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The Denver Broncos have come to terms on the release of J.J. Arrington, whom they signed this off-season after his contract ran up with the Arizona Cardinals.
The decision to release him was because of a physical that he recently failed.
Arrington was signed to a four year, 10 million dollar contract. He ran for 187 yards and one touchdown with the Cardinals in 2008.
Denver has a crowed back-field anyways, J.J. was not needed on the team
In the past two seasons, you would be hard pressed to find a better wide receiver in the NFL than the Denver Broncos’ Brandon Marshall. For 2008 and 2009 combined, Marshall has a total of 206 receptions, 2,590 yards, and 13 touchdowns.
Former Broncos tight end Shannon Sharpe was elected to the team’s Ring of Fame today, the team announced. Sharpe, a two-time Super Bowl Champion, seven time Pro Bowl Selection, and four-time first team All-Pro selection was snubbed of a Hall of Fame bust earlier this off-season.
In 2009, there has been no shortage of excitement for Denver Bronco fans. A team that seemingly would be participating in the playoffs as the AFC West Championship took a turn for the worst with three games left to play in the 2008 campaign. As many of you may know by now, the Broncos capped off the worst collapse perhaps in the history of the National Football League with a 52-21 loss to the division rival San Diego Chargers.
The Denver Broncos opened mandatory minicamps on Friday, and with that came the assignment of uniform numbers to the newly acquired rookies. While some players will select new numbers upon making the depth chart, many will keep their numbers and make them part of their NFL identity.
In order of Draft, the numbers go:
Moreno, #27
Ayers, # 56
Smith, #33
McBath, #34
Quinn, #81
Bruton, #30
Olsen, #70
McKinley, #11
Brandstater, #3
Schlueter, #63
For a list of undrafted college free agents and their assigned numbers, visit denverbroncos.com
An interesting sidenote, Jay Cutler’s old number 6 is still vacant, one of the only numbers between 1-99 that are still available.
The Denver Post is reporting that the Broncos have brought in former Colorado Buffaloes football player Matt Russell as the team’s scouting director. Russell was an All-American linebacker for Colorado, and since has spent the last eight years as a scout for the Philadelphia Eagles and, you guessed it, the New England Patriots.
