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Ex-Broncos wide receiver lands in UFL; ex-Denver RB joins 49ers
Kaden Davis is taking his talents to the United Football League.
The former Denver Broncos wide receiver signed with the UFL’s Houston Gamblers earlier this week, and he could make his debut as early as Friday evening when the Gamblers face the Columbus Aviators (5:00 p.m. MT on Fox and FuboTV).
Davis (6-1, 193 pounds) entered the league with the Broncos as an undrafted free agent out of Northwest Missouri State in 2022. After spending part of his rookie season on Denver’s practice squad, Davis played for the Michigan Panthers (then of the USFL) in the spring of 2023.
After that, Davis spent time with the Arizona Cardinals (2023) and Detroit Lions (2024) before returning to the Broncos as a member of the practice squad in 2024. He was later cut, re-signed, and cut again by Denver that fall. Davis joined the Cleveland Browns’ practice squad late in the 2024 campaign, and he remained with the Browns in 2025. He’ll now look to impress in the UFL.
Elsewhere on the ex-Bronco front, the San Francisco 49ers signed running back Sincere McCormick, who had a brief stint on Denver’s practice squad last season.
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DENVER (KDVR) — More below normal temperatures and rain showers are in the Denver weather forecast ahead of Memorial Day weekend.
Rain showers will start to taper off just in time for puck drop of the Colorado Avalanche game, and temperatures will stay seasonally cool, in the 50s.
Denver weather tonight: Showers ending
Rain showers will wrap up Wednesday night, followed by clearing clouds. Low temperatures will fall to the upper 30s, which is about 5 degrees cooler than normal for this time of year.
Denver weather Thursday: Afternoon showers
Clouds will build back in on Thursday ahead of afternoon showers and thunderstorms. High temperatures will climb to the mid-60s, which is still nearly 10 degrees cooler than normal for this time of year
Looking ahead: Warmer Memorial Day Weekend
Friday will start with a few morning showers, with the better chance for a few showers and thunderstorms returning by the evening. Temperatures will be cooler, and only reach the lower 60s, which is about 10 degrees below normal.
Warmer weather moves in for Memorial Day weekend. Saturday, temperatures will be near seasonal and reach 70 degrees with plenty of sunshine. More sunshine in the forecast will help to boost highs toward 80 degrees on Sunday, then lower 80s are in the forecast on Monday, alongside a few afternoon showers and thunderstorms.
The chance for more showers is in the forecast Tuesday and Wednesday with temperatures slightly above normal, and climbing to the mid-70s.
By Joshua Abeyta
Editor’s Note: The following story is based on interviews with members of the band Battle Pussy. To protect the privacy and reputations of the artists involved, stage names have been used throughout this article, and some identifying details have been altered.
Band members Sledge, Shredz, The Juice, and Da Beet perform in masks and balaclavas when they rip the stage around town, including at the most recent No Kings rally in March, which drew more than 10,000 protesters to the Denver event.
When asked about their demands, the group was unequivocal: “Human rights. Just be a freaking human and take care of your fellow humans.”
The band is committed to protest music and has long since given up trying to please everyone.
“In 2016, we tried to appeal to everybody in the punk scene. We knew that we, as women, had to make a strong impact, but we also wanted to appeal. And as we’ve learned, as women, appealing to the patriarchy has just always been a lost cause. We really struggled with this idea of who we were and how serious we really were, and we were serious as a heart attack,” said Sledge, front-woman, lead vocalist, and guitarist.
Sledge met bassist and backing vocalist The Juice, when Sledge moved to Denver around 2014 and started a zombie escape room. The Juice was hired as one of the zombies, and the two became fast friends, quickly forming Battle Pussy as a political punk band to push back on President Donald Trump’s administration that was about to take power in 2016.
