2011 seemed to be the emergence of the tight end in the NFL. Several tight ends made a lot of big plays in key situations for teams changing the way offenses ran. Daniel Fells was the Broncos starting tight end. Should he come back? Daniels Fells spent t

The Denver Broncos could look at selecting a tight end in the 2012 NFL Draft to help Tim Tebow improve in the passing game. Daniel Fells, Dante Rosario and rookies Julius Thomas and Virgil Green were largely absent during the season, unable to provide Te

He's probably the best third tight end in football, which means he may want out of Houston soon to be a backup somewhere. James Casey caught 18 passes for 260 yards and a touchdown in 2011, about equivalent to the production the Denver Broncos got from t

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January, 26, 2012 Jan 26 7:30 PM ET Here are some highlights from our AFC West chat, which was held earlier Thursday: DENVER Daylon from Wyoming: Fox has never been a big on receiving TE's, but I think one would help Tebow immensely. You see Fox going af

The past three days we’ve been reviewing the component parts of Kansas City’s offensive line to see how they measure up to AFC West rivals. You can check out previous posts on center, the tackles and the guards. Today we’ll move on to the tight end posit

I’m going to stray away from UK football for my post today, and venture into non Kentucky-related NFL news. The NFL playoffs are in full swing right now as we prepare for this weekend’s conference championship games. Many of you folks probably watched th

However, it does show that many believe the Broncos do need to upgrade at the position, and that is completely true. Daniel Fells and Dante Rosario are not viable solutions going forward. Julius Thomas, a converted basketball player with one year of foot

January, 16, 2012 Jan 16 2:00 PM ET A theme developed in the divisional playoff round: the dominance of the young, athletic tight end. Whether it was New England’s Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez , or San Francisco’s Vernon Davis or New Orleans’ Jimmy

DENVER BRONCOS HEAD COACH JOHN FOX Q:What changes did you see from the Patriots defense from the first game? J

David Butler II/US Presswire Tim Tebow's memorable run in the 2011 season ended with a 9-for-26 passing performance. FOXBOROUGH, Mass. They were two lopsided bookends in an unpredictab

•  KICKOFF: 7 tonight in Foxborough, Mass.•  TV/RADIO: CBS (Chs. 5, 13); WHB (810 AM)•  THE LINE: Patriots by 131/2•  KEY INJURIES: Denver: OUT — LS Lonnie Paxton (personal reasons); DOUBTFUL— S Brian Dawkins (neck), WR Eric Decker (knee); PROBABLE — DE

Written by The Sports Network ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (Sports Network) -- Denver Broncos wide receiver Eric Decker has been ruled out of Saturday's divisional playoff game against the New England Patriots due to a sprained knee. Decker was injured while attemp

Now that is a game face Nick Laham/Getty Images Over/Under: Over 50.5 (If No. 12 has anything to do with it, that will be his scoring stat alone) Weather: Mix of clear and clouds. Windy. Will be 23 degrees and feel like 11 degrees. I

2. In watching how the Giants played Rodgers, they used a lot of defenses where safety Deon Grant was lined up as a linebacker. That's something they've done in the past to teams like the Colts with Peyton Manning. The Colts ran down the Giants' throats

Englewood, Colo. The Patriots (13-3) have been installed as nearly two-touchdown favorites over the Broncos (9-8) in Saturday nigh

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Updated: January 12, 2012, 9:07 AM ET Countdown Daily AccuScore: DEN-NE Countdown Daily AccuScore: DEN-NE VIDEO PLAYLIST Countdown Daily AccuScore: DEN-NE Countdown Daily AccuScore: DEN-NE NFL32OT - Episode 59 NFL32OT - Episode 59 Suzy and Mort discuss w

AP What at first appeared to be very bad news for Broncos receiver Eric Decker (a suspected torn ACL) ended up being not-so-bad news (a mildly torn/sprained MCL). But good news has yet to come for the Broncos as they prepare for a date with the Patriots