Author: Chris Tomasson chris.tomasson@gazette.com

When linebacker Jordan Turner wasn’t selected in the 2025 NFL draft out of Michigan State, he was surprised. When he wasn’t immediately offered a contract to sign as an undrafted free agent, he was bewildered. Turner had to attend the Broncos’ rookie minicamp two weeks after the draft as a tryout player. It was after…

PINSON, Ala. — Melissa Jones pointed to what looked like an ordinary table in room A2 at Pinson Valley High School. Then again, perhaps time at that table helped play a role in Bo Nix’s development as a quarterback and as a leader. Nix will begin his third season as the Broncos’ starting quarterback in…

Not everyone cheered the demise of the Pro Bowl Games. The NFL announced late last month it was doing away with what had been the Pro Bowl from 1951-2022 and the Pro Bowl Games from 2023-26. Instead, the NFL will designate 88 voted-upon players as Pro Bowl selections and honor them in Los Angeles in…

On Monday night at Arrowhead Stadium, running back Jonah Coleman figures to be the only Broncos rookie wearing shoulder pads. With the Broncos having a very deep team and not having any picks in the first two rounds of last April’s draft, the fourth-round selection from Washington is expected to be their only rookie active…

ENGLEWOOD — So did Broncos running back J.K. Dobbins want a few preseason carries to get ready for the regular season? It was no way for J.K. In the third and final preseason game of 2021, Dobbins was playing for Baltimore at Washington. Coming off a rookie season in which he gained 805 yards, Dobbins…

ENGLEWOOD – Bo Nix played in college for the Tigers at Auburn and the Ducks at Oregon. Now another animal reference has been bestowed upon him. Speaking after a Broncos practice Wednesday, wide receiver Courtland Sutton made note of how anxious Nix is in the days leading up to the regular-season opener at Kansas City…

ENGLEWOOD — The first start of Jonah Elliss’ NFL career will come on “Monday Night Football” while trying to chase down legendary quarterback Patrick Mahomes. “I’m super excited to go out and show what I can do,” the Broncos outside linebacker told The Denver Gazette on Wednesday. With Jonathon Cooper on the NFL Commissioner’s Exempt…

When very young, Davis Webb was working on X’s and O’s around the time most kids were busy with coloring books. Webb is the son of legendary Texas high school football coach Matt Webb. With that in mind, it was long ago his goal in life was set to become a coach. “Before kindergarten. Preschool,”…

When Sean Payton was looking for someone to fire up the Broncos on the eve of last January’s AFC Championship Game, he turned to Rod Smith. The Broncos coach invited the former star receiver to address the team in a hotel ballroom before the game against the New England Patriots. Smith, who played for Denver…