The balance of April will be an exciting time on the calendars of the NFL, the Denver Broncos and our legions of fans.

The full schedule will be released soon – and while we have not received any advance word of a schedule timetable, past history suggests we should look toward next week. The NFL officials in charge are no doubt putting the final touches on the schedule right now, but this type of announcement is never made real late in the week-you always want to create the maximum buzz among fans, so assuming it does not happen this week, next week looks perfect in that it would precede NFL draft attention.

Then, just as fans are discussing who their favorite team plays, where and when, the draft will begin its new three-day prime time run on Thursday, April 22.