Pat Bowlen

"He's probably more mobile and has a better arm than people give him credit for. Each season there's a mystery team no one saw coming. "I don't even think Pat Bowlen saw this happening," Miller said. "The Broncos are built a lot like the 2001 Patriots. They're a bunch of unselfish football players that want to win and will work their fannies off from Kyle Orton to (safety) Brian Dawkins to (running back) Correll Buckhalter."

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Dan Reeves says of trading Jay Cutler, "It's not like Josh and Pat Bowlen don't know what a franchise quarterback is. Both of them knew what they were dealing with and what kind of publicity they were going to get from it."

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"Yes there was a meeting between Brandon, and Mr. [Pat] Bowlen. There was a request for a trade. Mr. Bowlen has said that ownership will do everything in it's power to accommodate his wishes," McGuire said.

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"Mr. Bowlen has said that ownership will do everything in its power to accommodate his wishes" for a trade. McDaniels told The Associated Press on Tuesday night, however, that he expects his Pro Bowl receiver to be in attendance next month when the Broncos reconvene for camp. "We met after Pat's meeting with Brandon Marshall and we're going to continue our dialogue with Brandon and his representatives," McDaniels said, echoing comments he made earlier to The Denver Post and ESPN. "And we look forward to having Brandon at training camp."

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"There was a meeting with Mr. Bowlen and Brandon did ask to be traded," Kennard McGuire said. "He was told by ownership that the team would do everything in its power to accommodate those wishes. We do feel that a change of scenery is not only important but necessary."

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"Man of the Year" award, the organization announced. Broncos President and CEO Pat Bowlen said, "On behalf of the Denver Broncos Football Club, I'd like to congratulate John Elway for receiving this great award.

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"Even in my wildest dreams when I was lying in bed in Glennville, Ga., lying in bed at night in my college dorm room at Savannah State, never in my wildest imagination did my career turn out like this," he said. "If he doesn't get into the Hall of Fame, (it's a) tremendous injustice," Bowlen said. As for skydiving, Sharpe said he's taken his last leap. "I'm glad I got an opportunity to do this,"

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"Things won't get serious until football season begins," Bowlen said, conceding that his optimism was not based on recent progress in any talks.

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"Pick up the phone! That's where we got off the rails," Bowlen said. "We had no other choice but to trade him."

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"We're happy with where we're at," Bowlen said, according to the AP. "I'm happy for Jay. I think he's going to a good organization."

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