Eddie Royal Wins Rookie of the Week Award

by John Bena (aka TheSportsGuru) on Sep 12, 2008 3:27 PM MDT Comment 37 comments

DENVER BRONCOS WR EDDIE ROYAL VOTED WEEK 1 DIET PEPSI NFL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Winner Selected By Fan Vote on NFL.com and Via Sprint Wireless Service

Voters on NFL.com and via Sprint wireless service have made their choice. Wide receiver EDDIE ROYAL of the Denver Broncos is the DIET PEPSI NFL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK for games played on September 4-8, the NFL announced today.

Royal had nine catches for 146 yards and one touchdown in the Broncos' 41-14 win over the Oakland Raiders on Monday Night Football. He also rushed for nine yards and returned three kicks for 30 yards to help secure the Broncos' win.

Royal's 146 receiving yards marked the sixth-highest total by a player making his NFL debut since 1960 and led the NFL for Kickoff Weekend. His receiving yardage was the third-highest single-game total by a rookie in Broncos history.

Royal's 185 combined yards and 155 yards from scrimmage were the most in the AFC for Week 1. With nine receptions, the Virginia Tech University product set Broncos franchise single-game rookie records for most catches in a game as well as most catches in an NFL debut.

Royal was selected from among five finalists through fan votes on NFL.com/rookies and via Sprint wireless service. The other finalists were quarterback JOE FLACCO of the Baltimore Ravens, running back MATT FORTÉ of the Chicago Bears, running back CHRIS JOHNSON of the Tennessee Titans and quarterback MATT RYAN of the Atlanta Falcons.

After the regular season, five players will be nominated for Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year honors. Fans can vote for the winner on NFL.com/rookies and via Sprint wireless service throughout the month of January. The winner will be announced at a press conference at Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa Bay.

This is Pepsi's seventh year as the official soft drink sponsor of the NFL and the fourth year that Diet Pepsi will present the NFL Rookie of the Week and NFL Rookie of the Year awards.

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Surprise!!! I'm Truly Shocked...

-Chuck Norris recently had the idea to sell his urine as a canned beverage. We know this beverage as Red Bull.

by Denverjhawk on Sep 12, 2008 3:32 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Royal w/Cheese...2

-Chuck Norris recently had the idea to sell his urine as a canned beverage. We know this beverage as Red Bull.

by Denverjhawk on Sep 12, 2008 3:32 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

2

by UnarmingMermaid on Sep 13, 2008 3:56 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Congratulations to Eddie Casino Royal!

This is a well deserved accolade. Imagine that, a Denver Bronco recognized for performance! Way to go Eddie!

That’s ok with me. We’re playing for wins, not media publicity....HT 9/11/08

by firstfan on Sep 12, 2008 3:32 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

AmI being premature? :-)

by MattR on Sep 12, 2008 3:37 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

yes

-Chuck Norris recently had the idea to sell his urine as a canned beverage. We know this beverage as Red Bull.

by Denverjhawk on Sep 12, 2008 3:38 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

that's more premature than a teenage boy on prom night

-Chuck Norris recently had the idea to sell his urine as a canned beverage. We know this beverage as Red Bull.

by Denverjhawk on Sep 12, 2008 3:39 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

ah, that's the other half of the "off like a prom dress" analogy

by MattR on Sep 12, 2008 3:51 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm there for THAT ceremony for sure :)

Great pics on the other posting, btw

"I am not one of those who think that coming in second or third is winning." -- Robert F. Kennedy

by TedBartlett905 on Sep 12, 2008 4:46 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Matt--I think you're right on--I'll take it one step beyond.....

His introduction will be by eight-time Super Bowl winners—and recent ‘Hall of Famers’—doing a ‘straight man / funny man comedy act’—Jay Cutler and Brandon Marshall.

Bronco Coach Kyle Shannahan rounds out the speakers—with his dad Mike smiling in the background.

Broncos broncos everywhere and all the league did blink,
Broncos broncos everywhere think moldy faiders stink!

by Mike Clark on Sep 12, 2008 5:38 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I love it.

Of course don’t forget that the Al Davis should get to say a few words as it was Davis that gave Royal his big break in the NFL. :-P

To have striven, to have made the effort, to have been true to certain ideals - this alone is worth the struggle. - William Penn

Tom Arnold, of Fox Sports Net's Best Damn Sports Show Period, said this about Warren Sapp: "Hey, Warren, the Raiders signed you to a seven-year deal. I guess Bill Callahan was right --- they are the dumbest team in America."

by Philistine21 on Sep 12, 2008 6:28 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

perfect thought

Broncos broncos everywhere and all the league did blink,
Broncos broncos everywhere think moldy faiders stink!

by Mike Clark on Sep 12, 2008 6:37 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Al Davis

Would be a zombie by then! Or, more of a zombie than he is now, anyway.

1-0.

by papigrande on Sep 13, 2008 6:00 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Al is a member of the living dead.

