Broncos offseason central to 2021 turnaround
It’s time to discuss the obvious.
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When the Super Bowl mercifully concluded on February 7th, the 2020 NFL football season officially came to an end. To say that the Denver Broncos are toeing the abyss of irrelevancy in the NFL may be putting it too kindly. For the 5th year in a row, the Denver Broncos were not a good team.
This year, it is so important that new general manager George Paton hit the ground running. Free agency opens March 17th (with the 2-day tampering period beginning 48 hours prior). Rather than pretend that certain free agents are make or break “gets” for the team, I’m going to simply voice Broncos Country’s expectation that they get it right. It will be key to find those players that can immediately contribute, improving the team without breaking the bank. Also, water is wet.
Tom Seipel, Cleveland Browns fan who had wish to watch team clinch playoff berth realized, dies at 39
Seipel had been battling kidney cancer. His friend posted the news to Seipel s Instagram account.
During the final week of the regular season, Seipel left hospice to see the Browns clinch their first playoff berth since 2002 with a victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers. Seipel watched the game in a suite at FirstEnergy Stadium provided by Mayfield s wife, Emily. You re extremely inspirational, Mayfield said in a video sent to Seipel at the time.
The Mayfields also met Seipel after the game.
On Saturday, Mayfield tweeted: Rest In Peace Tom. Your pure heart will never be forgotten.
Tom Seipel, devoted Cleveland Browns fan who realized wish to attend one last game, dies of cancer at 39
Tom was at the regular season finale as a guest of Baker Mayfield and saw the team clinch a playoff spot against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Author: Tyler Carey, Andrew Horansky Published: 1:42 PM EST February 13, 2021 Updated: 6:20 PM EST February 13, 2021
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EDITOR S NOTE: The video in the player above originally aired on Jan. 2, when 3News first reported on Tom s story.
Seipel s friend Phil confirmed his passing with a post on Tom s Instagram account, writing that his suffering came to an end and he has entered into Heaven s gates. He added, Thank you for loving and supporting my friend as his family through this trying ordeal. #Seipelstrong forever.
Browns fan Tom Seipel, who was flown to Cleveland to see Browns Week 17 win over Pittsburgh, dies following battle with cancer
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“Hi everyone. This is Tom’s friend, Phil,” the post read. “I wanted to let you know that today Tom’s suffering came to an end and he has entered into Heaven’s gates. He is face to face with his maker. Thank you for loving and supporting my friend as his family through this trying ordeal. #Seipelstrong forever.”
Seipel, born in 1981, grew up in Columbus and was a lifelong Browns fan. He was a missionary in Nicaragua, where he met his wife, Margarita, and where his daughter, Mia, now six years old, was born. Seipel moved to Managua in 2010, working at rescue homes and eventually starting his own program.
When lifelong Browns fan Tom Seipel posted on the Browns' subReddit two weeks ago, he did so with the intention of leaving a farewell to his fellow fans.
Seipel, a Columbus, Ohio, native and Ohio State graduate who now lives in Savannah, Georgia, has been battling kidney cancer since his initial diagnosis in November of 2017, when he was working as missionary in Nicaragua.
Now living at his parents' house with his wife, Margarita, and daughter, Mia, he's receiving hospice care.
"I don't even know why I made the post to begin with when I look back," he said in a phone interview on Monday. "I wanted to say thank you to the great fans.