Author: Arnie Stapleton
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Von Miller wants Broncos to go after Kirk Cousins
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Now that the Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to trade Alex Smith to the Washington Redskins, Denver star linebacker Von Miller is lobbying for the Broncos to reel in quarterback Kirk Cousins. In an appearance on “The Dan Patrick Show” on Wednesday, Miller said he’d love for Cousins to rescue the Broncos, who have…
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Broncos fill more assistant coach openings
ENGLEWOOD — Broncos coach Vance Joseph is going with experience this time, hiring Tom McMahon to replace Brock Olivo as his special teams coordinator. Joseph gave Olivo his first shot at coaching special teams last season, but Dave Toub’s longtime assistant in Kansas City oversaw one of the worst special teams in the league and…
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Broncos, Texans staffs will coach in Senior Bowl
ENGLEWOOD — The Denver Broncos’ staff will coach at the Senior Bowl later this month, where they’ll get an up-close look at Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield , who is one of the college quarterbacks sure to be on their radar as they prepare for the NFL draft. The Senior Bowl announced Wednesday that the Broncos, led by Vance…
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Elway, Joseph promise to fix Broncos’ problems in 2018
ENGLEWOOD — Even though John Elway chose continuity over change, major shifts are afoot for the Denver Broncos in the wake of the team’s most disappointing season in decades. A day after deciding to retain head coach Vance Joseph, Elway said he’s expanding Gary Kubiak’s front office role to help him in free agency and the…
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Broncos CEO has faith in John Elway, Vance Joseph
ENGLEWOOD — Denver Broncos CEO Joe Ellis on Tuesday wrote a letter to fans telling them ticket prices won’t be raised next season and thanking them for sticking with the franchise through its first losing season since 2010. General manager John Elway decided to stick with coach Vance Joseph despite the Broncos’ most disappointing season in decades, one that…
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Broncos fire offensive line coach as Vance Joseph begins to retool staff
ENGLEWOOD — John Elway is giving Vance Joseph another chance. The Broncos general manager decided to retain his rookie head coach Monday following a 5-11 season that was in many ways the franchise’s worst since Denver’s dismal AFL days in the 1960s. “Vance and I had a great talk this morning about our plan to attack this…
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Patrick Mahomes leads Kansas City Chiefs past Denver Broncos 27-24 in 1st start
DENVER – Patrick Mahomes II made both his first NFL start and his first NFL relief appearance a success Sunday, leading the Kansas City Chiefs past the Denver Broncos 27-24 on Harrison Butker’s 30-yard field goal as time expired. Starting in place of Alex Smith, Mahomes handed off a 24-10 lead to No. 3 QB…
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Chiefs, Broncos turning to young QBs in season finale
DENVER — The Kansas City Chiefs are taking the bubble wrap off rookie QB Patrick Mahomes II in their regular-season finale at Denver, where the Broncos are taking another look at Paxton Lynch , who’s in danger of being their most disappointing first-round pick since Marcus Nash in 1998. Mahomes, chosen 10th overall in the 2017 draft out of…
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Von Miller just wishes Broncos’ final game meant more
ENGLEWOOD — Von Miller wishes Sunday’s season finale meant something and he yearns for the day his sage advice hits home with his younger teammates. With the AFC West crown locked up, Kansas City (9-6) gets to treat Sunday’s game at Denver (5-10) essentially as an exhibition, playing backups and resting starters for the playoffs that begin…
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Broncos’ C.J. Anderson closing in on 1,000 yards for first time
ENGLEWOOD — The Denver Broncos have nothing to play for Sunday against Kansas City except pride and personal milestones such as C.J. Anderson adding “1,000-yard rusher” to his resume. The fifth-year running back is 54 yards shy of becoming the franchise’s first 1,000-yard rusher since Knowshon Moreno in 2013. “It’s huge,” said Anderson, who is…