“It was crystal clear. We went to bed that night, and my kids were worried. This was the first election that they were old enough to kind of follow along and ask questions,” the Juice said. “I literally thought there’s no way that this would happen, and waking up in the morning and [my daughter’s] crying because she was scared. I’m like, I have to do something about this. So when [Sledge] created Battle Pussy, I had no second thought. I have to do something for a better country and a better future for my kids. I can’t just silently be upset.”
Within a year, they played their first show at Mutiny Information Cafe, an institution in the Denver music scene. At first, they relied on comedy, theater, and wild stage antics to get people’s attention. Their performances were also intended to lift the spirits of people facing an existential crisis brought on by the first Trump term.
The NFL handed the Denver Broncos a gauntlet to open the 2026 regular season. With road games against the Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, and San Francisco 49ers, plus home stands against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Los Angeles Rams, and Seattle Seahawks, it’s the toughest first six games I’ve seen the Broncos draw since I began covering the team in 2012.
The first six weeks are so tough that FOX Sports radio host Colin Cowherd couldn’t help but draw the conclusion that the NFL is “punishing” the Broncos. But let’s set that particular conspiracy theory aside for the time being.
What’s important to remember is that the Broncos earned this first-place schedule. How this team achieved last year suggests it is ready to bow up for the challenge that this first six-week stretch presents.
But how has the schedule release impacted the NFL power rankings? When it comes to FOX Sports, the Broncos have jumped one spot to land at No. 1 in its post-schedule release 2026 NFL power rankings.
“Their first six games are just terrible. But assuming they survive that, there is a real soft middle of the schedule that could put them on a real run from Weeks 7 to 15. That should be enough for the class of the AFC, and a team that is motivated by the knowledge they should’ve been in the Super Bowl last year,” Ralph Vacchiano wrote.
The Middle
Vacchiano is right. Even if the Broncos emerge from that first six-week stretch at 3-3 or even 2-4, they’d still be set up for a great opportunity to have all their goals on the table by the time they hit Week 16 when things stiffen up again. If the Broncos emerge at 4-2 or better, watch out, NFL.
From Week 9 through Week 15, the Broncos face the Carolina Panthers and New York Jets on the road, the Las Vegas Raiders twice, and the Miami Dolphins. There is one eyebrow-raiser in Week 12’s Black Friday throwdown on the road vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers, which became infinitely more interesting with Aaron Rodgers officially returning for his 22nd NFL season, but the Broncos match up well with them.
The Broncos’ bye also comes during this stretch, in Week 10. The NFL placed Denver’s bye as close to the middle of the 17-game schedule as possible. The Chiefs and Chargers have their respective byes before Week 8.
The Final Gauntlet
In Week 16, the Broncos host the Buffalo Bills on Christmas Day, a rematch of the divisional round of the playoffs from this past January. Then the Broncos go on the road to take on Drake Maye and the New England Patriots, before coming home to face Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers to close the season.
The Broncos probably aren’t going to win 14 games again this season. Campaigns of that magnitude are few and far between in Broncos history. Only the 1998 and 2025 Broncos have ever won that many games in a season.
However, the Broncos probably don’t need 14 wins to repeat as AFC West champions. The AFC West drew the AFC East and the NFC West this season, two divisions that produced five playoff teams last year.
The Broncos have to face them all, but so do the Chargers, Chiefs, and Raiders, which levels the playing field somewhat. The Chargers also have to play the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans (ouch), while the Chiefs have to play the Cincinnati Bengals.
Kansas City also draws the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Indianapolis Colts, who, on paper, don’t seem all that threatening sitting here in May, but both could be a force to be reckoned with in 2026.
The Takeaway
Despite the initial shock of how the schedule rolled out, these FOX Sports power rankings reflect how the Broncos are perceived overall around the NFL. Not every publication will have Denver at No. 1, but this team is viewed as top five across the board.
That’s a far cry from the doldrums the Broncos were in for eight years before Sean Payton arrived. Even though the Broncos have a tough row to hoe this season, it’s a schedule they earned, and that qualification should make them equal to the opportunity against every one of these tier-one opponents on the schedule.
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