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Nick Kosmider
Nick Kosmider is a former Denver Post sports writer. He left The Post in 2018.
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For Lamar Jackson and other class of 2018 QBs, NFL combine offers chance to quiet the noise
The quarterback class of 2018, which enters the NFL at a time when nearly a third of the teams in the league -- a group that features the Broncos --...

Boys basketball playoffs: High-flying Smoky Hill runs past Fairview to set up rematch with Denver East
Quentin Rock wasn't trying to fool anyone. When the ball left his hand in the third quarter, the Smoky Hill sophomore point guard was sure he had messed up his...

After rare dearth of offensive linemen in 2017 NFL draft, combine to display more talent in this year’s group
The 20th pick in the NFL draft doesn't tend to be prime real estate for selecting its very top offensive line prospects. Yet, last season, an unusually thin group of...

The 2018 NFL draft offers impressive group of cornerbacks. The position could become a big need for the Broncos.
The players currently residing on the Broncos' roster don't have to be economists to know that a push for a valuable free-agent quarterback in the next few weeks will likely...

Nuggets Ink Podcast: It’s crunch time in Denver’s playoff pursuit
Nick Kosmider and Gina Mizell talk about the read-heavy stretch to close Denver's season, the impending return of power forward Paul Millsap and what the Nuggets have to do to...

Can the running backs in the NFL’s 2018 draft class approach the high bar set by last season’s group?
It takes just once glance at last season's playoff bracket to see the impact made by the running backs in the NFL's 2017 draft class.

Nuggets will soon have Mason Plumlee and Paul Millsap back. Is there any concern that will disrupt a surging lineup?
For much of his tenure as the head coach of the Nuggets, Michael Malone has found himself in a high-stakes game of Jenga.

The Broncos could be in need of an inside linebacker. The NFL combine previews a deep pool of them in the 2018 draft.
One of the Broncos' most important, if less scrutinized, decisions over the next two months revolves around unrestricted free agent inside linebacker Todd Davis.

Broncos podcast: What is in store for Denver at the NFL Combine?
Nick Kosmider and Nicki Jhabvala discuss the upcoming NFL combine, debate options at quarterback beyond Kirk Cousins and answer questions from listeners.

The Broncos need big-play help at wide receiver. Here’s five players at the position to watch at the NFL combine.
The Broncos last spring entered the middle rounds of the NFL draft on the hunt for game-breaking talent. And when Carlos Henderson (third-round pick) and Isaiah McKenzie (fifth) started making...