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Posts Tagged ‘Eddie Royal’

Royal Excited for Broncos to Take the Next Step

February 13th, 2012 - 9:43am by Kenny LeganOther posts by

The flight home from New England for Eddie Royal and the Broncos was a quiet one.

Denver had just been beaten 45-10 by the Patriots in the Divisional Round of the playoffs to conclude its season. That defeat, combined with the late night departure, meant that not many players were talking or celebrating a surprisingly good season. Rather, they were left thinking and dreaming what could have been.

“(It was) probably like you would have imagined it would be -– quiet, not too many people talking,” Royal said. “I think we learned a lot from that game, just what it takes to be an elite team in this league. We know what it takes to match their intensity. It’s something that we’ll learn from and get better from.”

Indeed, the Broncos headed into this offseason hoping to improve and take the next step to be an elite team in the NFL. Royal knows the offense has to put in the work so that they can go into games against teams like New England and Green Bay and match their scoring output.

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Broncos Take the Lead

January 8th, 2012 - 3:34pm by Kenny LeganOther posts by

After the Broncos defense held Pittsburgh to two field goals, the offense came alive on its most recent drive as Denver took a 7-6 lead on a 30-yard touchdown pass from Tim Tebow to Eddie Royal with 13:24 left in the second quarter.

The pass came on second-and-9, when Tebow dropped back and threw a ball to the right corner in the back of the end zone. Royal made the catch as he was falling near the sideline with the defender draped over him, and was able to get down in-bounds for the score.

However, the biggest play of the drive came two plays earlier. On third-and-12 from his own 18-yard line, Tebow dropped back, scrambled to his left and launched a pass deep down the left sideline for Demaryius Thomas. The second-year receiver got behind the defense and caught it in stride for a 51-yard gain.

But the scoring drive wasn’t without cost. The Broncos lost receiver Eric Decker for the game with a left knee injury, after he was hit by James Harrison while trying to catch a pass.

The Steelers take over on their own 20-yard line after a touchback.

Click here to watch the 51-yard pass to Thomas.

Click here to watch the 30-yard touchdown pass to Royal.

-Kenny Legan

Royal Named Special Teams Player of the Week

November 8th, 2011 - 6:13pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by

Eddie Royal’s 85-yard punt return for the go-ahead touchdown in Sunday’s 38-24 win against the Oakland Raiders earned the wide receiver AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors for Week 9.

It’s the first such award for a Bronco this season.

Executive Vice President of Football Operations John Elway congratulated Royal on his Twitter account.

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Royal Punt Return Gives Broncos Lead

November 6th, 2011 - 6:04pm by Max HensonOther posts by

Eddie Royal returned a punt from Shane Lechler 85 yards to the end zone and the Broncos now lead 31-24 with just under six minutes left.

Click here to hear the call from Dave Logan of AM 850 KOA.

That’s Royal’s second career punt return touchdown and the fifth longest punt return in Broncos history.

Quan Cosby had returned all the previous punts in today’s game for Denver before Royal got his first opportunity late in the fourth quarter.

Royal TD Cuts Deficit to 3

November 6th, 2011 - 5:09pm by Max HensonOther posts by

Tim Tebow found Eddie Royal wide-open deep downfield and the receiver sprinted into the end zone for a 26-yard score on the Broncos’ first possession of the second half.

Tebow scrambled for a 19-yard gain and Willis McGahee picked up 12 more on the two plays before the scoring strike.

Oakland now leads 17-14 early in the third quarter.

Here is the audio highlight of the score, courtesy AM 850 KOA.

Royal Returns

October 25th, 2011 - 1:27pm by Kenny LeganOther posts by

Receiver Eddie Royal returned to action for the Broncos Sunday for the first time since injuring his groin in the Sept. 18th game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Royal was targeted four times, catching two passes for 14 yards, including a critical 7-yard pass on the Broncos’ final drive of regulation to set them up for a third-and-short situation, which they converted.

Even though the game went into overtime, Royal said he felt fine throughout the contest.

“I feel good,” Royal said Monday. “It was a long game; it was hot. I was able to make it through, and it felt good the whole game.”

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Preparing for the Unknown

October 20th, 2011 - 11:37am by Stuart ZaasOther posts by

At the ripe age of 25, Eddie Royal has assumed the role of the veteran among the team’s wide receivers. Royal’s 47 games played and 39 starts lead a position group where no other player has made more than two career starts.

“I’m only 25 years old,” Royal laughed. “It says a lot that they have a lot of faith in those guys and us to be able to come out and prepare the right way and to come make plays.”

Aside from Royal’s 39 starts, the rest of the group combines for five starts, which doesn’t give opposing teams much film to watch as they prepare to face this young receiving corps.

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Getting Started

September 14th, 2010 - 12:54am by mike_riceOther posts by

The bottom line is always the most important factor in the NFL. The bottom line is wins and losses.

From that standpoint, it was a tough day for the Broncos in Jacksonville.

But I don’t think it is the entire story. Because the bottom line tends to dwarf everything else, some of the things the Broncos did well get overshadowed by the fact they lost the game. I understand, that is the nature of the beast and it likely always will be.

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Early Impressions

August 24th, 2010 - 11:33pm by mike_riceOther posts by

One of the hardest things to do is to evaluate preseason football. Teams keep play calling pretty vanilla. They protect their front line players. There is little, if any, talk of winning the games.

Yet here we are, halfway through the preseason. The Broncos have lost to the Bengals and the Lions, with games against the Steelers and Vikings still to come. I am left with several impressions.

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2010 Training Camp Day 4: P.M. Blog

August 4th, 2010 - 7:34pm by Gabe HiattOther posts by

After a brief lightning delay, the Broncos were back on the practice field for their evening workout. The rain subsided quickly, allowing players to take the field about thirty minutes later than the scheduled start of practice.

Fans readied themselves for the weather with raincoats and Broncos-orange ponchos, and two observers stood out in  day-glo yellow jumpsuits.

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