Denver

Salary-cap situation: $50.735 million under.

Comment: The Broncos can do whatever they want. It begins with in-house free agents Brodrick Bunkley and Matt Prater. The new Denver regime has said it will not spend wildly just to spend, so don’t expect any crazy sprees.

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UCLA OC Noel Mazzone is Tebow's private QB coach. Which is why he was on campus."

Good to hear that Tebow has a private QB coach.

Sporting News' Andrew Mason suggests that the Broncos may be ready to turn over their starting middle linebacker job to Nate Irving in 2012.

The 67th overall pick in last year's draft, the Broncos are smitten with Irving's "presence and potential," per Mason, and he may very well have started games in 2011 if not for the lockout-shortened offseason. Denver instead stuck with Joe Mays, a two-down thumper who lacks Irving's range, playmaking ability, and cover skills. Mays may be allowed to sign elsewhere this spring.

According to the Denver Post, the Broncos' offseason plan is to add both a veteran and a prospect at quarterback.

The Broncos are "in the market" for a veteran as insurance for or competition against Tim Tebow. If the staff molds the offense to Tebow's talents, an option threat such as Dennis Dixon would make sense. Otherwise, the Broncos could make a run at a Chad He

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9 News spot on Vance Johnson tonight. I'll probably be asleep for it. :( Hope it pops up on Youtube or something.

Commissioner Roger Goodell told ESPN's Mike and Mike that, after what he saw last Sunday, the NFL will consider eliminating the Pro Bowl.

The NFLPA database does not list Broncos SS Brian Dawkins as being under contract for 2012.

Dawkins' old contract listed him with a 2012 base salary of $6 million, but he appears to be an unrestricted free agent after the Broncos did some kind of tinkering with the deal, either last offseason or during the year. Dawkins has a career-threatening neck injury and may be forced into retirement anyway.

Quick question?

Why is there a half naked man riding a dead bear in a ski mask all over the website?

Denver also hired strength and conditioning coach Luke Richesson, who spent the last three seasons on Del Rio's staff in Jacksonville. Richesson replaces Rich Tuten, whose contract was not renewed after 17 seasons with the Broncos.