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Denver Broncos head coach Vic Fangio gave an update on running back Melvin Gordon ahead of Week 6. Gordon is battling an illness that has been confirmed as not being COVID-19 and will be further evaluated before the final decision in his availability (per ESPN’s Adam Schefter). Broncos’ HC Vic Fangio on Melvin Gordon: “He’s […]

The Denver Broncos finally secured their first win of the season, as they defeated the New York Jets on Friday, 37-28. Second-year quarterback Brett Rypien made his first career start for the Broncos, and the 24-year-old did not disappoint, helping his squad to a huge win. Unsurprisingly, Denver head coach Vic Fangio was happy with […]

Denver Broncos head coach Vic Fangio didn’t shake the hand of New York Jets head coach Adam Gase after Thursday night’s game, and his reasoning had nothing to do with social distancing. Rather, Fangio was “pissed off” at Gase — with whom Fangio worked alongside for the Chicago Bears — and the Jets coaching staff […]

The Denver Broncos have a quick turnaround after Week 3 as they prepare to face the New York Jets on Thursday Night Football in Week 4. While the Broncos have a short week to prepare for the Jets, Phillip Lindsay has a chance to return to the offense on Thursday. During his media session on […]

Denver Broncos running back Phillip Lindsay missed the team’s Week 2 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers with turf toe in his left foot, and he is unlikely to suit up this Sunday. However, Broncos head coach Vic Fangio said Lindsay could make his return this upcoming Thursday in the team’s Week 4 matchup with the […]

The NFL isn’t messing around when it comes to insisting the league’s head coaches wear face masks at all times during the 2020 season. The league already fined six head coaches — Sean McVay (Los Angeles Rams), Pete Carroll (Seattle Seahawks), Vic Fangio (Denver Broncos), Jon Gruden (Las Vegas Raiders), Sean Payton (New Orleans Saints), […]

Denver Broncos head coach Vic Fangio was one of five coaches fined by the NFL for failing to wear a mask in Week 2. Fangio made no excuses for his blunder during a press conference Wednesday. Instead, the second-year head coach stated he needs to be more vigilant about pulling the mask back up after […]

According to a Monday evening report from Adam Schefter of ESPN, the NFL has wasted no time in fining three different head coaches for not properly wearing masks as a result of their respective Week 2 matchups. Schefter notes that the three head coaches that have been fined are Vic Fangio of the Denver Broncos, […]

The Denver Broncos are looking to bounce back from a loss in the 2020 season opener when they hit the road to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 2. Unfortunately, it appears the offense may be shorthanded once again. Head coach Vic Fangio gave an update on the status o wide receiver Courtland Sutton […]

Days after the Denver Broncos lost their season-opener against the Tennessee Titans, head coach Vic Fangio is refuting his original statements regarding his decision to not call a timeout late in the game. “I should have called timeout there,” Fangio said during his Zoom conference call on Tuesday (per USA Today). It was a close […]

Tennessee Titans kicker Stephen Gostkowski was one of the most accurate kickers in the sport for 14 years with New England Patriots, but his first game for his new squad got off to a disastrous start — and it could have been much, much worse. Gostkowski missed three field goal attempts and an extra point […]

The Denver Broncos lost in a narrow defeat to the Tennessee Titans on Monday night and Vic Fangio was criticized for how he failed to utilize his timeouts. After Denver’s loss in Week 1, Fangio defended his decision to not use his final timeouts versus the Titans. “It was two-fold,” Fangio told reporters after the […]

Many football fans have set high expectations for the Denver Broncos to have a breakout campaign in the upcoming season. However, that will definitely be harder to reach now that veteran linebacker Von Miller is sidelined with a dislocated tendon injury. Broncos head coach Vic Fangio sounded off on the 10-year veteran’s situation: “He had […]

Some teams around the NFL are going to have fans present during the 2020 season while others have empty stadiums. Even though the discrepancy of fans at games has caused a stir among other coaches in the league, Denver Broncos’ head coach, Vic Fangio, was straightforward on how he feels about the NFL’s inconsistent attendance […]

Denver Broncos head coach Vic Fangio didn’t line up the X’s and O’s properly when he spoke out amid the Black Lives Matter movement. Fangio was torched for his recent comments last week after saying he didn’t see racism in the NFL, a statement thoroughly shut down by black players around the league, including his […]

On Tuesday, Denver Broncos head coach Vic Fangio made controversial comments, including saying that he “doesn’t see racism in the NFL.” As expected, Fangio’s remarks caused a stir and have received significant backlash. Fangio tried to clear things up on Wednesday, issuing an apology via the Broncos’ Twitter account: “After reflecting on my comments yesterday […]

With NFL franchises, front office executives, head coaches, and players all speaking out over the course of the last week or so in regards to the ongoing police brutality and acts of violence against African Americans, Denver Broncos head coach Vic Fangio has since taken a bit of a different — and much more controversial […]

The Denver Broncos made one of the biggest moves of the offseason when they signed former Los Angeles Chargers running back Melvin Gordon to a two-year deal worth $16 million. Despite the big-time signing, the Broncos definitely weren’t in need of a running back. For the last two seasons, former undrafted rookie Phillip Lindsay has […]

The Denver Broncos made one of the biggest moves of the offseason earlier this month when they signed two-time Pro Bowler Melvin Gordon. While 2019 was a down year for the 26-year-old running back, Denver obviously got itself a good player — a sentiment that is shared by Broncos head coach Vic Fangio. Gordon signed […]

