Broncos Sign Three Free Agents

A few days after the Broncos signed Peyton Manning to become their quarterback, the team added some key players to bolster both their offense and their defense. CB Tracy Porter was signed from the New Orleans Saints to a 1 year deal. Porter owns two of the biggest interceptions in playoff history. His interception of Brett Favre late in the 2009 NFC Championship Game killed the Vikings final drive and sent the game into overtime. Porter's "pick six" of Manning gave the Saints the decisive score in their 31-17 win over the Colts in Super Bowl XLIV. The signing of Porter means that he could come right in and start at CB opposite of Champ Bailey and replace the older Andre Goodman.

Denver also signed a pair of Tight Ends to give Manning some more weapons on offense. Jacob Tamme, formerly of the Colts, and Joel Dressen, formerly of the Texans, both come in and instantly fill one of the Broncos most pressing needs on the offensive side of the ball. Tamme was injured for a large part of 2011, but in 2010 with Manning as his QB, he caught 67 passes for 631 yards and four touchdowns. Dressen caught 28 passes for 353 yards and six touchdowns in 2011. Both players add depth to the position and give the Broncos their first true threats at that position since Tony Scheffler was traded after the 2009 season.

Of course the Broncos made a big trade earlier in the week when they sent Tim Tebow and a 7th round pick to the Jets for a 4th and 6th round pick in this year's draft. There is so much to say about the Tebow trade that I will address it in a separate column. My gut reaction on the trade was that I was very surprised that the Jets were so interested in Tebow, and I don't think it is a good fit for both Tebow and the Jets. Put it this way: I have a lot of emotions about this trade, and I will gather all of my thoughts and put it out there at a later date.