For the last four seasons, Mitch Fraboni has been the Bronco long snapper (he was the LS for part of 2022). Long snappers are critical, but forgotten parts of every football team. Like offensive linemen, they only get noticed if they screw up.

Mitch is not only a competent long snapper, but he is also a decent tackler, getting anywhere from four to six tackles on punt coverage every season. Mitch had four tackles (3.5) last season on 75 punts – only 29 of which were returned. The leader on punt tackles for the Denver Broncos last season was JL Skinner with 5.5.

Position: LS | 6-2, 223lb (188cm, 101kg)

Admittedly only the gunners and the long snapper can be downfield before the punt is away, but Mitch is still an asset as a tackler on punt coverage.

Denver Broncos football is right around the corner.

As the 2026 World Cup nears its July 19 final, sports fans will soon begin turning their attention toward NFL training camps. The Broncos are set to open training camp on July 31 — two weeks from today — with the first of 14 practices open* to fans.

*Due to construction at the team’s facility, capacity at practice will be limited to approximately 1,000 fans, so (free) tickets are required to attend. Those tickets became available on July 1 and were quickly claimed. (Tickets are sometimes returned, though, so fans should check Ticketmaster for potential available tickets.)

Broncos training camp schedule

• Friday, July 31: 10 a.m.
• Saturday, Aug. 1: 10 a.m.
• Monday, Aug. 3: 10 a.m.
• Tuesday, Aug. 4: 10 a.m.
• Wednesday, Aug. 5: 10 a.m.
• Thursday, Aug. 6: 10 a.m.
• Friday, Aug. 7: 10 a.m.
• Saturday, Aug. 8: 10 a.m.
• Monday, Aug. 10: 10 a.m.
• Tuesday, Aug. 11: 10 a.m.
• Wednesday, Aug. 12: 10 a.m.
• Monday, Aug. 17: 10 a.m.
• Tuesday, Aug. 18: 10 a.m.
• Wednesday, Aug. 19: 10 a.m.

Pedal boats are back at City Park in Denver this week and they come in more shapes than just swans.

On Wednesday, the city of Denver opened its newest so-called Adventure Hub where visitors can rent gear to enjoy on Ferril Lake. That includes pedal boats shaped like swans, dragons, ducks and flamingos, as well as kayaks, canoes and stand-up paddleboards. If you’d rather pedal on land instead of the water, the hub also has beach cruiser bikes and surrey bikes, which hold up to six people, available for rent.

City Park’s Adventure Hub is the second to open this year, following another at Washington Park in early June. Stephanie Figueroa, spokesperson for Denver Parks and Recreation, said rentals were supposed to start sooner at City Park, but that the electricity powering the point-of-sale system needed to be replaced after a fire at the historic bandshell there.

Water sport rentals cost range from $15 per hour for a SUP or single-person kayak to $35 per hour for swan, dragon and duck pedal boats, which fit up to four people. Bikes are similarly priced at $15 per hour for a single-person beach cruiser up to $45 per hour for a surrey “stretch limousine” for six riders. Figueroa noted that it is a flat fee and not a per-person charge.

“For families, as long as you fit, you can go,” she said, adding that gear is available for rent during the City Park Jazz series this summer.

This year marks the first time in at least two decades that Denver officials have managed gear rentals in City Park. The city ended its longtime contract with vendor Wheel Fun Rentals, which previously supplied things like swan pedal boats, in early 2026 after more than 20 years, Figueroa said.