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Cowboys at Camp: Day 2, AM

August 14th, 2008 - 11:45am by Jake GrilleyOther posts by Jake Grilley

The competitive juices were flowing as Broncos and Cowboys hit the practice field together for the second straight day on Thursday. Hard hits and big plays were abound and a skirmish between the two squads showed that neither team is taking their time out on the field together lightly.

ATTENDANCE REPORT: Boss and Champ Bailey remained out of pads with their respective injuries, Boss nursing a sprained right ankle and Champ as sore right hamstring…Louis Green remained on the sidelines with a concussion/neck injury…Tom Nalen watched practices still resting his left knee…Erik Pears was out of pads with a sore back…Ryan Torain continues to recover from surgery on his left elbow.

POSTURING FOR POSITION: Niko Koutouvides continued to take reps at middle linebacker with first team. Jamie Winborn continued to fill in for Boss Bailey at first unit strong side linebacker. Marquand Manuel continued taking first unit snaps at safety with Hamza Abdullah getting reps with the second team. After getting the afternoon off yesterday, Casey Wiegmann was back as the first unit center.

MATCHUPS: Here is the breakdown of how each competition went down.

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A.M. Blog: Day 16

August 12th, 2008 - 11:18am by Adam ZinserOther posts by Adam Zinser

It’s less than 24 hours until the Broncos host the Cowboys for a couple days of joint practices, and the team held a two hour practice without pads Tuesday morning, the last day for fans to watch training camp.

As has often been the case, things got started with a laugh as D.J. Williams called up coach and former Bronco Keith Burns to lead the team’s breakdown.

ATTENDANCE REPORT: Hamza Abdullah, Boss and Champ Bailey, Louis Green, Peyton Hillis, Tom Nalen, Erik Pears and Ryan Torain were all listed on the out of pads list with their various injuries. Hillis did participate in practice, however. Champ, Green, Nalen and Pears all watched from the sidelines. Boss remained inside rehabbing his sprained ankle.

- Chad Mustard has been moved from the Physically Unable to Perform list to the active roster.

- New cornerback Wale Dada participated in practice after the team waived Lamont Reid. The previous blog entry gives a little more information on the newest member of the Broncos.

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A.M. Blog: Day 11

August 5th, 2008 - 12:04pm by Adam ZinserOther posts by Adam Zinser

After a record-setting streak of days with the temperature above 90 degrees, Tuesday morning brought a much welcomed cool front. When I heard over the radio on the way to Dove Valley that the high was predicted to be 82 degrees, I laughed.

Thankfully, they were right. The players (and I) enjoyed temperatures in the low 70s throughout the morning camp session. And now for quick hits from practice.

ATTENDANCE REPORT: Hamza Abdullah remained on the sideline, nursing his strained groin. Peyton Hillis, after making it back onto the field yesterday morning, sat out again. Chad Mustard and Tom Nalen remain out with a right hamstring and left knee, respectively. Montrae Holland continues to work on his own, though he later came out and watched from the sidelines. He looks slimmer to me.

Champ Bailey also missed practice with a sore right hamstring. Bailey spent his time watching from the sidelines with teammates or on the field talking with Head Coach Mike Shanahan. But don’t worry Broncos Country, Shanahan quickly pointed out that No. 24 is a quick healer.

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A.M. Blog: Day 10

August 4th, 2008 - 11:57am by Jake GrilleyOther posts by Jake Grilley

Both the offense and the defense looked sharp during this morning’s session. But throughout practice the offense had a slight edge on their defensive counterparts.

ATTENDANCE REPORT: Hamza Abdullah remained on the sidelines with a groin injury… Tom Nalen didn’t dress due to a right knee… Chad Mustard is still nursing a right hamstring. Montrae Holland is continuing to work with strength coach Rich Tuten to reach his reporting weight. Boss Bailey was back on the practice field after sitting out the last two sessions with soreness in his right knee.

POSTURING FOR POSITION: The battle for the starting middle linebacker position continues to be tight. Nate Webster was listed as the first team linebacker on the Broncos newly released depth chart but Niko Koutouvides got the reps with the first unit during this morning’s session. With Abdullah sitting out with his groin injury, Marquand Manuel was getting reps with the first team at strong safety.

