Jay Cutler

Brandon Marshall may be back in the mix offensively at practice but it remains unclear whether the Broncos' disgruntled wideout will make his preseason debut in Denver's game Sunday against Chicago. Denver coach Josh McDaniels said Marshall was fully involved in Tuesday's practice, the team's first workout since Saturday's 27-13 loss at Seattle. The practice, which was closed to the media, was cut short about 45 minutes because of bad weather. "He did everything that we were doing there, he did our drills," McDaniels said. "We didn't get to finish practice obviously, but it was a nice crisp practice today." He said it was ... Read Full Story

Long before the game was over, even the announcers were second-guessing Josh McDaniels. Not because of anything he did Sunday night, but because of what the Denver rookie coach was thinking last February. Shortly after taking the job, McDaniels hatched a plan to get quarterback Matt Cassel from his former employers and wound up driving incumbent quarterback Jay Cutler out of town and into the arms of the Chicago Bears instead. By the time former All-Pro safety and soon-to-be sidekick Rodney Harrison joined announcers Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth in the booth midway through the third quarter, McDaniels' fate was practically sealed. "His career ... Read Full Story

The Denver Broncos' offseason of change and chagrin is about to give way to the team's first training camp without Mike Shanahan in 15 years. New quarterback Kyle Orton and recalcitrant wide receiver Brandon Marshall are due at Dove Valley with the rookies and rehabbers on Monday, three days before the rest of the squad reports for new coach Josh McDaniels' first training camp. Shanahan's firing on Dec. 30 set off a stormy offseason that has divided the Broncos' faithful into two camps: _Those who welcome Shanahan's two rookie replacements, McDaniels and general manager Brian Xanders, as they try to restore the lost luster ... Read Full Story

Ah, the pleasantries of training camps. The oppressive heat. The two-a-day practices. The stuffy dorm rooms. With the exception of the rookies and the obscure free agents looking to catch on, do any NFL players enjoy the grind they are about to endure? Unless they are masochists, probably not. That's one of the many reasons commissioner Roger Goodell wants to shorten the preseason. Still, there are incentives for just about everyone over the next six weeks — and dozens of questions to answer. Yes, even the Pittsburgh Steelers, fresh off a record sixth Super Bowl title, have enough uncertainties that they'll need much of ... Read Full Story

Now that they've been separated for five months, Bears quarterback Jay Cutler has high praise for Broncos rookie coach Josh McDaniels, whom he'll see in a preseason game at Invesco Field this weekend. Cutler says in the brief time he spent with McDaniels he could tell the Bill Belichick disciple was an offensive mastermind. Cutler adds that the Broncos are in good hands with McDaniels and quarterback Kyle Orton. The Broncos traded Cutler to Chicago for Orton and three draft picks in April after Cutler's rift with McDaniels became irreparable. Cutler says he doesn't want to rehash the details of their ugly divorce, but ... Read Full Story