Ashley Lelie

Maybe now the Broncos-Ashley Lelie legal episode can have closure. Len Pasquarelli of ESPN reports that the Denver Broncos filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Denver against former Broncos wide receiver Ashley Lelie for repayment of previously paid bonus money. According to the suit, the money represents a prorated share of a signing bonus that Lelie received from the Broncos when he was drafted back in 2002. In addition, Lelie has neither challenged nor complied with an arbitrator’s...Read Full Story

Filed under: 49ers, NFC West, San Francisco No matter what I or Ryan Wilson think of Ashley Lelie, Ravens’ defensive coordinator Rex Ryan knows just a tad bit a world more about the NFL than we do, and his opinion differs. Mike Nolan spoke after the game with Ravens defensive coordinator Rex Ryan, who told him that he planned to double-team Lelie when he was on the field. Lelie played just one snap. The Ravens did not double-team any of the 49ers’ other receivers, thus they could devote more...Read Full Story

Revenge is best served cold, and on Sunday, the Oakland Raiders avenged a season opening 41-14 beating by topping the Denver Broncos 31-10 in Denver.  Former Bronco WR Ashley Lelie turned in his best performance as a Raider with 4 catches for 92 yards and 1 TD. For the second week in a row, Oakland again scored a special teams touchdown with a 89 yard punt return by Johnnie Lee Higgins, and Darren McFadden also scored twice with 2 one yard TD runs.  It was the kind of game that Raider fans...Read Full Story

Maybe now the Broncos-Ashley Lelie legal episode can have closure. Len Pasquarelli of ESPN reports that the Denver Broncos filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Denver against former Broncos wide receiver Ashley Lelie for repayment of previously paid bonus money. According to the suit, the money represents a prorated share of a signing bonus that Lelie received from the Broncos when he was drafted back in 2002. In addition, Lelie has neither challenged nor complied with an arbitrator’s...Read Full Story

After a narrow escape in Cleveland last week, the Denver Broncos (5-4) look to build some momentum against the high flying dirty birds of the south. The Atlanta Falcons (6-3) come into this game off a tremendous performance against their division rival New Orleans Saints moving their home record to 4-0. The Broncos rank 27th in the NFL in run defense as they travel to Atlanta this weekend. Michael “The Burner” Turner is averaging 118.5 rushing yards per game (3rd in the NFL) complimented by...Read Full Story