ENGLEWOOD — Monday was a day when people heard “athlete” and “long snapper” in the same sentence. It was a day when people learned there actually is more to long snapping than snapping the ball a fairly long way.
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Broncos cut veteran long snapper Paxton
ENGLEWOOD — It’s democracy in action, so the Broncos will sit a little longer before they close out their preseason Thursday night.
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Politics force late kickoff for Broncos
During my daily morning browsing of sports on the internet, I came across an article on Yahoo! written by Doug Farrar, editor of Shutdown Corner. And in the article, Farrar stated that Peyton Manning “shredded” the 49ers’ defense in their preseason game on August 26. While that may be accurate in terms of what the stats show, it does not by any stretch mean the 49ers defense could not have stopped the Broncos’ offense.
DENVER (AP) — A federal appeals court is upholding the dismissal of a lawsuit Denver Broncos linebacker D.J. Williams had filed in an attempt to overturn a six-game drug suspension by the NFL.
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Appeals court backs ruling on D.J. Williams suit (The Associated Press)
The San Francisco 49ers ranked fourth in the NFL in total defense last season and second in scoring defense, and there’s no question defense is the team’s strength.
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49ers defensive coordinator says it’s not time to panic yet (The SportsXchange)
The biggest name in the AFC West to be cut so far is Denver Broncos long snapper Lonie Paxton. He was considered one of the best in the NFL at his po…
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John Fox explains snapper choice
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Rookie center Jason Slowey was among the 12 players cut Monday by the San Francisco 49ers as they trimmed their roster to 75.
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49ers’ sixth-round pick Jason Slowey among cuts (The Associated Press)
The Patriots agreed to a five-year contract extension with tight end Aaron Hernandez that could tie him to New England and All-Pro sidekick Rob Gronkowski through the 2018 season.
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NFL roundup: Hernandez agrees to five-year extension with Patriots (The SportsXchange)
A federal appeals court is upholding the dismissal of a lawsuit Denver Broncos linebacker D.J. Williams had filed in an attempt to overturn a six-game drug suspension by the NFL.
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Court upholds dismissal of lawsuit by of Denver Broncos LB D.J. Williams
Vince Young is out of work, Terrell Suggs is on PUP and several veteran NFL kickers are on the street after the first set of mandatory NFL cuts.
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Vince Young best-known veteran cut (The Associated Press)