How good do the Denver Broncos feel about Peyton Manning’s health? So good, they dumped his only experienced backup on the eve of Manning’s first gam…
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No veteran backup for Peyton Manning
The New Orleans Saints activated defensive end Will Smith as part of series of roster moves by the team, the Times-Picayune reported Saturday.
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NFL Roundup: Saints activate Smith, Chargers’ Mathews to miss Monday game (The SportsXchange)
On September 8, the eve of Andrew Luck’s regular-season NFL debut with the Indianapolis Colts, I was planning to settle in and check on the last-minute prognostications for the Horseshoes’ Sunday tilt against the Chicago Bears. Try as I might to keep my mind focused on these new-look Colts, though, I couldn’t ignore the headline blaring out of the Rocky Mountains this afternoon or the memories that it stirred of Indy’s not-so-distant past. …
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Denver Broncos Release Peyton Manning’s Backup: Fan’s Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Of all the practice players that the Denver Broncos could have promoted to their opening day roster for Sunday night’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, I’m happy that they selected Sealver Siliga. A defensive tackle who played his college football at Utah, Siliga is one of those underdog-type players who is getting his first real break to see action in the NFL regular season. He has a tremendous opportunity to make an impression on a defensive line that will be looking to put as much pressure on Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger as possible.
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Sealver Siliga Promoted to Denver Broncos Opening Day Roster from Practice Squad: Fan’s Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
DENVER (AP) — The Denver Broncos released backup quarterback Caleb Hanie on the eve of their opener against Pittsburgh and promoted defensive tackle Sealver Siliga from their practice squad Saturday.
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Broncos release QB Caleb Hanie (The Associated Press)
The Denver Broncos released backup quarterback Caleb Hanie today from their 53-man roster. While some say that this is purely a financial decision and that Hanie will be re-signed this coming Tuesday, it seems a strange thing to do a day before their opening game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Denver Broncos Cut Peyton Manning’s Backup One Day Before Opening Game: Fan’s Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
The Denver Broncos released quarterback Caleb Hanie and signed defensive tackle Sealver Siliga to the active roster, according to the team’s web site.
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Broncos release QB Hanie, add Siliga to roster (The SportsXchange)
Denver will have only rookie Osweiler to backup Manning on Sunday.
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Broncos drop backup QB Hanie (National Football Post)
(Credit= Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) Football is physical. Football is tough. Football is brutal on the body.
In Saturday’s key matchup, we revisit a one-on-one battle that played a key role in Denver beating Pittsburgh in the 2011 wild-card round.
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Key matchup: Steelers CB Ike Taylor vs. Broncos WR Demaryius Thomas (Pro Football Weekly)