LT

University of Northern Iowa graduate, Denver Broncos fan, and proud dad

[LT @LTHanZZ]

WOW... @ETurnerFF is a gem in the fantasy football community.

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[The Horse's Mouth Podcast @HorsesMouthPod]

The Horse's Mouth Podcast - Episode # 53 LIVE STREAM https://t.co/BD6zytFU00

[Zac Stevens @ZacStevens]

Sean Payton: "Sometimes you end up in a game like that, it's 3-3 at the half... offensively, we've talked a lot about our starts. But, the hardest thing about the loss was, I think... guys played hard... There's going to be times you play in a game that goes different than you think. That was one of them"

"Every season, you're learning week by week about this year's team"

[Underdog NFL @UnderdogNFL]

Rap: Pat Surtain II (ankle) expected to miss time; unlikely to have suffered season-ending injury.

[Ryan Edwards @redwardsradio]

#Chargers will be without Slater on Sunday

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

Broncos WR Pat Bryant sprained his ankle during Sunday’s loss at San Francisco, and now is expected to miss “a few weeks” per source.

[Zac Stevens @ZacStevens]

Breaking: Pat Bryant sprained his ankle in the Broncos' loss to the 49ers and is expected to miss a few weeks, per source (1st @AdamSchefter).

Broncos and Pat avoided a season-ending injury, which is a big win.

[Zac Stevens @ZacStevens]

What we learned w/Broncos today:

-Lost to the 49ers 24-14

-Pat Surtain left game with ankle injury, did not return

-Surtain is believed to avoid serious long-term injury

-Riley Moss left game with rib injury, did not return

-Pat Bryant left game on a cart

[Zack Kelberman @KelbermanNFL]

#Broncos seemingly got real lucky with both of these injuries.

The sky isn't falling yet. Lotta season left.

[Zac Stevens @ZacStevens]

Reported in this story that the initial belief was Pat Surtain II avoided a major injury

https://t.co/m1rD5OMVnu

[the Sports ON Tap @thesportsontap]

In 2018 a Pro Bowl receiver told a rookie to go pick up the donuts.

The rookie thought it was rookie duty.

He has called in that same order every Saturday for eight years, and the man who handed it to him died in 2021.

The rookie was Courtland Sutton. The receiver was Demaryius Thomas.

In 2018 Thomas was in his ninth season with the Denver Broncos. Five straight Pro Bowls. A Super Bowl ring. One of the best players in franchise history.

Sutton was 22 years old and brand new.

So when Thomas told him to call a donut shop, place a specific order, go get it and bring it into the building, Sutton did what rookies do. He went and got the donuts.

Except that is not what was happening.

Thomas had been ordering those donuts himself for years and bringing them in on Saturdays. Not for the players. For the people who work in that building.

Here is what he actually said to Sutton.

"Hey, like I've been doing this, but I'm going to pass it to you."

He was not assigning a chore. He was handing something over.

Sutton figured it out. "It was something that I saw brought a lot of joy to people in the building."

Eight games into that season, Denver traded Demaryius Thomas to the Houston Texans.

Understand who they traded. Thomas went 22nd overall in 2010. On January 8, 2012 he caught an 80 yard overtime touchdown from Tim Tebow against Pittsburgh that ended the game 11 seconds into the extra period, the fastest overtime finish in NFL history. He made five straight Pro Bowls. He won Super Bowl 50. He finished with 724 catches, 9,763 yards and 63 touchdowns.

He retired in June of 2021.

He died that December. He was 33 years old.

And every Saturday since 2018, through the trade and through all of it, Courtland Sutton has called in the donut order.

"It felt like it was one of those things that every Saturday I get a chance to call in and order donuts, it's a small, little wink. He's always still around."

And this.

"He may not be here physically, but he has such a lasting impact that he's not going anywhere from this organization any time soon."

Last year the Broncos put Demaryius Thomas in their Ring of Fame.

Now be honest about the size of this. It is donuts. It is a phone call that takes 90 seconds and a box of pastries that will be gone by noon. It does not fix anything and it never will.

That is exactly why it works.

A man who caught 63 touchdowns in this league decided the thing worth passing down was breakfast for the staff.

Eight years later somebody is still making the call.

[Zac Stevens @ZacStevens]

Multiple sources tell me Pat Surtain is believed to have avoided a serious long-term injury.

Initial tests are encouraging for the Defensive Player of the Year.

[Zac Stevens @ZacStevens]

Broncos wearing blue, white, blue, white vs the 49ers

[Romi Bean @Romi_Bean]

Marvin Mims, we’ve missed you

[katsu @katsuxbt]

Johnny Manziel says he and Josh Gordon would sneak out of the team hotel at 5 a.m. on game days to smoke and play FIFA

"I would set an alarm if we had a game day at, like, noon or whatever it was. I would leave the team hotel at 5:00am. Me and JG [Josh Gordon] would walk from downtown Cleveland hotel we were at to my building."

"We would go to my building. We would turn FIFA on and we would rip the f*cking bong all morning and smoke a blunt."

"And he would go play some snaps or he would be suspended and wouldn't be playing, and I was the backup and I ain't never touched the field one time after doing that."

[Tyler🐴 @HighAsTy]

perfect angle of THAT Jaylen Waddle toe tap 😮‍💨

[Zac Stevens @ZacStevens]

Sean Payton is 10-3 in October as the Broncos' head coach.

Denver has won their last six October games.

Their last loss in October was Oct. 13, 2024.

[Denver Broncos @Broncos]

2️⃣4️⃣ hours away from #DENvsSF! ⏰

[Zac Stevens @ZacStevens]

What we learned w/Broncos on Friday:

-Jaylen Waddle & Marvin Mims WILL play vs 49ers

-Dondrea Tillman OUT with hamstring injury

-49ers OUT vs Broncos: Nick Bosa, Mykel Williams & James Thompson Jr

-49ers QUESTIONABLE vs Broncos: Dre Greenlaw, Mike Evans, Deion White and Jaden Dugger

-Denver Mayor Mike Johnston: Denver will apply to host Super Bowl in 2033

-Signed Adam Prentice to the 53-man roster

-Released Lil’Jordan Humphrey

-Sean Payton will join the ManningCast on Monday Night Football this week

[Mile High Mario @VetanzeTherapy]

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