From Jefferson To Assange - Robert Scheer's Columns

Justin Simmons the football player remains in a state of limbo. Simmons the person looked right at home Saturday morning in Montbello. The 31-year-old, released by the Broncos after eight seasons back in March, has seen his free agency now inch toward the three-month mark. You wouldn’t have known it at the Denver Broncos Boys & Girls Club for the annual March for Peace on this sun-splashed morning. “God is so good.

This could be a very uncertain summer for the Colorado Avalanche, but securing a little long-term certainty might be the best move the club can make. Mikko Rantanen is not one of Colorado’s nine free agents, but he’s eligible for a new contract starting July 1. Signing him to another long-term deal in July would help the Avs ensure their window as a Stanley Cup contender goes beyond 2024-25 and provide general manager Chris MacFarland with a clearer picture of what can be done this offseason and beyond to supplement a championship-level core. Rantanen, who will turn 28 in late October, is entering the final season of a six-year contract that he signed in late September 2019.

The Broncos’ 2024 draft class is all signed and ready to roll. Denver agreed to terms with fourth-round wide receiver Troy Franklin on his four-year rookie contract and Franklin signed it Saturday, the team announced. Franklin, drafted No. 102 overall with the second pick of the fourth round, is the last of Denver’s seven draft picks to sign his rookie contract. The slot value according to OvertheCap data: Four years and $4.875 million with a signing bonus of $854,836. Franklin will count $1.009 million against Denver’s 2024 salary cap. Related Articles Denver Broncos | Former Broncos safety Justin Simmons might be in football limbo, but he was right at home Saturday and enjoying his offseason Denver Broncos | Renck & File: Broncos running back Javonte Williams looks ready to run with angry intentions Denver Broncos | Broncos OTA observations: WR Marvin Mims Jr.

Denver may be in for more rain and modest wind gusts Saturday afternoon, according to National Weather Services forecasts, though the metro should duck a fresh round of hail forecast to pepper the Eastern Plains. Sunny skies should give way to rain in the afternoon after 1 p.m. and include winds of between 25 mph and 40 mph, said National Weather Service meteorologist Bernie Meier.

Courtland Sutton’s come a long way at reading cornerbacks. But man, does he have some ground to cover when it comes to reading a stinking room. Full disclosure: The usual gang of idiots up in the Grading The Week offices think OTAs are slightly overrated. OK, completely overrated. It’s another example of the NFL trying to suck all the oxygen out of the room for an entire calendar year.

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s son was in federal court, prepared to plead guilty to misdemeanor tax offenses. The culmination of a sprawling investigation, the deal between Hunter Biden and prosecutors was going to spare him a politically explosive trial in the middle of his father’s reelection campaign and likely prison time. But it all fell apart. Now, Hunter Biden is headed to trial on federal gun charges in a case brought by his father’s Justice Department at a time when America’s political and legal worlds are colliding like never before.