Posts Tagged ‘Tom Nalen’
August 20th, 2008 - 1:29pm by Jake GrilleyOther posts by Jake Grilley
Head Coach Mike Shanahan announced after Wednesday’s practice that veteran center Tom Nalen will have his knee scoped on Thursday. Nalen underwent a similar procedure in the offseason.
“What we are going to do is have Tom get his knee cleaned up a little bit — more preventative than anything else,” Shanahan said. “It hasn’t healed the way we would have liked.”
Nalen was held out of much of training camp due to soreness in his left knee. Shanahan said he hopes after having this procedure that Nalen will be ready in time for the regular season.
“Hopefully it’s nothing serious and can alleviate some of the swelling and the pain and hopefully he is ready to go by the first game.”
-Jake Grilley, DenverBroncos.com
Tags: Mike Shanahan, Tom Nalen
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August 18th, 2008 - 4:08pm by Jake GrilleyOther posts by Jake Grilley
With training camp coming to an end, the Broncos are entering regular season mode when it comes to practices. These practices are open to the media but photography is limited to the first 15 minutes. We will continue to provide you with all the highlights and pertinent information from these practices but in a slightly different and more concise format.
The Broncos hit the practice field on Monday for the first time since the team’s preseason win against the Cowboys. A morning walk through was held that was closed to the media, but here are some highlights from this afternoon’s session.
Boss Bailey, Hamza Abdullah, Darrell Jackson and Daniel Graham were all out of uniform watching practice from the sidelines.
However, some familiar faces were back on the field as Champ Bailey, Louis Green and Tom Nalen joined their teammates on the gridiron. Anthony Alridge was also back in action after being held out of Saturday’s contest against the Cowboys.
Click to continue reading “Practice Quick Hits: 8/18″
Tags: Anthony Alridge, Boss Bailey, Champ Bailey, Tom Nalen
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August 8th, 2008 - 11:23am by Jake GrilleyOther posts by Jake Grilley
The Broncos held a walk-through Friday morning in preparation for Saturday’s preseason opener at Houston.
ATTENDANCE REPORT: Champ Bailey, Hamza Abdullah, Dewayne Robertson and Tom Nalen were all out of uniform during the practice and Head Coach Mike Shanahan announced that they will all be out against the Texans. He also said that Dre’ Bly will be only out on the field in nickel coverage.
POSTURING FOR POSITION: Eddie Royal took reps with the first unit and will start at wide receiver opposite Brandon Marshall on Saturday.
TAKE AWAYS: Positional units practiced together going over formations and assignments. The team also had some 7-on-7 walk-through with the offense taking on the defense. To end practice the team went over which squads should be on the field at certain times. Shanahan would shout a unit for example “first unit field goal” and those 11 players would run on the field. Then he would tell certain players to go to the sideline and their backups would rush onto the field.
QUOTABLE: “He would not be working with the starting unit unless he has proven to us that he is very consistent and he deserves that chance to start. For a guy to get that chance to start kind of gives you an idea of how hard he has been working and what he has done in practice.”
-Head Coach Mike Shanahan, on starting rookie Eddie Royal at wide receiver on Saturday at Houston.
-Jake Grilley, DenverBroncos.com
Tags: Champ Bailey, Dewayne Robertson, Dre Bly, Eddie Royal, Jake Grilley, Mike Shanahan, Tom Nalen
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August 7th, 2008 - 10:06am by Jake GrilleyOther posts by Jake Grilley
TORAIN UPDATE: Head Coach Mike Shanahan announced after the morning session that running back Ryan Torain will need surgery to repair damage done to his elbow during practice on Wednesday. Torain broke the upper bone in his elbow and an MRI revealed ligament damage.
“We will see how the operation goes and see what the doctors say,” Shanahan said. “But it is obviously more serious that we first thought.”
Torain gives an update in his blog entry.
In preparation for Saturday’s preseason opener at Houston the Broncos held an abridged morning session without pads, similar to the team’s afternoon jog through sessions.
Click to continue reading “A.M. Blog: Day 13″
Tags: Champ Bailey, Eddie Royal, Hamza Abdullah, Jake Grilley, Mike Shanahan, Ryan Torain, Spencer Larsen, Tom Nalen, Uncategorized
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August 6th, 2008 - 5:42pm by Adam ZinserOther posts by Adam Zinser
Though the sun broke through for most of the afternoon practice, it was definitely much cooler than this morning’s session, and thankfully, the dark clouds heading this way held off just long enough for the team to wrap things up and head inside.
ATTENDANCE REPORT: Hamza Abdullah, Champ Bailey, Peyton Hillis, Chad Mustard, Tom Nalen and Dewayne Robertson all watched from the sidelines with their various injuries/soreness. Abdullah was doing some calisthenics with out on the field to help rehab his groin before practice began. One end of a large elastic band was wrapped around his waist with the other end tied to one of the goal posts. He high-stepped sideways until the band became fully extended and taught, then would move back towards the goal post.
