Denver Bronco's WR Kenny McKinley Found Dead At Home

Denver Broncos wide receiver Kenny McKinley was found dead in his home Monday in an apparent suicide. Authorities were called to McKinley's house at 3:45 pm to find the wide-out dead in his bedroom by an apparent self-inflicted gunshot. McKinley was a second year receiver who was currently on the team's IR list with a left knee injury.


Coach Josh McDaniels issued this statement: "Kenny had a promising future on the football field, but more importantly, he was a great teammate whose smile and personality could light up the room. This is a tragic loss for our football team, and his family is in all of our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time."

The Bronco's have been haunted by some recent incidents as both cornerback Darrent Williams and running back Damien Nash were recently killed. Most players chose not to comment on the death.

Tim Tebow Rookie Hazing Haircut

Even Tim Tebow isn't immune to rookie hazing. LenDale White posted the above picture to his Twitter account Saturday after the Broncos gave Tebow the best haircut of all-time. The more important part of this story was that it informed me LenDale White is now on the Broncos. Who knew. Is it just me or does the shape of the new haircut beg to have a crown of thorns on it. It just seems like it would fit so well.

Tim Tebow Signs 5-year Deal with Broncos

Tim Tebow signed a 5-year deal worth $11.25 million with the Denver Broncos today. The contract has $8.7 million guaranteed and the possibility for him to make as much as $33 million. He will have to complete numerous incentives to receive $33 million. As NBC points out...

"Tebow's incentives are broken down into playing time and performance escalators. If Tebow can reach every playing time trigger and become the consistent starting quarterback (possibly soon), he could make up to $24 million over five years.

Another $9 million is tied up in escalators for difficult goals like Pro Bowls, playoff wins, and Super Bowl appearances."

It will be extremely difficult for him to reach all the incentives, as one NFL person pointed out Tebow will "have to make Peyton Manning look like a fool." Tebow held a press conference immediately after signing the contract to announce he would be building churches and buying more Super Bowl commercial air time with some of his guaranteed money. He was also glad to get the contract situation figured out so that he would have more time to convert Amar'e Stoudemire to Baptist before he joined, as he called it, "the devil's religion".

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