Tag: Funny

WATCH: Highlights of Melvin Gordon playing in ESPN’s Madden tournament

Here are highlights from Melvin Gordon’s showdown with Cam Jordan in ESPN’s Celebrity Madden Tournament.

Denver Broncos quarterback Drew Lock and running back Melvin Gordon are participating in ESPN’s Celebrity Madden Tournament this week.

In the first round of the tournament, Gordon played as the Los Angeles Chargers against Cam Jordan, who played with the New Orleans Saints.

Gordon likely picked his former team because Madden 20 was released last year when he was still a member of the Chargers. Gordon won’t be the Broncos’ video game roster until Madden 21 is released later this summer.

Check out the highlights from Gordon’s showdown with Jordan in the video below. Warning: The final score and more spoilers are posted below the video. 

After leading 14-6 at halftime, Gordon had a pick-six in the third quarter and another touchdown in the fourth quarter, extending his lead to 28-6. Gordon was eager to lay down the smack talk after the W.

“Sorry I had to beat up on you in front of the fans like that,” Gordon said to Jordan. Gordon will now advance to the quarterfinal of the tournament.

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This video of Peyton and Eli Manning playing basketball is hilarious

Check out this funny video of Peyton and Eli Manning playing basketball together.

“The Checkdown,” one of the NFL’s social media pages, posted a funny throwback video of Peyton and Eli Manning playing a game of knockout last week. It drew some classic comments on social media.

“Eli laughs like a little brother 😂” @Ausalvano wrote.

“You can really tell Eli is the younger sibling with his boyish giggles,” @5mittyWi11 added.

“Wow, Peyton has no Basketball skills! LOL” @tolle_jeff quipped.

Peyton won two Super Bowls — one with the Colts and one with the Broncos — and Eli won two Super Bowls as well — both with the Giants. Clearly, these football-loving brothers aren’t basketball phenoms.

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One lonely broadcaster made an entire ‘One Shining Moment’ March Madness highlight film by himself

He plays all the characters. There are inspirational speeches. This must have taken SO much time.

Many of us are looking to fill the hours during quarantine for the coronavirus, and some of us are more creative than others.

One of those extremely creative people is braodcaster Brandon Gaudin, who took his quarantine isolation time and went and filmed a whole dang “One Shining Moment” highlight reel tribute to a March Madness tournament that never existed.

Well it did exist, in Gaudin’s imagination.

Via the Lansing State Journal:

Brandon Gaudin, who has voiced national sports broadcasts for FOX, the Big Ten Network and Westwood One, created an homage to the finale March Madness classic, “One Shining Moment.”

We’ve seen some goofy “One Shining Moment” tributes so far this quarantine, but Gaudin goes above and beyond. He has shirts from so many schools. He portrays coaches and announcers, players and team managers. He has multiple sets, action shots, hype-up montages, and more. It’s all there.

Watch and behold:

Well done, Mr. Gaudin. Thank you for spending way too much time on this.

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Broncos share great video of Peyton Manning’s funny moments

The Broncos put together a great video highlighting some of Peyton Manning’s funny moments.

The Broncos’ social media team shared a great video on Twitter last week highlighting some of Peyton Manning’s funniest moments:

Manning played quarterback for four seasons in Denver and helped the team reach two Super Bowls, winning one of them. He will be eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame next year.

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Broncos send perfect tweet after Tom Brady’s announcement

The Broncos wish Tom Brady well, unless he ends up in the AFC West.

Patriots pending free agent quarterback Tom Brady announced Tuesday that he will not be returning to New England this fall. Brady will become an unrestricted free agent on Wednesday and he’s set to join a new team.

The Broncos’ social media team posted a perfect response to the news on Twitter.

“We’ve had some great battles against you over the years,
@TomBrady,” the team tweeted. “Best of luck wherever your football journey takes you next — unless it’s in the AFC West 😉.”

The Buccaneers have made Brady a strong offer but they are not the only team interested in the accomplished quarterback. The Chargers are also expected to make a push for Brady.

If Brady lands in Los Angeles with the Chargers, he would play against Denver twice a year. If he lands in Tampa Bay, Brady would play against the Broncos once this season (the Bucs are among Denver’s 2020 home opponents).

Brady is not expected to make a decision about his next team today.

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Broncos tweet perfect GIF after A.J. Bouye trade

The Broncos tweeted a fitting GIF after the team agreed to trade for Jaguars cornerback A.J. Bouye.