Click to continue reading “P.M. Blog: Day 12″
Tags: Adam Zinser, Alvin McKinley, Andre Hall, Anthony Alridge, Brett Kern, Cecil Sapp, Chad Mustard, Champ Bailey, Darrell Jackson, Dewayne Robertson, Domonique Foxworth, Dre Bly, Hamza Abdullah, Jack Williams, Jog-Through, Josh Barrett, Michael Pittman, Montrae Holland, Nate Webster, Peyton Hillis, Rookies, Ryan Torain, Sam Paulescu, Special Teams, Tom Nalen, Uncategorized
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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.
Click to continue reading “A.M. Blog: Day 11″
Tags: Adam Zinser, Brandon Marshall, Chad Mustard, Champ Bailey, Chris Kuper, Depth Chart, Dewayne Robertson, Dre Bly, Eddie Royal, Elvis Dumervil, Hamza Abdullah, Jarvis Moss, Jay Cutler, John Engelberger, Matt Prater, Michael Pittman, Mike Shanahan, Montrae Holland, Nate Jackson, Nate Webster, Niko Koutouvides, Patrick Ramsey, Peyton Hillis, Rookies, Ryan Clady, Ryan Harris, Sam Paulescu, Tim Crowder, Tom Nalen, Tony Scheffler, Training Camp, Uncategorized
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August 1st, 2008 - 11:46am by Jake GrilleyOther posts by Jake Grilley
The Broncos began their second week of training camp Friday morning. Here are some happenings from the a.m. session.
ATTENDANCE REPORT: The out of pads list remained the same as yesterday with Peyton Hillis, Chad Mustard and Tom Nalen not in uniform. Michael Pittman, who was also listed as out of pads, wore his jersey sans his helmet and shoulder pads while observing drills.
Boss Bailey was held out due to inflammation is his knee and Hamza Abdullah was held out the final portion of practice due a sore groin.
POSTURING FOR POSITION: The Broncos 2007 draft class showed its presence on the second unit defensive line. Jarvis Moss, Marcus Thomas and Tim Crowder took the reps along with Alvin McKinley.
For the second straight day Nate Webster took reps with the first unit defense. The competition at middle linebacker is still tight between Webster and Niko Koutouvides.
Click to continue reading “A.M. Blog: Day 8″
Tags: Ben Hamilton, Boss Bailey, Brandon Marshall, Brett Kern, Casey Wiegmann, Champ Bailey, Hamza Abdullah, Jake Grilley, Ryan Clady, Tom Nalen, Uncategorized
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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.”
Click to continue reading “A.M. Blog: Day 7″
Tags: Adam Zinser, Casey Wiegmann, Cecil Sapp, Chad Mustard, Domonique Foxworth, Dre Bly, Eddie Royal, Hamza Abdullah, Jack Williams, Jarvis Moss, Jay Cutler, John Lynch, Marcus Thomas, Michael Pittman, Mike Shanahan, Montrae Holland, Nate Jackson, Niko Koutouvides, Patrick Ramsey, Peyton Hillis, Selvin Young, Tim Crowder, Tom Nalen, Training Camp, Uncategorized
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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.
Click to continue reading “A.M. Blog: Day 2″
Tags: Ben Hamilton, Boss Bailey, Brandon Marshall, Cecil Sapp, Chad Mustard, Champ Bailey, Chris Kuper, D.J. Williams, Daniel Graham, Darrell Jackson, Dewayne Robertson, Dre Bly, Eddie Royal, Edell Shepherd, Elvis Dumervil, Gray Caldwell, Hamza Abdullah, Jarvis Moss, Jay Cutler, John Engelberger, John Lynch, Kenny Peterson, Matt Prater, Mike Shanahan, Montrae Holland, Niko Koutouvides, Patrick Ramsey, Peyton Hillis, Ryan Clady, Ryan Harris, Selvin Young, Spencer Larsen, Tom Nalen, Training Camp
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October 9th, 2007 - 9:00pm by mark_cooperOther posts by mark_cooper
Well…a lot like you guys, I had to digest that one a little bit and ponder on it for a day or so before this blog. I remember a few of those days (GAMES) going all the way back to high school. So I re-lived a few of those in my mind to try to explain it in a way that makes some sense.
You may have days like that and believe it or not they aren’t uncommon. Have you ever showed up at work and said to yourself, “I should have stayed in bed?”… or have you had days where you said to yourself, “Wow, today’s not my day!” … or just had a day and felt you weren’t at your best …
… The answer is, “Yes.”
Well believe it or not, it can happen to a team and you saw it in living color. No matter how hard you try, things just don’t turn around, go your way, or get going at all. It happens; I’ve been there and no matter who yells about it, who comments on it … nothing changes. Ater it’s over you don’t really have an explanation for it and you’re kind of in a fog.
I had to laugh – even Mike Shanahan said he didn’t blame the fans for leaving. He’s right. You all pay good money for entertainment and if it’s not happening, you either turn the channel on the TV set or you leave the game. I can’t blame you and won’t.
Click to continue reading “Season’s Not Over; Don’t Throw In the Towel”
Tags: Game Analysis, Nate Jackson, San Diego Chargers, Tom Nalen
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