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Broncos get practice for opener in empty stadium scrimmage
DENVER (AP) — The Denver Broncos got a taste Saturday of what their season opener will be like when they scrimmaged at an empty Empower Field with crowd noise piped in. "Yeah, it was really weird, without a doubt," quarterback Drew Lock said. "It s...
NFL bringing more staff back to HQ with saliva virus tests
The NFL is preparing to return most of its employees to team headquarters in Midtown Manhattan later this month and staffers going back to the office will have to take saliva COVID-19 tests every two weeks. No more than half of the 780-member staff...
Broncos' Ja'Wuan James skipping 2020 over COVID-19 concerns
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Right tackle Ja'Wuan James informed the Denver Broncos on Monday that he's opting out of the 2020 season over coronavirus concerns. The Broncos were counting on their headliner from last year's free agent class to bounce back...
NFL players both eager & anxious to return during pandemic
DENVER (AP) — Seasonal colds and the flu spread through NFL locker rooms just about every year, sending some players home sick while others slog through practices hoping they'll feel better by game day. Last December, the Patriots flew two a...
Lock excited for Elway's endorsement, offensive makeover
At least in one sense it's been an ideal offseason for Drew Lock. Broncos GM John Elway declared the second-year passer his established starter. Then, he went out and added old hands and fast feet in the kind of offensive makeover quarterbacks...
Broncos, Raiders, Chargers add speed to try to catch Chiefs
With their blazing speed on offense, the Kansas City Chiefs ran away from their AFC West brethren en route to their first Super Bowl title in half a century. So, explosiveness was a common theme on the draft boards of rival general managers John...
Tom Brady most dominant player in AFC championship history
Tom Brady has been synonymous with the AFC championship for the last two decades. Thirteen times he played for the Lamar Hunt Trophy and nine times he won it, besting MVP Patrick Mahomes in overtime, upending Blake Bortles in a classic comeback,...
NFL looking for next generation of stars _ ages 9-12
The NFL is looking for the next generation of youth football stars to help usher in its second century. The league launched a casting call Sunday asking parents and youth coaches of boys and girls ages 9-12 to submit videos of the kids’ best moves o...
Broncos owner Pat Bowlen one step from Hall of Fame
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Pat Bowlen's nomination for the Pro Football Hall of Fame is a jolt of good news for a franchise that's had little to cheer in the 30 months since winning Super Bowl 50. Peyton Manning retired. Gary Kubiak resigned. Paxton L...
The buzz around Denver: Broncos host to 100,000 honeybees
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Sometimes at practice, a few honeybees will buzz around the Denver Broncos' Gatorade bottles. That wasn't always the case. But when the team more than doubled the landscape at its headquarters, Brooks Dodson, the club's direct...
