A Denver court dismissed all charges Thursday against Broncos defensive end Elvis Dumervil.
He had been cited with assault and disturbing the peace after an argument with a parking lot attendant at Invesco Field at Mile High before the Broncos’ game Oct. 24 against the Raiders. The incident occurred when Dumervil forgot his player credential and was not allowed in by the parking attendant.
Dumervil, who missed the entire season after surgery to repair a torn pectoral muscle, made a cellphone call to a team official and was quickly cleared to enter, but the parking lot attendant filed a complaint.
“He never should have been charged in the first place,” said Harvey Steinberg, Dumervil’s attorney.
Mike Klis, The Denver Post
Air Force’s Garland gets second shot with Broncos.
Ben Garland’s decision weighed on him for months, and he leaned on family, friends and those he respected, searching for some clarity.
In the end, he couldn’t be an Air Force pilot and pursue an NFL career with the Broncos, so he gave up his spot in pilot training and asked for reclassification, which was granted. He will remain at the academy to work, and the former Falcons defensive tackle can attend training camp with the Broncos this summer.
“Being a pilot was my dream since I was little,” Garland said. “But I think this choice I made was the way to pursue two dreams, to serve as an Air Force officer and go after being a Denver Bronco in the NFL.”
The reclassification allows him to ask the Department of Defense that the final three years of his military commitment be turned into six years of reserve duty, which is allowed if he has a signed pro contract. Chad Hall did that last year and played last season with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Had Garland accepted pilot training, the commitment is about 10 years — which would have realistically finished his chances of competing for a job in the NFL. Garland was with the Broncos last offseason.
Frank Schwab, Colorado Springs Gazette
