Posts Tagged ‘NFL Draft’

Draft Going Prime Time

July 23rd, 2009 - 3:21pm by Zach EisendrathOther posts by Zach Eisendrath

Enjoy watching the NFL Draft? Well, the festivities surrounding the annual event just got even more exciting. The NFL Draft will kick off in prime time for the first time starting in 2010, the league announced today.

Also for the first time, draft coverage is expanding to three days. The first round will start at 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 22nd. The second and third rounds will follow on Friday, April 23 at 6:30 p.m. ET and rounds 4-7 will start on Saturday, April 24 at 10:00 a.m. ET.  

As usual, the draft will continue to be televised by ESPN and the NFL Network.

It should be noted that the NFL Draft was a Saturday-Sunday event from 1995-2009. From 1988-94, the festivities went from Sunday through Monday. Prior to 1988, the draft was held on one or two weekdays.

“We continue to look for ways to make the draft more accessible to more fans,” said Commissioner Roger Goodell. “Moving the first round to prime time on Thursday night will make the first round of the draft available to fans on what is typically the most-watched night of television.”

Should be interesting to see how this move pans out. What do you think about the time change?

– Zach Eisendrath, DenverBroncos.com

NFL Scouting Combine: Day 4

February 22nd, 2009 - 8:47am by Kyle SonnemanOther posts by Kyle Sonneman

9:47 a.m. EST: Day four is kicking off quickly - just as we are getting settled in, LSU’s Ricky Jean-Francois hit the podium.

Yesterday in this space we talked about the warm front that had blown through the greater Indianapolis area. Well that ended quickly, our walk this morning may have been the coldest of the week. The cream cheese we put on our Einstein’s Bagels quickly froze and became like ice cream. Making matters worse, the Lucas Oil security staff informed us that we were no longer allowed to bring in outside food. We quickly scarfed it down and are now ready for the final day of the combine — well for us anyway.

Today the defensive backs make their way through the media room and the quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers go through their on-the-field workouts. Follow the links below for the NFL Network schedule and the participants results.

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NFL Scouting Combine: Day 3

February 21st, 2009 - 8:25am by Kyle SonnemanOther posts by Kyle Sonneman

9:23 a.m. EST: Good morning and happy Saturday to you all. It seems as though a bit of a warm front has blown through the greater Indianapolis area, as frost bite didn’t kick in until just before we approached the stadium.

Anticipation is filling the air as the defensive linemen and linebackers will make their way to the Lucas Oil media room. Hopefully they will start filing in within the hour.

As we have the last couple of days, we will try to bring you the sites and sounds from the media room. But if you have any specific questions, please feel free to fire them and we will do our best to get them answered.

Also, the workouts will start revving up today. For the latest results and the NFL Network broadcast schedule, click on the links at the bottom of this blog.

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NFL Scouting Combine: Day 2

February 20th, 2009 - 8:12am by Kyle SonnemanOther posts by Kyle Sonneman

9:10 a.m. EST: A pleasant good morning from Lucas Oil field as we prepare for day two of the NFL Scouting Combine. Today should be a busy one for those of us occupying the media room as the quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers spend a little time with us.

Also, Head Coach Josh McDaniels will take the podium at 1:30 p.m. MST and we will do our best to put up the video shortly after he is done.

As always, please fire any questions that you have and we will do our best to get them answered.

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NFL Scouting Combine: Day 1

February 19th, 2009 - 8:07am by Kyle SonnemanOther posts by Kyle Sonneman

9:50 a.m. EST: Hello from the brand spanking-new Lucas Oil Field in frigid Indianapolis. DenverBroncos.com is live from the combine this weekend as we bring you the sites, sounds, times and measurable from the NFL’s version of a job fair.

General Managers, coaches, scouts and personnel from all 32 teams are in attendance as the NFL draft winds pick up speed.

Today the offensive lineman, kickers, punters, long snappers and tight ends make their way to the media room and around 1:30 p.m. MST on Friday Head Coach Josh McDaniels will meet with the combine press. So stay logged in all weekend.

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Eligible Underclassmen

January 19th, 2009 - 3:36pm by Kyle SonnemanOther posts by Kyle Sonneman

Ah… you can almost smell it in the air. Draft season is just around the corner. This week, the Senior Bowl gets going and then in February is the NFL Scouting Combine.

Today the NFL officially announced the names of 46 players who have been granted special eligibility for this year’s draft. Each of these players has met the league’s three-year eligibility rule and submitted a written application in which he renounced his remaining college football eligibility.

