Chris Tomasson

When Sean Payton was looking for someone to fire up the Broncos on the eve of last January’s AFC Championship Game, he turned to Rod Smith. The Broncos coach invited the former star receiver to address the team in a hotel ballroom before the game against the New England Patriots. Smith, who played for Denver […]

On the wall of his office at Florida Atlantic University, head football coach Zach Kittley has autographed jerseys of Patrick Mahomes and Davis Webb. It was a dozen years ago that Kittley was the assistant quarterbacks coach at Texas Tech and first got to work with both signal callers. Now he’s thrilled to see how […]

ATLANTA — Looking for more takeaways this season, Broncos coach Sean Payton got two in the preseason opener. Then again, he wanted more. “We had a chance for two or three more,” Payton said after Denver’s 27-7 win over Atlanta Friday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Overall, though, Payton was pleased to see cornerback Riley Moss […]

ENGLEWOOD — When Sean Payton got the word from Drew Brees earlier this summer, he had to hold back tears. The New Orleans Saints posted a video Thursday showing Payton on a cellphone when he was FaceTimed by Brees to ask him to be his presenter for his Aug. 8 induction into the Pro Football […]

Affected by brother's suicide, Broncos safety Tycen Anderson to open mental health clinic in native Ohio

The Broncos liked how rookie cornerback Blake Cotton looked even before he took the field last month at a mandatory minicamp. They liked him even more after seeing what he did in two days of practice. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound Cotton, who played last season at the University of Utah, has an impressive wingspan of 77 […]

Broncos Talk: How close is coach Sean Payton — with one Super Bowl win, 11 playoff appearances and 184 regular-season wins — to being a lock for induction to the Pro Football Hall of Fame? Chris Tomasson, Broncos reporter: Payton has had a great career, but it was over the top for Davis Webb to […]

So what does Andre Mintze want to do on his summer vacation? Try winning another championship with the DC Defenders. The former Broncos edge rusher had played the past three seasons for the Defenders in the United Football League, including winning a title in 2025. He then retired to pursue a career in health care […]

Broncos outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper has offered an apology following an arrest on charges of domestic violence. “I apologize to my family to my friends and my community. … And so many others,” he wrote Saturday night on social media. ”I sincerely apologize. This situation is not who I am.’’ Cooper also posted a Bible […]

Nik Bonitto not only sacks quarterbacks, he provides fashion advice. The Broncos outside linebacker partnered Wednesday night with Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver and JCPenney for a dozen teens from clubs for a shopping spree to celebrate their high school graduation. Each one got a $250 gift certificate for clothing at JCPenney at […]