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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.
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Kiszla: Broncos’ best hope is to tank for the privilege of drafting USC quarterback Caleb Williams
After blowing an 18-point lead and losing to Washington 35-33 on Sunday, the next destination for the Broncos is Tank City.

Kickin’ It with Kiz: Would apountry trade Russell and Sean for Shedeur and Deion right now?
If the staff here at Kickin' It Headquarters took a poll on a glorious Sunday afternoon, would a majority of orange-clad fans in Empower Field at Mile High vote to...

Kiszla: For his next trick, CU Buffs coach Deion Sanders could drive CSU football into oblivion
“If we’re going to have to pay the players, college athletics that we've been used to will be obliterated. College athletics as we’ve known it will be gone within three...

Kiszla: Have we seen the first hint Russell Wilson can’t play quarterback for Sean Payton?
Only two games deep into his tenure as Denver’s coach, Sean Payton might have to decide if he’s really willing to ride or die with Russell Wilson as quarterback of...

Kiszla vs. Gabriel: Who’s on the hotter seat at Broncos HQ, defensive coordinator Vance Joseph or kicker Wil Lutz?
The Broncos came out of a Week 1 home loss to Las Vegas with questions abound. Included: How much leash does new kicker Wil Lutz have? And how is Vance...

Kiszla: Blame Broncos’ embarrassing loss to Raiders on hare-brained onside kick of coach Sean Payton
Sean Payton lost his coaching debut with the Broncos with such a tired and lame strategy that even a knucklehead like Nathaniel Hackett wouldn’t have thought of it.

How it happened: Broncos blow fourth-quarter lead, lose to Raiders in season opener
Live updates, tweets, photos, analysis and more from the Denver Broncos' NFL Week 1 game against the Las Vegas Raiders at Empower Field at Mile High on Sept. 10, 2022.

Kiszla: Every win by Deion Sanders and Buffs forces Boulder to change the way it looks at itself in the mirror
The real magic of the 2-0 start of Coach Prime is how the shiny gold chain around his neck and the bodacious Turnover Throne on his CU sideline have shaken...

Kickin’ It with Kiz: Is Broncos coach Sean Payton itching to bench Russell Wilson? That’s nonsense.
Russell Wilson may not be Drew Brees. but Sean Payton won games in New Orleans with Teddy Bridgewater, Taysom Hill and Jameis Winston, too.

Kiszla: Beating the hated Raiders is must win for new Broncos coach Sean Payton
Beating duh hated Rai-duhs in his debut as Broncos coach is nothing less than a must-win game for Sean Payton. Things have changed around here and Payton has all the...