Author: Chris Tomasson chris.tomasson@gazette.com
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Broncos in opener to face an expected ‘100%’ Patrick Mahomes as well as Chiefs’ Kenneth Walker
Next Monday will mark exactly nine months to the day that Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes suffered a torn ACL in a game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Broncos linebacker Alex Singleton can identify with that timeline. On Sept. 22, 2024, Singleton suffered a knee injury in the first half at Tampa Bay and played…
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Father figure Bill Parcells embraces helping Broncos’ Sean Payton ‘any way I can’
When asked at the end of an interview if he had any final words to say about Sean Payton, Bill Parcells said, “Just win, Sean.” Payton has been doing plenty of that since he took his first job as a head coach with New Orleans in 2006 following three seasons as an assistant under Bill…
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With Davis Webb making Broncos coordinator debut vs. Chiefs, memories linger of Texas Tech days with Patrick Mahomes
On the wall of his office at Florida Atlantic University, head football coach Zach Kittley has autographed jerseys of Patrick Mahomes and Davis Webb. It was a dozen years ago that Kittley was the assistant quarterbacks coach at Texas Tech and first got to work with both signal callers. Now he’s thrilled to see how…
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After Broncos tight ends had just 78 catches in 2025, Evan Engram confident about increased production
ENGLEWOOD — The Broncos had a meager 78 combined receptions by tight ends in 2025. That’s 36 fewer than Evan Engram hauled in by himself for the Jaguars in 2023. Engram, entering his second season with the Broncos, has confidence, though, that under new offensive coordinator Davis Webb there will be more balls caught by…
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Broncos shrug off 17-day gap between preseason finale and regular-season opener
ENGLEWOOD — The Broncos are in the midst of their longest stretch ever between the end of the preseason and the start of the regular season. Following their 34-6 win over Minnesota in the preseason finale Friday, it is a whopping 17 days before the Broncos open the regular season Sept. 14 at Kansas City…
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With CU coach Deion Sanders returning to Atlanta, ex-Falcons GM remembers him doing ‘a lot for this city’
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Ken Herock won’t forget what Deion Sanders said when he arrived in Atlanta in 1989 after being taken No. 5 in the NFL draft by the Falcons. “He said, ‘This is my house,’” said Herock, then a chief Falcons executive. Herock also won’t forget what Sanders said after he left the Falcons…
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Dolphins poach Joly, Taylor as Broncos assemble 17-man practice squad
ENGLEWOOD — The Broncos had hoped to sign both tight end Justin Joly and cornerback Reese Taylor to their practice squad, but that didn’t happen. The two players, waived Sunday by Denver, both were claimed Monday by the Miami Dolphins. Joly was a fifth-round pick by the Broncos in April out of North Carolina State.…
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Broncos coach Sean Payton pleased with how roster moves turned out
ENGLEWOOD — The Broncos entered the weekend knowing they would have to take some risks in setting the initial 53-man roster. All in all, Sean Payton was happy with how everything turned out. “We’re pleased with what transpired in the last 24 hours for the most part as we looked at it,” the head coach…
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Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper pleads not guilty to felony assault charge
Denver Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper pleaded not guilty Monday to felony assault charges stemming from his June arrest. A trial is set for Nov. 10. Cooper was arrested in June following an argument with his girlfriend, according to an affidavit. Cooper’s girlfriend told police she was arguing with him at their Parker apartment after accusing…
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Broncos LB Jonathon Cooper placed on NFL commissioner’s exempt list
Broncos outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper, facing a felony domestic violence charge, was placed Sunday on the NFL’s commissioner’s exempt list. Cooper does not count on Denver’s 53-man unit, with the initial regular-season roster having been set Sunday. In addition to the domestic violence charge, Cooper is also facing multiple misdemeanors for two alleged incidents in…