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Inside the Broncos’ Roster: The Left Guards

Where in the world is Chris Kuper?

Thankfully for the Broncos, the fourth year guard missing from the photo is not the subject of this article.

However, this article will reveal a statistic that could possibly surprise even the most die-hard of all Bronco fans.

Quickly glancing over the Denver Broncos’ current roster, there is not a single player who has a longer tenure with the team than left guard Ben Hamilton.

Hamilton was drafted out of Minnesota in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft, and has started every game he has participated in at this level, which including the playoffs is a whopping 100 contests.

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Inside the Broncos’ Roster: The Left Tackles

Heading into the 2008 offseason, the left tackle position was a huge question mark for the Denver Broncos.

After a dismal 7-9 effort in 2007, they found themselves holding the 12th overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft. At the time, they were expected to go after one of three players:  Boise State tackle Ryan Clady, Virginia tackle Branden Albert, or Vanderbilt tackle Chris Williams.

Clady was considered by many to be a top-five talent, and some scouts even projected him to go as high as fifth overall to the Kansas City Chiefs.

When he fell to the 12th overall pick, there was no way the Broncos would pass him up.

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Inside the Broncos’ Roster: The Tight Ends

Since the early 1990’s, the tight end position for the Denver Broncos can be described in one word:  stability.

From future Hall of Fame lock Shannon Sharpe to three-time Super Bowl champion Daniel Graham, tight ends have been a huge part of the Bronco offense for nearly two decades.

Nothing will change in 2009.

The Broncos feature two Pro Bowl caliber players at the position in Daniel Graham and Tony Scheffler, and a newly acquired second round pick whom the coaching staff is really high on.

Can this unit take pressure off of Kyle Orton?

Oftentimes, teams only keep three, maybe four tight ends, so who will make the final roster for the Denver Broncos?

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Inside the Broncos’ Roster: The Wide Receivers

2008 was a great year to be a wide receiver with the Denver Broncos, as former head coach called on his quarterbacks to drop back and pass the ball 620 times, a franchise record and good for second in the NFL.

Still, the Broncos’ group of receivers was very young, and while they were extremely talented, they made their share of mistakes.

Each receiver had his share of key drops, fumbles, or missed blocking assignments, all which cost the Broncos significantly last year, being that their offense had to play near perfect football to win games.

While the Broncos continued to gain yardage through the air (they ranked second in the NFL), they had a very rough time putting the ball in the end zone.

Heading into 2009, the Broncos’ receiving group has high expectations, even though Kyle Orton has taken over at quarterback for Jay Cutler.  Who will be his top targets?

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Inside the Broncos’ Roster: The Fullbacks

Hillis TD vs KC

For all of those who thought Peyton Hillis was forgotten in our running backs segment, fear not–he essentially has his own briefing as the Broncos’ starting fullback.

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Inside the Denver Broncos’ Roster: The Running Backs

Broncos Football

2008 was a rough season to be a running back for the Denver Broncos.  The opening day starter was Selvin Young, and after his hamstring injury, there seemed to be a domino effect for Broncos’ running backs landing on injured reserve.

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