Tag: Jeff Driskel
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Justin Fields’ strong start not enough to make Denver Broncos rue 2021 draft decision
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save George Paton’s decision during the 2021 NFL Draft didn’t look good for much of Sunday’s game, but his guys got the last laugh in the Broncos’ 31-28 win Sunday in Chicago. After Drew Lock, Jeff Driskel, Brett Rypien and quarterback-turned-receiver-turned-quarterback Kendall Hinton split the starts…
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Denver Broncos release quarterback Jeff Driskel, sign tight end Eric Saubert
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Broncos released quarterback Jeff Driskel on Monday, after trading for Carolina Panthers quarterback Teddy Bridgewater on April 28, The Gazette confirmed. Letting Driskel go was an expected move. It saves Denver $2.5 million cap space, and he is no longer needed with Bridgewater on…
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Broncos cancel Friday walk-thru ahead of Bills game after coach test positive for COVID-19
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver Broncos have canceled their Friday walk-thru ahead of Saturday’s game with the Bills after strength coach Loren Landow tested positive for COVID-19. Following a positive COVID-19 test result from a staff member at UCHealth Training Center, the Broncos canceled today’s walk-thru as a…
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Broncos Blog: Lock named FedEx player of the week; Bolles, Fant ready to return; Motley added
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Broncos quarterback Drew Lock was named the FedEx Air player of the week, after his performance against the Panthers on Sunday in a 32-27 win. Lock had arguably the best game of his career against Carolina, going 21 of 27 for 280 yards, four touchdowns…
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‘I’m certainly proud of him’: Broncos’ Pat Shurmur reunited with son in Denver
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Pat Shurmur didn’t hold back when asked about the Broncos’ new quarterback. “Questionable parents, I would say,” Shurmur said Thursday with a laugh. Shurmur, of course, is talking about his son, Kyle, who signed with the Broncos on Monday. A Vanderbilt grad, Kyle was signed…
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Drew Lock returns to Broncos after COVID debacle, says watching Sunday’s game was ‘gut-wrenching’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Drew Lock sat in his car outside the Broncos facility Monday morning waiting to take his rapid COVID test. As he waited, he spotted Kendall Hinton — the undrafted rookie practice squad receiver who took Lock’s place Sunday against the Saints in a 31-3 loss. “Kendall,…
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Woody Paige: Broncos quarterbacks, aka the Heedless Horsemen, are back; now what?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Drew Lock, Brett Rypien, Blake Bortles and Jeff Driskel will be permanently branded The Heedless Horsemen. In dramatic lore, as Grantland Rice wrote, the four horsemen were death, destruction, pestilence and famine. With the Broncos their names are reckless, careless, thoughtless and Dopey. Three of…
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Drew Lock, Brett Rypien, Blake Bortles cleared to practice after 5 consecutive negative COVID tests: Report
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Broncos starting quarterback Drew Lock, backup Brett Rypien and practice squad QB Blake Bortles have been cleared to return to team activities after five straight days of testing negative for COVID-19, according to 9News’ Mike Klis. Lock, Rypien and Bortles were all deemed as “high-risk…
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3 takeaways from Broncos’ 31-3 loss to Saints: Offense struggles without QB; defense runs out of gas; why not postpone?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Broncos didn’t stand a chance. With all four quarterbacks out due to third-stringer Jeff Driskel testing positive Thursday and Drew Lock, Brett Rypien and Blake Bortles being ruled ineligible by the NFL as close contacts, Denver played the Saints with no quarterback Sunday. This,…