about the on-field contributions expected of the four-time NFL MVP. With the first Sunday of the regular season 164 days away, Manning has already helped the team improve via the free agent market.

In the ten days since Manning agreed to terms on March 20, the Broncos have added seven additional free agents: WR Andre Caldwell, LB Wesley Woodyard, CB Tracy Porter, QB Caleb Hanie, TE Joel Dreessen, TE Jacob Tamme and DE Jason Hunter.

Executive Vice President of Football Operations John Elway said that he expected other free agents to be excited about the prospects of playing with a proven winner like Manning.

“It always helps because when you have a guy on your team like Peyton Manning, you have a chance to win and players in the NFL know that,” Elway said. “There are a lot of guys out there that are free that want to go somewhere where they can win championships. It is a huge benefit and it already has [helped]. We have seen that as we have seen the reaction of guys on our football team that we have been dealing with, even within the league. It is a huge plus to have a Peyton Manning on your roster.”

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Hanie, Dreessen Back in Colorado

March 26th, 2012 - 4:20pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by

When quarterback Caleb Hanie arrived at Colorado State University as a freshman, tight end Joel Dreessen was a senior.

Hanie joked Monday that he remembered Dreessen not only because he learned from that senior class, but the older players also didn’t hesitate to pick on him.

The two remained in touch, and now both are back in Colorado, signing with the Broncos as free agents.

“It feels good to be back in the Denver area,” Hanie said. “I loved Colorado and still do, and always thought about living back there, so what a great opportunity for me and my family.”

Dreessen called it a “dream come true,” coming back to where he played his high school and college football, living so close to some of his family members.

But joining the Broncos wasn’t all about the location.

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Bears Coach Smith Praises Tebow

December 7th, 2011 - 4:34pm by Max HensonOther posts by

Bears Head Coach Lovie Smith doesn’t bother concerning himself with the future.

In a conference call earlier today, he said he prefers to stay focused on the here and now.

This Sunday, Smith’s team travels to Denver to take on the Broncos and quarterback Tim Tebow, who’s helped string together five straight victories.

And at the moment, Smith has been impressed with what Tebow’s brought to the Denver offense.

“He’s leading his team to victories,” Smith said of Tebow. “When you’re the starting quarterback in the NFL and you’ve led your team to five wins in a row, you’re doing something pretty good. From what I’ve seen, people tend to keep looking a year down the way, two years down the way. They ought to just live in the moment.”

“I see someone that is getting it right now.”

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