The Denver Broncos have agreed to trade a fourth-round draft pick to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for cornerback A.J. Bouye. Although both teams have agreed to the deal, the trade will not become official until the new league year begins on March 18.

Because the trade is not yet official, the Broncos won’t publicly comment on it. Denver’s social media team came up with a creative way to celebrate the trade without officially announcing it.

Denver traded the fourth-round pick it acquired from the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders last year. The Broncos still have their own fourth-round pick are projected to have a total of 11 picks this year.

Bouye will cost Denver about $13.5 million in each of the next two seasons. After acquiring the 28-year-old CB, the Broncos will be down to about $56.5 million in 2020 salary cap space. That total could increase to $65.5 million if the team cuts quarterback Joe Flacco as expected.

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Broncos WR Courtland Sutton reacts to the #BroomChallenge

A viral tweet claimed that NASA said brooms would stand up on Monday only because of the earth’s gravitational pull.

On Monday, a viral tweet claimed that NASA said brooms would stand up on that day only because of the earth’s gravitational pull. There’s just one problem: NASA never said that.

Brooms can stand up on any day of the week — Sunday through Saturday — but that didn’t stop the #BroomChallenge from going viral on social media. The original tweet has been viewed nearly 7 million times.

Broncos wide receiver Courtland Sutton was among many Twitter users who were perplexed by the hoax.

Denver cornerback Davontae Harris chimed in, too — he simply wanted to see the challenge go away.

“This is another social media hoax that exemplifies how quickly pseudoscience and false claims can go viral,” NASA public affairs officer Karen Northon told USA TODAY’s Adrianna Rodriguez in an interview.

It was a harmless hoax, but a hoax nonetheless.

Sutton can take solace in knowing that he wasn’t the only one fooled.

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Ex-Broncos center Dillon Day drops F-bomb during XFL sideline interview

Former Broncos center Dillon Day went viral after dropping an F-bomb during a live interview during an XFL game.

The XFL kicked off its 2020 slate of games on Saturday and former Denver Broncos center Dillon Day went viral after dropping an F-bomb during a live sideline interview.

Day, who now plays for the Seattle Dragons, was approached by ESPN’s Dianna Russini right after a failed drive ended with a brief scuffle.

“There was just a lot of chatting after the play,” Day said. “We’re trying to make some stuff happen and they’re doing a little extra pushing and shoving. We’re trying to get our [epletive] job done and they’re just — .”

ABC cut Day’s audio before he was able to finish his statement.

Day (6-4, 299 pounds) entered the NFL as a college free agent with the Broncos in 2015. After spending the first two years of his career on Denver’s practice squad, Day spent time with the Packers and 49ers before landing in the XFL. He’s now starting for Seattle.

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Tom Brady gives funny backhanded compliment to Peyton Manning

Tom Brady complimented Peyton Manning’s golf skills, with a twist.

Former NFL quarterbacks Peyton and Eli Manning are participating in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament in California this week. The brothers exchanged playful jabs in interviews and enjoyed their time on the course on Friday.

Peyton had a remarkable shot on one of the holes and after a golf podcast joked that Tom Brady could have done better, the Patriots’ pending free agent shot back on Twitter with a backhanded compliment for his former on-field rival.

“Peyton is the better golfer right now,” Brady tweeted. “He’s had much more practice these past few years.”

Brady, of course, is referencing that he’s 42 years old and does not plan on hanging up his cleats just yet. Manning, on the other hand, is just one year older and he has been retired from the NFL for four years now.

It was good-natured humor from Brady, who remains friends with Manning. Maybe they’ll get to hit the links together after Brady eventually retires.

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Several Broncos featured on ‘Bad Lip Reading’ video from 2019 NFL season

Broncos coach Vic Fangio and two Denver players are featured in this “Bad Lip Reading” video from the 2019 NFL season.

“Bad Lip Reading” is back with some hilarious fictional audio from the 2019-2020 NFL season. Several Broncos made the cut this year.

At 2:34, kicker Brandon McManus and coach Vic Fangio discuss bat scents and whether anyone has them. Later, a Broncos cheerleader makes an appearance and at 4:40, quarterback Drew Lock sings an awkward song during his pre-game tunnel dance.

Lock appears again at 8:33 to declare, “I’m just sad” with a face to match his statement. It’s a pretty funny video with some creative lip reading.

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