Pro Bowl running back Melvin Gordon has recently agreed to a two-year, $16 million deal with the Denver Broncos. Gordon will now be joining a backfield that already includes Pro Bowler Phillip Lindsay. Many fans and NFL experts questioned the move since the Broncos already have a Pro Bowl running back. In a recent interview with […]

The Denver Broncos will officially be without up-and-coming pass rusher Bradley Chubb for the start of the team’s offseason activities, according to head coach Vic Fangio. Nonetheless, Fangio still expects Chubb to immediately return to form after ultimately returning to the Broncos active roster. “He’s there every day with a great attitude and a great […]

The Denver Broncos have been rumored as a team that could be playing overseas in 2020, and it’s becoming clear on who they will face. Before next season’s schedule is revealed, Vic Fangio is ‘assuming’ that Denver will play the Atlanta Falcons in England next season. #Broncos playing in London as visiting team against #Falcons […]

The Denver Broncos have a variety of options this offseason because of the amount of money they’ll have available and the number of draft picks they posses. Due to having a boatload of cap space and draft picks, Jeff Legwold of ESPN believes that Denver will be the ‘most active’ team in the offseason. Just […]

The Kansas City Chiefs had a phenomenal season, winning their first Super Bowl since 1970. They’ve also been extremely dominant in the AFC West winning four consecutive titles. However, Denver Broncos head coach Vic Fangio believes he has a strategy on how to beat the Chiefs. Via Charean Williams of NBC Sports on the Broncos’ […]

Denver Broncos head coach Vic Fangio has a new offensive coordinator with the 2019 season coming and going in a hurry for the middling AFC West franchise. With Fangio now officially gearing up for his second season at the helm in Denver, the Broncos have formally announced that former New York Giants head coach Pat […]

The Denver Broncos are adamant about wanting to build a defense-oriented team under Vic Fangio. With that being said, the Broncos should have some interest in Ohio State linebacker Malik Harrison in the 2020 NFL Draft. When Denver chose to hire Fangio as head coach before the 2019 season, it showed they wanted to return […]

The Denver Broncos won’t be playing games beyond December, but they’ve been given a glimmer of hope for the future with Drew Lock. Following Sunday’s win over the Detroit Lions, Lock received a vote of confidence from Vic Fangio as a potential franchise quarterback. “He’s done enough to show he definitely could be the guy, […]

Denver Broncos head coach Vic Fangio wants to see the NFL get rid of divisions in hopes of making the league more competitive. Fangio thinks with 16 teams in each conference they should play the other 15 teams in the conference, and then the 16th team can be against someone from the other conference. “Since […]

When the Denver Broncos selected Drew Lock in the second round of the NFL Draft back in April, the general consensus was that the Broncos had found their quarterback of the future. You would never know it by the way head coach Vic Fangio has talked about Lock, as he said during training camp that […]

Drew Lock got his first career NFL start on Sunday, and the Denver Broncos came away with a win, defeating the Los Angeles Chargers by a score of 23-20. Lock completed 18 of his 28 throws for 134 yards, a couple of touchdowns and an interception, the type of stat line you would expect from […]

The Denver Broncos may be without one of their premier players on defense when they face the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 13. Ahead of Sunday’s game, Vic Fangio is noncommital on whether or not Von Miller will be active versus the Chargers. “He’s gotten better every day,” Fangio said of Miller. “He didn’t practice […]

Denver Broncos head coach Vic Fangio recently downplayed any urgency to get quarterback Drew Lock on the field in the 2019 NFL season. It appears he has since reversed his position following another abysmal outing on offense in Week 12. Lock is finally eligible to return off injured reserve this week. Fangio seems to now […]

When the Denver Broncos selected Drew Lock in the second round of the NFL Draft back in April, the general assumption was that Lock would play at some point in 2019. However, that may not be the case. A preseason thumb injury ultimately landed Lock on the injured reserve list, thwarting any chance he had […]

The Denver Broncos have been involved in a lot of close losses this season, but head coach Vic Fangio still has faith the team will eventually get over the hump and get wins in similar situations. The Broncos were up 20-0 heading into halftime against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. In the second half, the […]

Denver Broncos quarterback Drew Lock returned to practice this week after spending time on injured reserve with a right thumb injury. Having a rookie miss that much time is usually not a good thing, but Broncos coach Vic Fangio thinks it’s was a good thing. Fangio has watched Lock for a couple of days in […]

It’s been a good season for the Minnesota Vikings, who are 7-3. That solid start has been dampened a bit by the injury Adam Thielen recently suffered. Denver Broncos coach Vic Fangio commented on that injury. The Vikings’ key wide receiver sat out during the team’s previous games and will likely not be on the […]

The Denver Broncos are 2-5 and have rookie quarterback Drew Lock waiting in the wings, but Joe Flacco’s job appears to be safe for now. According to Nicki Jhabvala of The Athletic, Broncos head coach Vic Fangio says that while he would consider major changes on offense, benching Flacco is not one of them. Considering […]

The Denver Broncos laid an egg on Thursday night, falling to the Kansas City Chiefs by a score of 30-6 in their Week 7 matchup. The loss ended a two-game winning streak for the Broncos, and afterward, head coach Vic Fangio tore into his team’s offensive performance: “It was all levels of our passing game […]

With the Carolina Panthers thriving with Kyle Allen, Cam Newton could’ve played in his last game with the organization. Among the teams who should consider pursuing a trade for Newton is the Denver Broncos. Ever since Peyton Manning rode off into the sunset in 2015, Denver has been desperate to find their franchise quarterback. Over […]