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Broncos Announce Several Transactions -- Waive Calvin Lowery, Promote RB Cory Boyd

The Denver Broncos on Tuesday signed running back Cory Boyd to their active roster from their practice squad and placed fullback Peyton Hillis on their reserve/injured list, Head Coach Mike Shanahan announced. 

Additionally, the team waived safety Calvin Lowry and signed guard Pat Murray from Seattle's practice squad.

Hillis, a rookie fullback selected by the Broncos in the seventh round (227th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft from the University of Arkansas, suffered a right hamstring injury during the Broncos' 24-17 win against Kansas City on Sunday. He saw time in 12 games (6 starts) for Denver at tailback and fullback, totaling 68 rushes for 343 yards (5.0 avg.) with five touchdowns along with 14 receptions for 179 yards (12.8 avg.) with one touchdown. Hillis had a four-game streak with at least one rushing touchdown and became the first rookie in club history (second player overall) to post both a 100-yard rushing game and a 100-yard receiving game in the same season.

Boyd (6-foot-1, 218 pounds) is a rookie running back who spent the last five weeks on Denver's practice squad after the club signed him on Nov. 4. He entered the NFL with Tampa Bay as a seventh-round (238th overall) pick in the 2008 NFL Draft from the University of South Carolina but was waived by the Buccaneers on July 26. Boyd played 46 games (27 starts) for the Gamecocks and finished his collegiate career with 464 rushes for 2,267 yards (4.9 avg.) with 23 touchdowns along with 117 receptions for 1,303 yards (11.1 avg.) with five scores. He attended Orange High School in Orange, N.J., and was born on Aug. 6, 1985.

Murray (6-foot-3, 310 pounds) is a first-year guard who had been on Seattle's practice squad since Sept. 1. He entered the NFL when Green Bay signed him as a college free agent on May 4, 2007. He was waived by the Packers on Aug. 24, 2007 and spent the remainder of the season out of football. Murray, 24, played in 41 games (32 starts) at Truman State where he earned first-team All-Mid-America honors in 2006. Patrick James Murray, who lettered in football, basketball, track and golf at Pocahontas High School in Pocahontas, Iowa, was born on Oct. 31, 1984, in Fort Dodge, Iowa.

Lowry played in 10 games (3 starts) and totaled 21 tackles (14 solo) and three passes defensed for Denver after joining the team off waivers from Tennessee on Aug. 31.

 

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Agreed.

"It doesn't dissipate" ~ Mike Shanahan

Cutler's 4th qtr/OT game winning drives: 7

by weazel on Dec 9, 2008 7:25 PM MST up reply actions  

Mr. Lowry...

I wish Woody Paige was our coach!

by bcfunk on Dec 9, 2008 6:11 PM MST reply actions  

thank god

lowry sucked. Now lets see if this kid can step up and make some plays!

"You play to win the game!"- Herm Edwards

by broncoboy on Dec 9, 2008 6:13 PM MST reply actions  

Mr. Boyd better grab one of these before hitting the field!
Lieutenant Daniel Taylor (aka, Coach Shanny) to Boyd and Murray: You must be my F.N.G.’s.

Boyd/Murray: [in unison] Morning’, sir! [they salute]

Shanny: Ho! Get your hands down. Do not salute me. There are goddamned snipers all around this area who would love to grease a head coach of my caliber. I’m Coach Shanny. Welcome to Fourth Platoon (aka the Denver Broncos).

I wish Woody Paige was our coach!

by bcfunk on Dec 9, 2008 6:19 PM MST reply actions  

Exciting to see what our 19th TB of 2008 will do

and good luck to Lowry. He missed a lot of tackles, but maybe he will catch on with another team and be a contributor.

The future looks so bright that we're going to need blue and orange sunglasses!

by Arctic Bronco on Dec 9, 2008 8:55 PM MST reply actions  

Cory Boyd is going to wear number 30

I hope that’s not the only thing he has in common with Terrell Davis. Go Cory Boyd! Make us all forget about Peyton Hillis until you get hurt and then it will be PJ Pope’s turn until he gets hurt and then it will be Tatum Bell’s turn until he hurts himself kissing Mike Shanahan’s ass now that he’s back on the team and Shanahan puts him at center because he said he would play there and he gets run over by Jamal Williams and then Selvin Young will still be out with a groin injury so we have to call on MIKE CLARK to play running back until he gets hurt and then we all want Hillis back!!!!!!!!!! WOOO!!

"During MHR Radio we laugh, sing, listen, shed a few tears, and learn all of Papi's dirty secrets." -TSG 12/7/08

by papigrande on Dec 9, 2008 10:26 PM MST reply actions  

I think Terrell Davis wore 32.

"Greater is an army of sheep led by a lion, than an army of lions led by a sheep" Defoe

by Steve Nichols on Dec 10, 2008 6:48 AM MST up reply actions  

Davis wore #30/ ;-)

If God is not a Bronco fan, then WHY are sunsets Blue and Orange? - Jon Tollerud 5/22/08
Chiefs, Raiders, what’s the difference? It’s hard to see in the basement! - hoosierteacher 12/4/08

by Tim Lynch on Dec 10, 2008 7:40 AM MST up reply actions  

What about Mike Leach?

I guess we don’t want to risk him at something as mundane as RB…

"It's all over Fat Man" - Tom Jackson to John Madden 1977 AFC Championship Game

"I love your analysis of our team. Its kinda like watching a spider monkey trying to figure out a jar of peanuts.. you know whats going on.. you know whats in there, but to actually figure it out, is just a bit beyond your mental skills..."
- Bronco Dano

by DesertBroncoFan on Dec 10, 2008 8:32 AM MST up reply actions  

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