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A.M. Blog: Day 7

July 31st, 2008 - 11:48am by Adam ZinserOther posts by Adam Zinser

After a short press conference with Head Coach Mike Shanahan, John Lynch officially announced that he is leaving the Broncos to explore other options. The Broncos granted his release.

I have always looked at Lynch as one of the class acts in the NFL. He has been one of my all-time favorite players for as long as I can remember following football. I wish that I could have worked with him more.

47, best of luck in all your future endeavors!

Now on to some of the meat from this morning’s practice.

ATTENDANCE REPORT: After participating in yesterday afternoon’s jog-through practice, Montrae Holland continued to work out on his own this morning. Tom Nalen continued to watch from the sidelines to rest his knee, but he kept his eyes on all the offensive line action. Michael Pittman donned his jersey, but was yet again out of pads. He stuck with the rest of the running backs, observing and giving pointers. Peyton Hillis and Chad Mustard both remained sidelined with their sore hamstrings. Also out of pads was Ebenezer Ekuban. He was on the field watching the action, but not participating.

POSTURING FOR POSITION: Wiegmann continued to work at center with Nalen out, and today he spoke with a couple reporters after practice.

“I’m getting reps in there with the starters, and the important thing is actually me getting used to them,” Wiegmann said. “I have been so used to my guys in Kansas City, so it’s just getting a feel for everybody here. That’s part of camp.”

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A.M. Blog: Day 2

July 26th, 2008 - 10:42am by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

Day Two has started, and there’s a special teams practice later this afternoon. We’re trying to put this thing up quick for you guys. By the way, let us know if there is any particular player you’d like to see pictures of, and we’ll try to accomodate that. Here are some quick hits:

ATTENDANCE REPORT: Chad Mustard was out of pads for the second day with a right hamstring injury…Edell Shepherd was out of pads after injuring his left knee in practice yesterday…rookie Spencer Larsen, who missed his second straight practice, is attending to a family emergency according to Head Coach Mike Shanahan…Montrae Holland is still practicing with Strength and Conditioning Coach Rich Tuten until he gets to his reporting weight.

POSTURING FOR POSITION: On the first play of 11-on-11, full team scrimmaging, the starting backfield was composed of Jay Cutler, Selvin Young and Cecil Sapp. The starting receivers were Brandon Marshall and Darrell Jackson, and Daniel Graham started at tight end. Ryan Clady, Ben Hamilton, Tom Nalen, Chris Kuper and Ryan Harris made up the offensive line.

The defense marched out Champ Bailey, Dre’ Bly, John Lynch and Hamza Abdullah in the secondary, Boss Bailey, Niko Koutouvides and D.J. Williams at the linebacker positions and John Engelberger, Dewayne Robertson, Kenny Peterson and Elvis Dumervil on the line.

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Offseason Productive

March 10th, 2008 - 3:11pm by mark_cooperOther posts by mark_cooper

Boss Bailey has the speed we can use at the linebacker position. Niko Koutouvides should fit in the middle just fine and get D.J. Williams back where he can let it all hang out.

Marlon McCree and Marquand Manuel give us plenty to look at and a future in the secondary when John Lynch hangs it up. I’d like to see Domonique Foxworth stay, but it’s all business.

Keary Colbert might find a nice change of scenery here and a system he might flourish in with Mike’s offense and Jay Cutler’s arm.

There’s more to come but to date I like everything I see and you know how it goes. We’ll all know more once we see them in camp and preseason.

What are you all thinking so far?? Let’s touch base every week or two and see how it all works out through the offseason. Camp will be here before we know it.

Coop

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Report: Koutouvides Agrees to Terms

March 3rd, 2008 - 10:44am by AndrewOther posts by Andrew

ESPN.com reported Monday morning that the Broncos had come to terms with linebacker Niko Koutouvides, who spent the last four years with the Seattle Seahawks.

Monday afternoon, the Broncos announced that Koutouvides had signed his contract.  The Broncos also announced the signing of Keary Colbert and the re-signing of defensive end Ebenezer Ekuban; both had first been reported in the media Saturday.

The Purdue product, who turns 27 on March 25, primarily handled special-teams duties for the Seahawks throughout the last four years. He started three games during the 2004 campaign — two in the regular season and one in the playoffs.

Over his four years as a Seahawk, Koutouvides had 89 solo tackles, 22 assists and a sack.

Discuss below …

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