Broncos Summer Update

The beginning of July is a dead time in the NFL. Most executives, coaches, and players are on vacation and teams take a breath before training camp begins. Unfortunately, for the NFL this time of the year equals off the field incidents, arrests, DUIs, and other embarrassing situations that members of various NFL teams have to encounter. The biggest offseason story to turn up this summer has obviously been the Aaron Hernandez murder case. The Broncos have found themselves in a very embarrassing situation with the arrests of front-office executives Matt Russell and Tom Heckert. Heckert was arrested for a DUI in early June, but it became public today. Russell was arrested over the weekend for DUI and smashing his car into a police cruiser. Both incidents are downright awful and a severe black eye for the entire Broncos organization. It will be interesting to see the punishment for both men. Obviously, they will be suspended and fined, but there is a chance that one or both could lose their jobs, and they should probably should. It is definitely not a good sign as the Broncos head into training camp which is less than a month away. I don't know how much this affects the Broncos on the field come September, but it is definitely not a good thing for the team overall. 

The big Broncos move that has taken place since the last time I posted was the release of Willis McGahee. I understand the move on the Broncos part, but I am a little concerned with it because I liked having McGahee's experience in the backfield. You are now putting a lot on the plates of the 1-2 combo of Montee Ball and Ronnie Hillman. Knowshon Moreno looks like the third part to the backfield, but make no mistake about the fact that Moreno is simply not as good as McGahee. We'll see how it turns out, but I am a little skeptical of this move going into training camp. 

The last thing I want to get to is that it has been reported that the Broncos have increased their offer to Ryan Clady on a longterm deal. The two sides have until July 15th to come to an agreement, and if they don't agree on a new contract, then Clady will play this year under his franchise designation. It is essential to lock up Clady this offseason. The Broncos can't afford to lose a player like Clady, and Left Tackles are a position of priority on every team. It will be interesting to see how this plays out the next week or so. 

I'll check back in before training camp or if any big Broncos related news breaks.