December 13th, 2010 with 1 comment

McCarthy to IR; McBath Expected to Return Sunday

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – Kyle McCarthy became the sixth Broncos player to be placed on the team’s injured reserve list this year on Monday, one day after suffering a right knee injury.

The rookie safety was hurt on the final play of the first half of the Broncos’ 43-13 loss to Arizona. He was about to [...]

December 11th, 2010 with 3 comments

With Prater Hurting, Broncos Add Ex-Raven Hauschka

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Matt Prater’s groin injury is serious — or at least serious enough to force the Broncos to prepare a contingency plan.

The team signed kicker Steven Hauschka to its 53-man roster on Saturday, giving them protection in case Prater can’t kick against Arizona on Sunday. Prater suffered the injury in practice [...]

September 17th, 2010 with Comments closed

Week 2 Under the Microscope: Kickoff Coverage

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The price of poor kickoff coverage is often paid on the scoreboard.

The Broncos were reminded of this once again at Jacksonville, when the Jaguars returned two third-quarter kickoffs to their 47-yard-line and turned the advantageous field position into 10 of their 24 points. But it wasn’t just field position, but the [...]

August 12th, 2010 with 1 comment

Five Observations: Aug. 12 Practice

Matt Prater, shown here at Invesco Field, hit a 61-yard field goal and became the hero to the players who won offseason awards. (PHOTO: MAXDENVER.COM)

1. Game-planning for the Bengals was in full effect Thursday, with the defense throwing plenty of 4-3 looks at the offense to mimic the formations and tactics they expect the [...]