Champ Bailey News

Check out some pics of the Denver Broncos in Madden NFL 25 I was able to snag during E3.

After entering OTAs with eight running backs on their roster, the Denver Broncos have whittled the number down after bidding goodbye to Willis McGahee last week.

After terrorizing the Denver Broncos as a 3-4 outside linebacker with the San Diego Chargers since entering the league in 2004, Shaun Phillips joins the hated division rival.

Bears receiver Brandon Marshall has been voted the 27th best player in the NFL in a poll of league players conducted by NFL Network.

Veteran cornerback Champ Bailey said defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio coming back for a second season is huge for the unit.

Tim Tebow talks with Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels at minicamp on Tuesday, the first day Tebow practiced with the team.

Another God awful slow news day... thank goodness some mandatory crap is happening soon.

In the past when doing my underrated-overrated column each summer, I tended to focus on the most overrated player.

Reviewing the greatest trades the Redskins have pulled off over the years. Here we examine Mike Ditka giving up his entire draft to pick Ricky Williams.

New Broncos cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, above, was called "the best athlete I've gone against since I've played in the NFL" by Arizona all-pro wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald.

No taking most of the play clock to deke defenders into tipping their hand, no surveying the entire field to decipher opponents' intentions.

The Broncos are on the road to the Super Bowl. Their roster is loaded with top-notch veterans, from quarterback Peyton Manning to cornerback Champ Bailey.

Broncos linebacker Wesley Woodyard, left, confers with defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio during the Browns-Broncos game Dec. 23 at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.

In Elway's two seasons as general manager, Denver has won two AFC West titles. This year the Mules are heavy favorites to represent the AFC West in the Super Bowl tournament.

National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell walks with New York Giants co-owner Jonathan Tisch after a City Hall press conference announcing plans for Super Bowl XLVIII in the region on January 24, 2012 in New York City.

Every now and then a player passes from this Earth that transcends the teams we all root for.

OTAs feature no contact and no pads, but for rookies, first-year team players and even some veterans, it's a chance to get back into football shape - mentally as well as physically - and, most importantly, to reestablish camaraderie with teammates.

Even when not matched up against future Hall-of-Fame cornerback Champ Bailey in practice, Broncos receivers have their hands full going against Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. "He is one of the best - besides Champ, of course - but he is really good," Thomas said of Rodgers-Cromartie. "Every day it is a battle because I have Champ on one side and then ... (more)

The Denver Broncos hold their final four days of on the field OTAs this week, and that will be followed by the mandatory mini-camp that will run June 10-13. After that the offseason portion of the 2013 season will be fairly complete, and the players and coaches will enjoy a six week break before training camp begins in late July.

Denver Broncos' Quentin Jammer Omar Bolden and Champ Bailey watch Duke Ihenacho and Rahim Moore run through drills during NFL football practice, Thursday, May 30, 2013, in Englewood, Colo.