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Mark Kiszla

Mark Kiszla is an award-winning sports columnist who wrote for The Denver Post from the fall of 1983 to 2024. During his time at the Post, he was named Colorado Sportswriter of the Year four times and was honored as a top 10 columnist in the nation by the Associated Press Sports Editors as recently as 2021.

With little wiggle room against the NFL salary cap, how real is the possibility that the Broncos will have to say goodbye to a significant contributor or two in free agency?

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Kiszla vs. Gabriel: Do Broncos have tougher free agency decision on Lloyd Cushenberry or Josey Jewell?

January 15, 2024 at 4:55 p.m.

With little wiggle room against the NFL salary cap, how real is the possibility that the Broncos will have to say goodbye to a significant contributor or two in free...

On any given night, Nuggets center Nikola Jokic or Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon can be a whole flight of stairs above any competitor on the court or in the rink.

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Kiszla: Fearless prediction for 2024? Nikola Jokic and Nathan MacKinnon will lead dueling victory parades through streets of Denver

January 14, 2024 at 5:54 p.m.

On any given night, Nuggets center Nikola Jokic or Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon can be a whole flight of stairs above any competitor on the court or in the rink.

Not only is Pat Surtain II the best player on the Broncos, he is the only guy in the locker room walking a clear path to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Mark Kiszla writes.

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Kickin’ It with Kiz: The Broncos got 99 problems, but cornerback Pat Surtain II ain’t one

January 13, 2024 at 4:09 p.m.

Not only is Pat Surtain II the best player on the Broncos, he is the only guy in the locker room walking a clear path to the Pro Football Hall...

In the latest edition of the Kickin' it with Kiz podcast, sports columnist Mark Kiszla reflects on a pair of coaching legends calling it quits in the same week.

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🔊 Kickin it with Kiz Podcast: What Bill Belichick, Nick Saban exits say about what Sean Payton has to do in Broncos Country

January 12, 2024 at 11:33 a.m.

In the latest edition of the Kickin' it with Kiz podcast, sports columnist Mark Kiszla reflects on a pair of coaching legends calling it quits in the same week.

For the good of the Broncos, Sean Payton now needs to do something never previously required of a veteran coach with 160 regular-season victories on his NFL resume. Does he have the patience to develop a young quarterback?

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Kiszla: If Russell Wilson drove Sean Payton nuts, does Broncos coach have the patience for a rookie quarterback?

January 12, 2024 at 5:54 a.m.

For the good of the Broncos, Sean Payton now needs to do something never previously required of a veteran coach with 160 regular-season victories on his NFL resume. Does he...

If the Broncos flushed Russell Wilson and beaucoup bucks after only 30 starts in a Denver uniform, how long does Sean Payton get to prove that his let-’em-eat-cake approach wins football games?

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Kiszla: Coach Sean Payton is now on the clock in Broncos Country, where we’re all out of patience for losing

January 9, 2024 at 7:24 p.m.

If the Broncos flushed Russell Wilson and beaucoup bucks after only 30 starts in a Denver uniform, how long does Sean Payton get to prove that his let-’em-eat-cake approach wins...

If Jarrett Stidham is the quarterback under center for the Broncos in 2024, will coach Sean Payton be on the hot seat this time next year?

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Kiszla vs. Gabriel: Who do you want to see as Broncos’ starting quarterback next season?

January 8, 2024 at 1:13 p.m.

If Jarrett Stidham is the quarterback under center for the Broncos in 2024, will coach Sean Payton be on the hot seat this time next year?

After not only losing, but getting bullied in a 27-14 manhandling by the hated Raiders, Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton tried to scrawl a smiley face on this mess.

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Kiszla: The Broncos have no quarterback, no draft capital, no salary-cap flexibility and no real hope

January 8, 2024 at 12:07 a.m.

After not only losing, but getting bullied in a 27-14 manhandling by the hated Raiders, Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton tried to scrawl a smiley face on this mess.

Live updates, tweets, photos, analysis and more from the Denver Broncos' NFL Week 18 game against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, on January 7, 2024.

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How it happened: Broncos lose to Raiders, finish with seventh straight losing season

January 7, 2024 at 7:25 p.m.

Live updates, tweets, photos, analysis and more from the Denver Broncos' NFL Week 18 game against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, on January 7, 2024.

In their NFL season finale against duh hated Rai-duhs, the team that Dirty Al Davis built, your beloved Broncos should be of one mind and a single mantra: Just lose, baby.

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Kiszla: Just lose, baby. If Broncos want best shot to make playoffs next season, winning in Las Vegas is bad idea

January 6, 2024 at 5:34 p.m.

In their NFL season finale against duh hated Rai-duhs, the team that Dirty Al Davis built, your beloved Broncos should be of one mind and a single mantra: Just lose,...

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