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Posts Tagged ‘Stanley Daniels’

Mile High Momentum

December 22nd, 2010 - 3:54pm by Gabe HiattOther posts by

For the past three weeks, the Broncos have tread a rocky road full of pot holes. Consecutive business trips to Kansas City, Arizona and Oakland all added losses to the team’s record.

But they have the luxury of spending the holidays at home. The team finishes their schedule with a two-game home stand, including a matchup with the Houston Texans on the day after Christmas.

Mario Haggan hopes to find a little Mile High magic in front of the home crowd.

“It would be great to come home in front of our fans right after the holidays and have some holiday cheer on Sunday and go out and play a great game,” Haggan said.

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Cannon Ball

December 3rd, 2010 - 3:59pm by Gabe HiattOther posts by

Lance Ball spent his rookie season bouncing from team to team. Two years later, the 25-year old running back bounces off defenders.

Ball began his NFL odyssey as a college free agent with the Rams in 2008 and moved on to the Colts’ practice squad in the same season. Indianapolis waived him after training camp in 2009, and he spent three weeks on Tennessee’s practice squad before he joined the Broncos practice squad at the end of the season.

The University of Maryland product finally got his shot as a member of Denver’s active roster for the 2010 season opener at Jacksonville, where he made one special-teams tackle.

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Changing of the Guard

September 7th, 2010 - 4:38pm by Gabe HiattOther posts by

Deciding which players will board the plane to Jacksonville for the first week of the regular season evokes a conditional enthusiasm. The Broncos can look forward to a clean slate of football, but only after saying goodbye to the players that didn’t make the final cut.

“There’s a little more elbow room in the locker room — and this is a hard time for everybody because in training camp you forge relationships, and it’s hard to see some guys go,” Spencer Larsen said. “You just get used to the guys you are around and as the season goes, you just kind of jell.”

Head Coach Josh McDaniels said the process wasn’t easy.

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‘A Competitive Situation’

August 27th, 2010 - 3:34pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by

The third preseason game is typically the last dress rehearsal, if you will, for the first-unit offense before the regular season.

While some positions are becoming clearer, others are still up in the air.

One of the spots dubbed “a competitive situation” by Head Coach Josh McDaniels is at left guard.

For the majority of training camp and the preseason, Zane Beadles has spent time as the first-unit left guard. But McDaniels said “there are a lot of guys still competing for that job,” including Stanley Daniels, who filled in for Chris Kuper at right guard when the veteran sat out practices.

The head coach anticipated both players seeing extensive time at the position against the Steelers.

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Team Assigned Daniels

May 14th, 2010 - 3:34pm by Kyle SonnemanOther posts by

The Broncos on Friday were assigned guard Stanley Daniels, who was waived by the Green Bay Packers on Wednesday.

The 6-foot-4 328-pound Daniels spent time on the Packers practice squad in 2009 and has also been a member of the New York Jets and St. Louis Rams.

Daniels played four season at the University of Washington and is the nephew of former Broncos linebacker Ray May, who donned the orange and blue from 1973-75.