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Moving Forward

December 29th, 2008 - 3:34pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

THE SHOW MUST GO ON

Even though the Broncos fell just short of the postseason, it’s still playoff time in the NFL, and that means that players, coaches and fans are excited.

The Broncos’ excitement is certainly tempered, by Brandon Stokley said he can’t help but to watch some of this weekend’s matchups.

“I am a football fan,” he said. “I love football. I love watching the playoffs. I will be cheering for Indy.”

Stokley used to play for the Indianapolis Colts, and it doesn’t hurt that they’re going up against the San Diego Chargers.

Jay Cutler, on the other hand, said his TV won’t be tuned in to any playoff football.

“I won’t watch them,” he said. “No interest in it.”

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Tender Signed

April 22nd, 2008 - 3:39pm by domonique_foxworthOther posts by domonique_foxworth

The most significant thing that happened was I signed my tender. It’s great, I am happy to be back with the Broncos. Just the more time you spend in the business the more you learn. The ins and outs, the good and the bad. But I am very happy to be able to spend another year — barring anything akward like a trade. I am happy I will be spending another year here in Denver — a city that I have grown to love. Colorado is a great place.

It was weird all offseason because I had a contract pending with the Broncos, it felt like I was on an episode of “Deal or No Deal.” The Broncos offered me a case and I looked around at the rest of the cases and there were no other lucrative cases, so I pressed the button last Friday. I am very happy about the decision I made and happy to be back for another year.

I am also looking forward to focusing on corner, which should allow me to make a lot more plays and return to the very talented young corner that I was before I started bouncing around and filling in for the team at safety and various other positions. I am very excited about signing some new guys, which keep me at corner and I can rekindle my corner talent.

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No Offseason for You Broncomaniacs!!

April 2nd, 2008 - 5:59pm by mark_cooperOther posts by mark_cooper

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O.K. I go fishing in the Bahamas (see the 7.5-pound bonefish) and I post before I go and figure I’ll stop back in a week or so later and what do I find. YOU GUYS & GALS have 74 responses….WOW!!! You are on fire.

So here we go!! O.K. Elam……:o(I’m going to miss him and so are you, so now, get over it, he’s gone. Brutal right?? Well that’s the business of the NFL and money’s an issue and we have to move on, like it or not. I didn’t, but I’m past it. No perfect world out there.

Brandon Marshall, he’s young and under fire, I say he’ll shape up as he’s a smart kid who’s made a few mistakes…unfortunately I did too at that age, wasn’t perfect, still not. You probably did a few things at that age too that you don’t want to talk about and the times have changed. These guys live under a microscope today. They even have the 911 phone call…holy cow!!

Cutler told him how he feels. Me, I would have kept that under wraps and in the locker room. But I’m an O-line-type guy anyway.

I was in Dan Reeves office a few times too and if any of you remember those stories, don’t write about it or I’ll deny it :o)

The combines were wild. 4.2′ and 4.3’s whew that’s fast.

We could use some of that speed. You all analyzed that with a microscope and have your favorites. Those guys will be fun to watch as the draft comes up.

DRAFT: What do you think? Left tackle and defensive tackle?? Everyone give me your top two picks for us.

Fishing? O.K. Coop what are you talking about here? A little leisure time never hurt anyone and I fished with a 71-year-old Bahamian Legend, Charlie Smith, the inventor of the “Crazy Charlie Fly” used worldwide for bonefishing. 71 years old and he poled me and another angler around all day chasing bonefish. Can you imagine? I need to figure out what he eats for breakfast. What a place by the way. I’ll tell you more if you’re interested.

Ready for the Combine …

February 21st, 2008 - 12:01am by AndrewOther posts by Andrew

2008 Scouting Combine

The laptop hums well past midnight. The Diet Mountain Dew flows into my cup, Niagara-like in its volume and pace. The up-tempo ’70s soul music peps through my headphones, keeping me awake as the minutes pass like seconds. There’s so much steam rising from vents outside my hotel-room window that a frigid fog seems to hang in suspension over the nearby, domed football stadium. Each step on the sidewalk is accompanied by the crunch of salt and ice; each newscast leads its sports report with college or high-school basketball.

It must be February in Indianapolis.

Combine time.

So far, this has been a placid trip, considering how some of my voyages to far-flung destinations took turns that would have made Odysseus or Uncle Traveling Matt blanch.

Uncle Traveling Matt

Turns out that Wednesday’s trip here was as uneventful as My Dinner With André.

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