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J.D. Walton's return to the field will have to wait and the Denver Broncos will have to figure out who will get the ball to Peyton Manning. The Denver Post reported Walton recently had another ankle surgery and he could miss the entire 2013 season...

The major question facing each team in the division as summer break looms. Denver Broncos: How long will the Super Bowl window be open? The talk at Denver's minicamp this week is that there is a sense of urgency in the building because this might ...

The Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders and San Diego Chargers will all hold their mandatory minicamps this week. Kansas City held its mandatory camp last week. Here is a story line for each of the team's minicamps this week: Denver: Manning's offe...

The glove talk in the AFC West is clearly not complete. Late last season, it was all about Peyton Manning wearing a glove in the Denver cold. Now, the attention is turning to San Diego quarterback Philip Rivers. Rivers wore a glove on his throwing...

Our AFC West positional rankings continue with a look at an underwhelming group of tight ends: 1. Antonio Gates, San Diego: Gates is not longer an elite player, but he is by far the most dangerous one on this list. 2. Jacob Tamme, Denver: Tamme...

We have previously discussed how close San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick was to becoming an Oakland Raider. Monday, Sports Illustrated revisited the possibility with former Oakland coach Hue Jackson and Kaepernick. Imagine how different thin...

A look at a player entering a contract year on each AFC West team who must deliver in 2013: Denver Broncos: Left tackle Ryan Clady. Clady will likely deliver just fine in 2013 -- he's an upper-echelon left tackle whom the Broncos have given the fr...

Montee Ball has Peyton Time after practice time. After the Denver Broncos' OTA workouts, quarterback Peyton Manning has set aside time for himself and the rookie running back from Wisconsin to go over some things. The reason? Manning expects the s...

Quentin Jammer made it clear why he signed with the Denver Broncos. "A chance to win a championship," he told reporters in Denver on Thursday after his first practice with the team. The 12-year veteran, who spent his entire career with San Diego, ...

Reggie McKenzie's first draft pick in Oakland is facing some spring competition. The Bay Area News Group reported that Lucas Nix was working ahead of Tony Bergstrom at left guard Tuesday at the Raiders' organized team activities (OTAs). Of course,...

We continue our AFC West positional rankings with a strong group of receivers: 1. Demaryius Thomas, Denver: Thomas is developing into one of the best receivers in the NFL. He has it all -- and he has Peyton Manning. 2. Wes Welker, Denver: Welke...

Give the San Diego Chargers credit. They were forced into a bad situation, and they answered it by securing arguably the best player remaining on the free-agent market. Pushed into a corner, rookie San Diego general manager Tom Telesco responded w...

The San Diego Chargers are still interested in signing pass-rusher Dwight Freeney even though his visit has ended. It could come down to finances. Freeney, who would be the Chargers' best rusher, has been looking for a good contract since leaving ...

A look at key players for each AFC West team who are coming back from injuries: Denver Broncos: Center J.D. Walton is coming back from a broken ankle. He was lost for the season after getting injured in Week 4 last year. Walton is a young, promisi...

Mid-week mail call: Rick Johnson from San Juan Capistrano, Calif., wants to know why quarterback Ricky Stanzi may be on the outs in Kansas City. Bill Williamson: He was a low-round pick of the previous regime. He hasn't shown much in two years ...

It's been no secret that Mike McCoy's primary goal as he takes over as the head coach of the San Diego Chargers is getting quarterback Philip Rivers back on track. It seems McCoy not only thinks he can fix Rivers, who has struggled some in the pas...