Broncos Safety Justin Simmons Misses Practice Due To Hip Injury

When Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson entered the league in 2012, his goal was to play until his 40s. Now at 35 and playing some of his best football since his Seattle days, Wilson is confident he can reach that goal through his drive and work ethic. “I still got a little speed,” Wilson said with a smile.

Marvin Mims Jr. had to adjust on the fly. Working across the field on a critical third down Sunday against Cleveland, he had a ball coming his way from Russell Wilson for an easy first down. The ball got tipped, though, and redirected against Mims’ momentum. He reached back, snared it and made sure the Broncos kept the chains moving with a 16-yard gain en route to a second-quarter touchdown. “It was pure reaction, just locked in on the ball,” Mims told The Post.

Sean Lewis’ brief time in Boulder is officially over. On Wednesday, the former Colorado offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach was introduced as the head coach at San Diego State. He replaces Brady Hoke, who retired at the end of the season. Lewis, 37, left his job as head coach at Kent State last December to take the coordinator job at CU, joining head coach Deion Sanders in Boulder. Related Articles Keeler: CU Buffs, Sean Lewis should’ve been perfect football marriage.

The Nuggets will repeat the last week of November in the first week of December. In two new regular-season games not originally scheduled but now assigned to NBA teams eliminated from the in-season tournament, the Nuggets will visit the Clippers on Dec. 6 (8 p.m. MT, ESPN) and host the Rockets on Dec.

FORT COLLINS — Saturday’s Class 5A championship at Canvas Stadium is the next chapter in a friendly but fierce rivalry between two Colorado football icons that goes back three decades. Dave Logan’s Cherry Creek Bruins take on Andy Lowry’s Columbine Rebels in the third title bout between the two head coaches with more than six decades of combined experience, and 16 combined championships. It’s a rivalry rooted in mutual respect for the men who got their starts at humble Jeffco programs in the early 1990s, Logan at Arvada West and Lowry at Lakewood.

Parker Gabriel, Broncos beat reporter: Welcome back to the roundtable, dudes. Denver knocked off Cleveland, is now 6-5 and heads to Houston to face the Texans in a game that will substantially swing the playoff picture for both outfits. But the fun doesn’t end there for Sean Payton’s team regardless of the outcome.