The only way he can die is if you shoot a wooden stake through his heart. :-P

To have striven, to have made the effort, to have been true to certain ideals - this alone is worth the struggle. - William Penn

by Philistine21 on Sep 13, 2008 11:18 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Slightly, but maybe not after this week

"How do the berries taste Ralph?" Bart Simpson
"They taste like burning." Ralph Wigam
Broncoman

by Broncoman on Sep 12, 2008 3:43 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

You never know

-Chuck Norris recently had the idea to sell his urine as a canned beverage. We know this beverage as Red Bull.

by Denverjhawk on Sep 12, 2008 3:44 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm a homer, sure,

but this was clearly well deserved. Any time a rookie (in his first game) runs circles around a two time probowler, yeah, it’s deserved.

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

by hoosierteacher on Sep 12, 2008 3:42 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

I wouldn't call it being a homer I would call it having common sense

Eddie Royal deserved it hands down…plus he’s on my fantasy team, so I’d vote for him

-Chuck Norris recently had the idea to sell his urine as a canned beverage. We know this beverage as Red Bull.

by Denverjhawk on Sep 12, 2008 3:45 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Im glad my few hours of voting paid off!!! ha ha

MELO!!!

by abaca15 on Sep 12, 2008 4:03 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Another no brainer

Did you guys check out NFL.com wher the votes are made? They had an extended video of ER that could be seen before you voted. It should still be up under the featured videos.

I wasn’t around on Wednesday to hear SG on MHR radio, but I listened to the podcast yesterday. Let me get my vote in on a nickname. For my money, I’m gonna call him…

EDDIE MONEY !!!

Yes, I know he was a singer, but thats the point: : “he was”. and Eddie Royal is NOW. As Bob Dylan said “Times are a changin”

"If Denver beats us, I'll walk back to Detroit" - Alex Karras

by Denver Diehard on Sep 12, 2008 4:09 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

FAST EDDIE RULES!!

Never pass up the opportunity to keep your mouth shut. - my daddy

by AZDynamics on Sep 12, 2008 4:12 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Never pass up the opportunity to keep your mouth shut. - my daddy

by AZDynamics on Sep 12, 2008 4:14 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOL ^

MELO!!!

by abaca15 on Sep 12, 2008 4:31 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

that's making me dizzy

by UnarmingMermaid on Sep 13, 2008 3:59 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I WANT that.

How do I save it as a video file (or whatever it is) and not as a picture?

1-0.

by papigrande on Sep 13, 2008 6:01 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

After thinking about this a great deal...

…and by a great deal, I mean for the past couple of minutes…I don’t care what the nickname is. My reason: whenever he does something great, I’m just going to yell “EDDIE!!!” anyway. I’ll probably throw in the occasional “ED-DIE! ED-DIE!”, but I’ll be too caught in any moment to yell anything else. Eddie is just too easy and too fun to yell. Maybe I’m pre-conditioned by Eddie Mac.

~Uffdah

by Disco_Stu on Sep 12, 2008 5:41 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Now, how could anyone argue with that? :)

Never pass up the opportunity to keep your mouth shut. - my daddy

by AZDynamics on Sep 13, 2008 12:15 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

No argument here!

To have striven, to have made the effort, to have been true to certain ideals - this alone is worth the struggle. - William Penn

by Philistine21 on Sep 13, 2008 11:19 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

My MAN!!!

Last Monday, prior to the game, I set my status on my Facebook page as “Ted is preparing to witness an emergence that will surprise some, but not smart people.” I meant the whole team, but as a subset of that, I was convinced that guys like Ryan Clady (who was also brilliant,) and Mr. Royal with Cheese were going to burst upon the scene. It’s nice to be right :)

"I am not one of those who think that coming in second or third is winning." -- Robert F. Kennedy

by TedBartlett905 on Sep 12, 2008 4:49 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

It's good to be King!

grin

Atwater for the Hall!

by broncobear on Sep 12, 2008 5:29 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

well

It shouldn’t take to long in game 2, 2 see everyone voting, for Eddie again. Opposit B Marsh, the tandem will toast The SD “Dead Batteries” (where is that Bunnie when u need him). The “Chargers” will come out FLAT! I really don’t see this as much of a contest as everyone seems to predict. D38- SD21. (I had it at 31- 21, but after all of the posts, I changed my mind.)

by metalman5050 on Sep 12, 2008 6:55 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

BUZZ UP!

by metalman5050 on Sep 13, 2008 10:26 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

And I expect this won't be the last time he wins this.

I totally enjoyed watching him play. I mean he has got some good quick moves that certainly help him create some space and having BMarsh on the other side will help him even more.

They can’t cover all the WRs and TEs, so somebody will be open.

"It doesn't dissipate" ~ Mike Shanahan

by weazel on Sep 12, 2008 7:51 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

I didn't expect this

Oh, I thought he should get it, no question. I didn’t expect it becuase the game is so East Coast centric – It’s good to see that a good guy can win it on merit sometimes.

Atwater for the Hall!

by broncobear on Sep 12, 2008 8:40 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs