Mark Kiszla

Sports columnist

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.

Kickin’ It with Kiz: Why didn’t Broncos hire Eric Bieniemy instead of Nathaniel Hackett?

December 8, 2022 at 12:02 p.m.

Whether it's Kevin O'Connell, Nathaniel Hackett or Eric Bieniemy, it's always a mystery how smart a bright NFL assistant will look when he must take all the responsibility of being...

Kiszla: Hackett can’t hack it as NFL coach. Broncos need to call Sean Payton.

October 7, 2022 at 6:41 a.m.

This mean-and-ornery Broncos defense would be a terrible thing for coach Nathaniel Hackett to waste. With all their billions in the bank, could the crazy-rich Waltons please lure Sean Payton...

How it happened: Broncos blow fourth-quarter lead as Colts win, 12-9, in overtime

October 6, 2022 at 10:28 p.m.

Live updates, tweets, photos, analysis and more from the Denver Broncos' NFL Week 5 game against the Indianapolis Colts at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver on Oct. 6,...

Kiszla: Would 抖阴apountry trade Melvin Gordon for Phillip Lindsay right now?

October 5, 2022 at 6:33 p.m.

How loudly would Rocky Mountain thunder shake 抖阴apountry if Phillip Lindsay and Melvin Gordon didn鈥檛 wait until after the game to do the traditional uniform swap and decided to...

Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson (3) ...

Kiszla vs. Gabriel: Are the Broncos better or worse than their 2-2 record?

October 3, 2022 at 5:57 p.m.

This team has issues. But Denver also has a 2-2 record, the same as a dozen other NFL teams. Which way are they trending? The Denver Post's Mark Kiszla and...

Denver Broncos running back Melvin Gordon ...

Kiszla: If Melvin Gordon ever fumbles the football for Broncos again, it will be too soon

October 2, 2022 at 9:03 p.m.

If fumbling the football is a sin, Melvin Gordon can be forgiven. But the Broncos would be foolish to place their faith in his shaky hands ever again.

How it happened: Broncos fall to 2-2 after 32-23 loss to Josh McDaniels’ Raiders

December 8, 2022 at 11:52 a.m.

Live updates, tweets, photos, analysis and more from the Denver Broncos' NFL Week 4 game against the San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada on Oct. 2, 2022.

Kevin Givens (90) of the San Francisco 49ers sacks Russell Wilson (3) of the Denver Broncos during the third quarter at Empower Field at Mile High on Sunday, September 25, 2022. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

Kiszla: Broncos’ old-fashioned hate of Raiders is out of fashion in woke, hypocritical NFL

December 8, 2022 at 11:52 a.m.

Do we love football more when the NFL pumps up the volume on old-school hate and jacked-up violence?

Kickin’ It with Kiz: In Russell Wilson’s world, we’re all his Instagram boyfriend

October 1, 2022 at 1:59 p.m.

Hall of Fame quarterbacks are a different breed. It was as true for John Elway and Peyton Manning as it now is for Aaron Rodgers and Wilson.

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone shoots and jokes around with Collin Gillespie during the team鈥檚 training camp at the UCSD campus in La Jolla, California on Wednesday, September 27, 2022. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

Kiszla: Block or charge? Nuggets coach Michael Malone lives to tell story of his NBA championship pursuit getting run over by a truck.

September 29, 2022 at 5:45 a.m.

After Malone and Bowen exchanged glances and determined all their essential body parts were still intact, fear gave way to human comedy.

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