Thompson was a key member of the Orange Crush defense's secondary and played a big role in that 1977 team's path to Super Bowl XII. Eric Lars Bakke/© Eric Lars Bakke


(Photos by Lemar Griffin)Take a look back through Ring of Famer Dennis Smith's outstanding Broncos career.Photos of former Broncos fullback Howard Griffith from his time in Denver, which included two Super Bowl victories.Take a look back through photos from Jake Plummer's career in Denver.After installing precautionary measures, the Broncos reopened their facilities at UCHealth Training Center and Empower Field at Mile High for employees to return to work.You might feel a little old when you see what the big movies, songs and news was in the years in which several of our rookies were born.To welcome the Broncos' 2020 rookie class, we put together some "postcards" with photos of local and regional landmarks to help them get acquainted with their new home. Griese. 1960; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1964; 1965; 1966; Building Legitimacy. In 2019 he was selected to the Broncos Top 100 Team.A member of the Broncos' 1960 and 1961 teams, Al Carmichael recorded 874 yards from scrimmage and scored seven total touchdowns — including the first touchdown in AFL history.Rob Lytle played in 87 career games in seven seasons with the Broncos and rushed for 1,451 yards and 12 touchdowns.In nine years with the Broncos, Billy Van Heusen played in 109 games and recorded 1,855 yards from scrimmage and 12 total touchdowns.

So the question is levied to you reader, during two critical season in which the Broncos made the playoffs, did our draft picks set us up for success? They went 13-3, finished with an undefeated home record in the regular season and … You’ve got to go play. Miller has made eight Pro Bowls and has been selected three times as a first-team All-Pro. Now for the down and dirty... just where did the Broncos go with these options?The story of Darrent Williams is as special as it is tragic. He also holds the franchise record for interceptions returned for touchdowns and the record for the longest scoring interception return. In four seasons with the Broncos, Walls started 20 of 43 games and made one interception and recorded 21 passes defensed.A three-time Pro Bowler and 1977 first-team All-Pro, Billy Thompson was inducted into the Ring of Fame in 1987.

Jamie Schwaberow All-time Receiving Leader: Rod Smith 849 rec, 11,389 yds, 68 TD Foley started in 136 of 150 games. He had a smile on his face. He was a two-time Pro Bowler and contributed to the 1977 team that appeared in Super Bowl XII.A member of the Broncos' Top 100 Team, Greg Kragen played for the Broncos for nine seasons and started in 116 of the 136 games in which he appeared. In 2019 he was selected to the Broncos Top 100 Team.Terrell Davis rushes for some of his 156 yards in Super Bowl XXXII. Gabriel Christus/© Gabriel Christus In 2019 he was selected to the Broncos Top 100 Team.Steve Foley, the Broncos' leader in career interceptions with 44, played in Denver for nine seasons and was a starter on the Orange Crush defense that led the Broncos to Super Bowl XII. The Broncos send 1,000-yard RB Reuben Droughns to Cleveland for Ekuban and Myers.A week after agreeing to terms with future Hall of Fame WR Jerry Rice, the 20-season veteran makes his Broncos practice-field debut.Wide receiver Rod Smith becomes the first undrafted player in NFL history to reach 10,000 career receiving yards with a 19-yard catch from Jake Plummer in the third quarter of a home Monday Night Football game against the Chiefs.Steve Atwater joins the Ring of Fame in a rain-soaked ceremony at halftime of the Broncos’ Week 5 win over Washington. And then, with the Steelers leading 17-3 and the Broncos needing to get to halftime and hit the reset button, Plummer tried to make a play — and instead made the kind of mistake he’d avoided all season, looking for Stephen Alexander in tight coverage.

He recorded nine interceptions and two defensive touchdowns.John Lynch at his safety position during a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2004. A two-time Pro Bowler as a Bronco, Sanders helped the Broncos win Super Bowl 50 and recorded three seasons with at least 1,000 yards receiving. A reserve on the Super Bowl XXXIII team, Griese became the Broncos' starting quarterback after John Elway retired. )On Thursday, rookies, quarterbacks and several other Broncos veterans reported to UCHealth Training Center for their first COVID-19 tests ahead of training camp.Take an inside look at how the Broncos are preparing UCHealth Training Center with new precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19.Take an inside look at two player-led workouts with Drew Lock, Phillip Lindsay, Noah Fant, Todd Davis and more players. He intercepted three passes in that time and forced nine fumbles. Eric Lars Bakke Apparently Shanahan was desperately trying to find someone to shut down the side opposite Champ Bailey. The Broncos had 1,000-yard rushers in each of the four seasons that Griffith played for them.