Tag: Broncos

Broncos Fire Rookie Head Coach Hackett After 4–11 Start

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.—The Denver Broncos fired first-year head coach Nathaniel Hackett on Monday with two games left in the season. Team owner and CEO Greg Penner said he’ll lead the search for a new coach with assistance from GM George Paton, in whom he expressed confidence while announcing Hackett’s dismissal. Firing Hackett with two games left…


Former Broncos Running Back Ronnie Hillman Dies at 31

DENVER—Running back Ronnie Hillman, who was part of the Denver Broncos team that won Super Bowl 50, has died, his family said in a statement. He was 31. Hillman’s family posted on his Instagram account Wednesday that he was diagnosed in August with a rare form of kidney cancer called renal medullary carcinoma and was…


‘Permanent Exile’: Lawyer for Trucker in Broncos Crash Hopes to Argue Deportation

The lawyer for the former truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash hopes he will get a chance to argue against his client’s possible deportation before the Federal Court of Canada. The Canada Border Services Agency recommended in March that Jaskirat Singh Sidhu be handed over to the Immigration and Refugee Board…


Surtain’s Pair of Picks Leads Broncos Past Chargers 28–13

DENVER—Rookie Patrick Surtain II picked off Justin Herbert twice, returning the second one 70 yards for a touchdown and sparking the Denver Broncos’ 28-7 win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. The Broncos’ big win sets up a showdown for the AFC West lead next weekend in Kansas City, where the game between Denver…


Von Miller Leaves Snowy Denver Behind for Rams, Sunshine

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.—The trade began to hit Von Miller as he toddled past the photo gallery of great moments that decorate the Denver Broncos headquarters. The featured shot is the one of him knocking the ball and, in effect, the Lombardi Trophy, from Cam Newton’s grasp five years and nine months ago. “Always have Super Bowl…