"Well, a friend of mine named Steve Goodman wrote that song, And he told me it was the perfect country-&-western song. I wrote him back a letter, and I told him it was not the perfect country-&-western song ..."

Miles Scott, Illinois safety, headed to the Broncos at pick 246. Team captain. 6-feet, 203. Can make plays on the ball; 18 passes defensed over the last three seasons. Converted wide receiver. Worked his way up from a walk-on with the Illini.

Broncos fifth-round pick Justin Joly, on what he does best coming into the NFL: "I always feel like my hands work really well, and I'm a security blanket for my quarterback."

Justin Joly and Jonah Coleman on Day 3? Sign me up. Well done, Broncos.

Broncos R4 pick Jonah Coleman, on the importance of pass protection: "I mean, it's really important. ... I may not have, like, all the exciting plays, all that, but I do the dirty work. I do the things that not a lot of people pay attention to. So, I'm just being able to be well-rounded..."

Asked Jonah Coleman what the Broncos conveyed to him about their potential vision for him in their meetings leading up to drafting him with the No. 108 overall pick. Coleman's reply included mention of being a "thumper runner" and being part of a "three-headed monster."

Broncos fourth-round pick Jonah Coleman, on his interviews with the team -- first at the Combine, and then on a 30 visit: "It was amazing. I mean, we just hit off like right off the bat. As soon as I walked in the meeting, I felt the energy and really, the the love from the start. ..."

Here's what Jonah Coleman said at the Combine when he talked about his Broncos interview: "We just talked about pass protection, and I killed it. I was pretty much answering the questions before they would ask me. So, I went in the room and they pretty much broke everything down ..."

The Broncos had a formal interview with Washington RB Jonah Coleman at the Combine. Now he’s a Bronco. And the team has its short-term backstop in case of injury to J.K. Dobbins and a long-term potential partner for RJ Harvey.

Niners' pick at 107 is in; Broncos will go on the clock at 108.

Broncos GM George Paton: "We like Day 3. We like where we're picking in Day 3. Again, we're looking for young, developmental backups with some traits that we can develop, & we can find those all across Day 3. We're not gonna reach to go up to get a guy that -- so, we feel good with where we're at."

George Paton: “We’re looking for young developmental backups with some traits. And we can find those all across Day 3.”

Another tight end off the board: Eli Raridon to the Patriots. The tight-end tree is being picked clean. That's nine to be selected already.

Broncos R3 pick Tyler Onyedim, on his strengths: "Man, I feel like I'm a versatile player ... I can play anywhere on the D-line. I feel like my get-off is a real good get-off, a really good first step. Yeah, I feel like that's me. I feel like I'm a true D-lineman, you know what I'm saying?..."

Broncos R3 pick Tyler Onyedim said the extent of his contact with the team leading up to the draft was conversations with the team's defensive line coach, Jamar Cain, but that he doesn't recall talking with anyone from the team since "after or before my Pro Day" on the phone.

Broncos move down four spots from 62 to 66. Pick up selection 182 from Buffalo in the trade. Likely means the six players at 62 referenced by Paton last week were all gone

At the current pace, the Broncos will go on the clock at 6:48 p.m. MDT if they stay at pick 62.

Worth noting for the Broncos heading into the 2026 NFL Draft: First-teamers in contract years: CB (Riley Moss) NB (Ja'Quan McMillian) LG (Ben Powers) F tight end (Evan Engram) Safety (Brandon Jones)

That’s not how math works. You don’t get to do it your own way. I’m so tired of this stupid timeline

Rockies pitcher Chase Dollander, on what he takes from tonight’s six innings of work in which he allowed one run and three hits with nine strikeouts: “That I’m dominant and I can dominate any lineup. …”

Per @baseball_ref, the Rockies' 1-0 loss tonight was only their fourth 1-0 home defeat in club history, and their first such defeat in nearly 20 years, since Aug. 1, 2006.

Perfect night at the ballyard.

Someone runs onto Coors Field, awaits the authorities and is dealt with accordingly:

Broncos mascot Miles is at Coors Field for Dinger Day, and he makes the outstanding sock choice to pair orange socks with white pants and the orange jersey.

