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Broncos OLB Nik Bonitto sweeps local PFWA awards as 'good guy,' team MVP
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (703+ words) Nik Bonitto is a man of many talents. The Broncos" outside linebacker pulled a double this week. The Denver chapter of the Pro Football Writers Association of America voted Bonitto as both the team"s Darrent Williams Good Guy award…...
Broncos-Chargers: Can Bo Nix, Sean Payton beat LA’s zone coverage to earn AFC’s No. 1 seed?
7+ hour, 29+ min ago (753+ words) Where:Empower Field at Mile High Stadium TV/radio:CBS, 850 AM/94.1 FM In the midst of yet another slow offensive start in a season full of them on Christmas, Sean Payton eventually went to both Bo Nix and quarterbacks coach…...
Position coach Isaac Shewmaker is the young mind behind Broncos’ edge-rusher success
11+ hour, 45+ min ago (722+ words) On Thursdays, the 29-year-old Shewmaker bends down to mimic a snap and leads one of the best pass-rush units in football in get-off drills. Luminaries bend before him: 6-foot-2, 246-pound second-year reserve Jonah Elliss tenses; 6-foot-3 All-Pro Nik Bonitto waits;…...
Broncos OLB Nik Bonitto playing with club, elbow brace, finger tape: ‘It’s been a long season’
18+ hour, 18+ min ago (445+ words) His body began to break down towards the end of his first 17-game season in 2024, Bonitto reflected back in June. The follow-up hasn't been any easier. In the preseason, Bonitto had a bone spur surgically removed from his foot. Five…...
One offensive concern for Broncos as playoffs approach: Too many drops
1+ day, 21+ min ago (588+ words) Overall, offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi likes where the Broncos are as the postseason approaches. Denver is a win against a shorthanded Los Angeles Chargers team from securing the AFC's No. 1 seed and, to Lombardi's mind, the offense overall finds itself…...
Colorado Buffs cornerback DJ McKinney to enter transfer portal
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (275+ words) After two seasons at Colorado, DJ McKinney is moving on. On Thursday, it was announced that the Buffaloes" starting cornerback is planning to enter the transfer portal when it opens on Friday. Defensive end Nikhil Webb Walker and offensive lineman…...
Big 12 slate again a daunting challenge for CU Buffs men’s basketball
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (298+ words) Bangot Dak remembers how quickly things can unravel in the Big 12 Conference. As the Colorado men's basketball team embarks on its second season after returning to the league, its small handful of returning players, like Dak, recall learning quickly a…...
Sean Payton’s instructions for playoff atmosphere: ‘No shell games on the scoreboard’
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (722+ words) Sean Payton is not here for the Empower Field scoreboard trivia. Shuffle caps? Kiss cams? This date in history? The time for all of that is long gone, according to the Broncos head coach. Payton is, of course, focused on…...
Renck: Broncos’ season will get sacked if defense doesn’t produce takeaways
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (970+ words) The Broncos" D is getting defensive as the F-word spews in their direction. The national narrative that embraced the Broncos after they trucked the Packers, and has shifted: Denver is now a fraud again. This time, because the defense has…...
Broncos’ Sean Payton calls Chargers matchup a ‘playoff game’ despite absence of Justin Herbert
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (603+ words) Privately, who knows. But publicly, Broncos head coach Sean Payton treated news of Justin Herbert's Sunday absence with a waved hand and a shrug. "Doesn't " our focus is, this is a playoff game," Payton told reporters Wednesday. "I just finished…...