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Broncos worked out 12 players, including 3 WRs from the CFL

The Broncos worked out 12 players on Monday, including three wide receivers from the CFL.

The Denver Broncos brought in 12 players for workouts on Monday, including 11 players from the Canadian Football League, according to a report from KPRC-TV’s Aaron Wilson.

Denver brought in three wide receivers, two offensive linemen, four linebackers and three defensive linemen. Of the 11 CFL players, four have spent time in the NFL: linebacker Isaac Darkangelo (Lions, Raiders), receiver Makai Polk (Ravens, Giants), defensive lineman Jonah Tavai (Seahawks) and Davion Taylor (Eagles, Bears, Cardinals).

Only one of the players, offensive lineman Spencer Rolland, is not a CFL player. Rolland was cut from the Green Bay Packers’ practice squad earlier this month. View the full list of Monday’s workout players below.

12 players worked out for Broncos

  1. WR AJou Ajou (6-2, 211 pounds)
  2. WR Ayden Eberhardt (6-2, 195 pounds)
  3. WR Makai Polk (6-3, 197 pounds)
  4. OL Logan Ferland (6-4, 275 pounds)
  5. OL Spencer Rolland (6-6, 306 pounds)
  6. LB A.J. Allen (6-1, 210 pounds)
  7. LB Michael Ayers (6-2, 220 pounds)
  8. LB Isaac Darkangelo (6-1, 230 pounds)
  9. LB Davion Taylor (6-1, 230 pounds)
  10. DL Brandon Barlow (6-4, 260 pounds)
  11. DL Elliott Brown (6-5, 225 pounds)
  12. DL Jonah Tavai (5-10, 283 pounds)

Denver is likely considering these players as candidates to sign reserve/future contracts at the end of the 2024 NFL season.

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Notre Dame at Boston College: First-Quarter Analysis

So much has been made of Boston College upsetting Notre Dame right after the Irish last took down a top-ranked team.

So much has been made of Boston College upsetting Notre Dame right after the Irish last took down a top-ranked team. Through one quarter of the 2020 edition of this meeting, the seeds for history repeating itself could be sewing. Whether the Irish still are getting adjusted or the Eagles are exceptionally prepared remains to be seen. All we know is we have a dogfight to the tune of a 10-all tie.

The Irish had a chance to assert themselves on their first drive as the Irish had a nice mixture of runs and passes to get into the red zone. They even earned a first-and-goal after a defensive holding call, highlighting the problem with penalties the Eagles have had. But Ian Book had trouble finding open receivers, and the drive stalled out. Though the Irish gladly took a 23-yard field goal from Jonathan Doerer, it was a disappointing end to a promising drive.

Phil Jurkovec only was too pleased to take advantage of his current team’s fortune and begin his revenge against his former team. On his opening drive, he went 4 of 6 for 51 yards and got some help on a 22-yard run from Travis Levy. Though Shaun Crawford sacked Jurkovec right after that run, all that did was delay the inevitable. Jurkovec found Zay Flowers for a 4-yard touchdown to put the Eagles in front.

The Irish’s offense never got a chance to immediately respond to that touchdown because on the very first play of their next drive, a handoff between Book and Chris Tyree was botched, and Brandon Barlow recovered it to set the Eagles up in the red zone. Fortunately, the defense pushed the Eagles back, and the turnover only cost the Irish an Aaron Boumerhi 41-yard field goal. That turned out to be crucial because Book responded to that with a quick, complete 77-yard drive. It ended with a 10-yard touchdown to Ben Skowronek, so no real harm has been done so far.