What a day in Denver sports. * 75,824 at Empower Field at Mile High (second-largest crowd in @mls.bsky.social history) * 47,925 at Coors Field for Rockies-Dodgers (sellout) * Nuggets playoff win in front of the usual packed house at Ball Arena Denver: truly the place to be

Broncos GM George Paton doesn't think there's any added pressure to get it right at pick 62 with that being the team's only selection on Days 1 and 2. He adds: "There's six players we're kind of focused on that could be there at 62. We feel good about those players."

The Broncos' February 1997 change from their classic "D" logo to their current horse-head helmet logo is closer to the first moon landing than to today.

Holy cow, what is it about basketball teams from North Carolina trying to pass it from near midcourt with a lead in the final seconds?

The Broncos are visiting with Vanderbilt TE Eli Stowers after having a formal meeting with him at the Combine, and NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah sees Stowers as a potential "joker" fit:

Asked Daniel Jeremiah about the Broncos at 62, and where potential need and value align. He pointed to DL in the wake of John Franklin-Myers' departure, and noted Georgia's Christen Miller, Mizzou's Chris McClellan & Tyler Onyedim. McClellan & Miller are among DEN's 30 visits.

Rockies routing the Astros 8-1 heading into the eighth inning, and on track for their first home sweep in nearly two years ... announced attendance: 15,189. That's a new record low for a home game without a pandemic-restricted crowd.

For the second time in this series, the Rockies are batting around. Things have changed in a hurry around here

Last year, the Rockies didn’t get their first home series win until July — 7/21-23 vs. St. Louis. Tonight they got their first home series win of 2026, against Houston.

Who says you can't see the moon rise whilst inside a domed stadium?

It’s a choice. I love baseball.

I've been here plenty of days when it seemed like there were fewer actual butts in seats than tonight, so "announced attendance" is definitely the key quote. Tickets distributed, basically. The previous non-pandemic lows were all in the 18K range.

Rockies announced attendance tonight: 16,301. Per Baseball Reference, that is the team's lowest-ever home attendance outside of pandemic-restricted-capacity games.

He had some trouble as the pressure mounted in Denver. He ain't seen nothing yet

you, a naive fool: i do believe there are some things the nytimes won’t both sides the nytimes:

Michael Lorenzen has three career starts at Coors Field. 7/26/15, for Reds vs. Rockies: 8 ER, 7 H, 2 BB, 2 1/3 innings 6/30/23, for Tigers vs. Rockies: 5 ER, 7 H, 1 BB, 5 innings today, for Rockies vs. Phillies: 9 ER, 12 H, 2 BB, 3 innings Can only get better from here

Disappointing to see that the temperature is no longer displayed on the main Coors Field scoreboard this year. It used to be to the left of the inning-by-inning line score:

That … could have started better for the Rockies

And we've got boos as the Rockies fall behind 6-0 in the top of the first, followed by Mickey Monisk losing a pop fly in the sun

And we've got boos as the Rockies fall behind 6-0 in the top of the first, followed by Mickey Monisk losing a pop fly in the sun

First President of Baseball Operations jersey (who didn’t happen to be an ex-player) I’ve ever seen

The home opener. Springtime in Denver.

What we learned from Sean Payton about why the Broncos focused on keeping a slew of their own players ... my report from Phoenix:

As ever, Broncos head coach Sean Payton had points he wanted to make when he answered questions at the NFL Annual Meeting. My report from Phoenix:

Broncos coach Sean Payton, on offseason philosophy: "You have to apply some patience and have a good plan ... The mistake two-thirds of the teams make is trying to win the day, win the draft day, win the hiring-cycle day, and win the free-agency day. And we're interested in winning. ..."

Broncos coach Sean Payton, on J.K. Dobbins being "a priority a head of all others" at running back: "Now, that'll anger people. He's -- we know he's been injured. We understand, and the injuries haven't been soft-tissue driven. But he's someone that's one of those compound multipliers."