Emmanuel Sanders didn’t want to be written off as too small at the 2010 Scouting Combine, and so he got a bright idea: Add a lot of water weight. Sanders said he was worried NFL teams wouldn’t think he was big enough to hold up to the grind at the professional level, so he drank…
via Emmanuel Sanders drank 2 gallons of water before Combine weigh-in — ProFootballTalk
Hope springs eternal and it officially starts today as the Colorado Rockies play their first game of the season. The Rockies will take on the Arizona Diamondbacks at 1:10 p.m. at their shared park at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. Tyler Anderson will get the first start of the season against Shelby Miller. Thomas…
via Colorado Rockies: 3 Things You Should Know on February 25 — Rox Pile
On the surface, the salary cap seems to be an objective, unambiguous formula. In reality, the specific team-by-team spending limit is finalized via back-and-forth negotiations between the NFL and the NFL Players Association. For 2017, the final number will be announced soon, since each team must be in compliance with it by March 9. Per a…
via 2017 salary cap currently pegged at $166-169 million — ProFootballTalk
The Denver Nuggets pressed the reset button on the post-All-Star-break portion of their season, defeating the Brooklyn Nets 129-109 at Pepsi Center on Friday night. One night prior in Sacramento, Denver had dropped the first game back from the weeklong midseason break to see their lead on the eighth seed over the Kings shrink to…
via HIGHLIGHTS: Harris scores career high 25 points in rout of Nets — Mile High Sports
A career high from Gary Harris and the Mason Plumlee coming out party fueled a 129-109 home win for the Denver Nuggets over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday. The Nuggets offense was firing on all cylinders, thanks to Gary Harris’s 25 points. Denver led after the first quarter and never looked back. Scoring at will against the…
via Taking care of business at home, the Nuggets blow out the Nets — Mile High Sports
A quick look at the recent buzz on the Denver Broncos.
via Broncos, Briefly: Saturday, February 25, 2017 — Denver Broncos : News
The idea was pitched on Friday’s The Afternoon Drive to select Alabama’s Cam Robinson. The question has been asked since the season ended: What will the Denver Broncos do with their first-round pick? And it will continue to get asked until the selection is made. For now, just about everywhere you look mock drafts have…
The Denver Broncos were outbid by the San Francisco 49ers for Earl Mitchell. So what? There are better options in free agency for the franchise that can bolster their defensive line. Many fans were surprised when former Miami Dolphins defensive lineman Earl Mitchell opted to sign with the San Francisco 49ers as opposed to the…
Broncos offensive tackle Russell Okung finds himself back on the free-agent market. Denver has declined to pick up the option on his contract, Ian Rapoport reports.
via Denver Broncos don’t pick up Russell Okung’s option — NFL.com
Less than two months after sitting on the other side of the table as the Broncos’ guest of honor, Vance Joseph got to return the favor. The new head coach, along with general manager John Elway and defensive line coach Bill Kollar, dined with free-agent defensive tackle Earl Mitchell on Wednesday evening. Mitchell returned to…
via Broncos meet with free-agent DT Earl Mitchell — The Denver Post
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