Will Petersen

Denver

Digital Sports Analyst at KKFN-FM (Greenwood Village, CO)

Digital Sports Analyst @DenSports1043, Host on 104.3 The Fan 6-7 p.m. | Kent Denver 2008 | Mizzou 2012 | Past @9NewsSports, @AltitudeSR, @MileHighSports

Articles

Broncos still need one more wide receiver, should pursue Keenan Allen

3 days ago | denversports.com | Will Petersen

Talented wide receiver Keenan Allen is still somehow a free agent. The Denver Broncos should be on the phone with his agent right now. Just last week Pro Football Focus ranked the Broncos’ receiving corps as the 22nd best in the NFL. Adding a proven veteran like Allen would instantly move them up at least five spots. The long-time member of the Chargers is looking for a new home and this is the perfect moment to get something done.
Reports vary on if Rockies might actually rehire Bud Black for new role

3 days ago | denversports.com | Will Petersen

The Colorado Rockies fired manager Bud Black last month after the team got off to a horrendous 7-33 start. Black, who had guided the club since 2017, compiled a career 544-690 record before being let go. The Rockies promoted Warren Schaeffer to interim manager and have been playing better baseball of late, although the bar is still extremely low. Colorado is 11-27 under Schaeffer’s watch, but a respectable 9-10 over their last 19 games.
Nuggets were 'wild-card suitors' for aging star Kevin Durant

5 days ago | denversports.com | Will Petersen

The Denver Nuggets and the rest of the Western Conference saw aging star Kevin Durant get shipped to the Houston Rockets on Sunday. The Phoenix Suns moved Durant for a package that included Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, the No. 10 pick in this year’s draft and five second-round picks, according to Shams Charania of ESPN. But there was a note a little ways down in Charania’s article that will catch the attention of Nuggets fans.
Broncos had two players crack top-50 of NFL merchandise sales last year

1 week ago | denversports.com | Will Petersen

The Denver Broncos have many talented players on their roster. This is the first time in several years that statement can be made with a straight face. Sure, even in the down years after Peyton Manning retired the Broncos had some stud athletes, but the results speak for themselves. Denver suffered seven losing seasons in a row from 2017-2023 and hadn’t made the playoffs since 2015.
Former Nuggets guard Gary Harris is now an option as an NBA free agent

1 week ago | denversports.com | Will Petersen

The Denver Nuggets traded Gary Harris in March of 2021 and it worked out great. Harris was beloved by the fans in the Mile High City, but adding Aaron Gordon was one of the best trades in Nuggets history. Gordon went on to become a key piece of Denver’s first ever championship team in 2023, while Harris was fine for the Orlando Magic but never really found his groove in terms of being what that franchise probably wanted out him.
Denver Broncos receiving corps ranked near bottom of NFL by PFF

1 week ago | denversports.com | Will Petersen

The Denver Broncos have a chance to be really good in 2025. QB Bo Nix is coming off an excellent rookie year, they made some key offseason additions through free agency and the NFL Draft and their defense might be one of the best in the league. And even the running back room feels more settled with the additions of RJ Harvey and J.K. Dobbins. However, perhaps the biggest remaining question for the Broncos is the receiving room.
Broncos should try to trade Audric Estime before he inevitably gets cut

1 week ago | denversports.com | Will Petersen

The Denver Broncos shouldn’t just cut Audric Estime and lose him for nothing at the end of training camp. GM George Paton and head coach Sean Payton should be working the phones, trying to a get a late draft pick back for Estime and find him a new home. That is the writing on the wall after the Broncos signed J.K. Dobbins last week, joining the running back room with rookie RJ Harvey, Jaleel McLaughlin, Blake Watson, Tyler Badie and Estime. Dobbins and Harvey are locks to make the 53-man roster.
Shedeur Sanders is putting up the best numbers of Browns QBs right now

1 week ago | denversports.com | Will Petersen

Former CU Buffs QB Shedeur Sanders took a painful slide in April’s NFL Draft. Thought by many to be a potential No. 1 overall pick, or at the very worst a first-round selection, Sanders shockingly fell to the Cleveland Browns in Round 5. And he wasn’t even the first rookie quarterback they picked, taking Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel in Round 3. Throw in the fact that the Browns also have veterans Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett and Deshaun Watson and it’s a beyond crowded QB room.
Jonathan Toews has Avalanche 'potentially' on his list for next team

2 weeks ago | denversports.com | Will Petersen

The Colorado Avalanche are in a Stanley Cup window, and one guy who knows something about winning championships is Jonathan Toews. The former Blackhawks center won the title three times with Chicago in 2010, 2013 and 2015. He was also the Conn Smythe Trophy winner, given to the NHL playoffs MVP, during that first Cup run. Unfortunately, Toews has been out of the league since the end of the 2023 season as he deals with symptoms of long COVID and chronic inflammatory response syndrome (CIRS).
Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar do something Avs haven't done since 2002

2 weeks ago | denversports.com | Will Petersen

Colorado Avalanche superstar teammates Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar accomplished something on Thursday night that the franchise hasn’t seen since 2002. The NHL revealed its final awards for the 2024-25 regular season, and both MacKinnon and Makar made the First All-Star team. No Avs teammates had done that, both on the first team, since legends Joe Sakic and Patrick Roy during the 2001-2002 season.