The Denver Broncos are a professional American football franchise based in Denver. The Broncos compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The team is headquartered in Dove Valley, Colorado.
John Albert Elway Jr. is an American former professional football quarterback who spent his entire 16-year career with the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). Following his playing career, he then spent 11 years with the Broncos in various front office positions, eventually being promoted to general manager. Elway, along with former backup quarterback and head coach Gary Kubiak, are the only individuals to be associated with all three of the Broncos' Super Bowl wins.
Ed McCaffrey is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers, and Denver Broncos. He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal, earning first-team All-America honors in 1990.
The 1983 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 26–27, 1983, at the New York Sheraton Hotel in New York City, New York. No teams elected to claim any players in the supplemental draft that year.
Gary Wayne Kubiak is an American former professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). He played as a quarterback for the Denver Broncos before coaching, serving as head coach for the Houston Texans from 2006 to 2013 and the Broncos from 2015 to 2016 before stepping down from the position on January 1, 2017, citing health reasons.
Howard Griffith is an American former professional football player who was a fullback for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) from 1991 to 2001. While playing college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini, Griffith set the NCAA single-game record for touchdowns with eight. It occurred on September 22, 1990, against Southern Illinois University in a 56–21 Illinois win. Raised in Chicago, Griffith attended now defunct Mendel Catholic Prep High School of the Chicago Catholic League until his sophomore year. For his junior year, he transferred to Julian High School, where he was an All-City performer.
Michael Timothy Lodish is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the tenth round of the 1990 NFL Draft. A 6'3", 270-lb. defensive tackle and nose tackle from UCLA, Lodish played in 11 NFL seasons from 1990-2000 for the Bills and Denver Broncos.
Orson Odell Mobley is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for five seasons with the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the sixth round of the 1986 NFL Draft. Mobley played in three Super Bowls, and started in two of them. He ran into problems with the league late in his career and was suspended for substance abuse violations.
Alphonso Carreker is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Green Bay Packers and Denver Broncos.
Darren Russell Carrington is an American former professional football player who was a safety for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for five different teams. He played college football for the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks, averaging over 27 yards per kickoff return, with a career best of 99 yards. As a senior in 1988, he had 39 tackles, two interceptions and two forced fumbles, which was enough to get him selected in the fifth round of the 1989 NFL Draft.
Larry P. Roberts was an American professional football player who was a defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide. He won two Super Bowls with the 49ers.
Michael Allen Ruether was a professional and college offensive lineman and tight end. In college he was an All-Southwest Conference and All-American selection as a lineman. During his 10-year professional football career he played most of his career was with the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL and went to Super Bowl XXIV with the Denver Broncos. He also played for the Los Angeles Express and the St. Louis Cardinals and spent a year with the Minnesota Vikings.
The 1990 Denver Broncos season was the team's 31st year in professional football and its 21st with the National Football League (NFL). After reaching Super Bowl XXIV, the Broncos struggled and finished with their worst post-merger record in a 16-game season, 5–11. This mark would be eclipsed by the 2010 edition of the team, which finished 4–12. 8 of their 11 losses were by 8 points or less.
Vonnie B'VSean Miller is an American football linebacker for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). Miller played college football at Texas A&M, where he earned consensus All-American honors and the Butkus Award. He was selected by the Denver Broncos second overall in the 2011 NFL draft.
Virgil Leo Green is an American football coach and former tight end who is currently the tight ends coach at the University of Nevada, Reno. He played college football at Nevada and was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the seventh round of the 2011 NFL Draft.
Nicholas Kasa is a former American football tight end who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft and was also a member of the Denver Broncos.
Trevor John Siemian is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football for the Northwestern Wildcats and was selected by the Denver Broncos in the seventh round of the 2015 NFL draft. Siemian was part of the Broncos when they won Super Bowl 50, serving as the third-string quarterback behind starter Peyton Manning and backup Brock Osweiler. He has also been a member of the Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets, Tennessee Titans, New Orleans Saints, Chicago Bears and Cincinnati Bengals.
Bruce Donald Klostermann is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Dakota State.
Luke Juriga is an American football center who is a free agent. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2020 following his college football career with the Western Michigan Broncos.
Richard Charles "Jake" McCullough is a former American football defensive end who played with the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL) and the London Monarchs of the WLAF. He played college football at Clemson.
