Ed's Props
Ed set all new career records for himself in 2000 but was
gipped of his 2nd Pro Bowl berth. The ten-year pro signed with
Denver as an unrestricted free agent in 1995. He continues to
be one of the most stable performers in the league at his position,
showing an unerring ability to make the tough catch in clutch
situations, earning him the nick names of "Easy Ed" and "The
Bruise." McCaffrey, one of the best route-runners in the league,
has played in 155 games (83 starts) over his 10-year career,
He has also played in 13 postseason games (eight starts) and
caught 34 passes for 479 yards (14.1) with a long of 47 and
two touchdowns, winning World Championships with the Broncos
(1997 and 1998) and 49ers (1994). McCaffrey is one of just 30
players in NFL history to win a Super Bowl with two different
teams, and one of only 13 to win one in each conference. He
entered the NFL in 1991 as a fourth-round draft choice of the
New York Giants (No. 83 overall) out of Stanford.
Rod's Props
With four straight 1,000-yard seasons for a Broncos team that
won back-to-back World Championships, Smith now seeks to climb
to even new heights and achieve All-Pro status as the Broncos
attempt to return to the Super Bowl again. He should easily
be All-Pro because of his awesome performance this season and
his selection to the Pro Bowl. The sixth-year pro has now played
in 90 games and started 64, He has also rushed 17 times for
178 yards (10.5); returned 24 punts for a 12.3-yard average
(295 yds.) with a long of 36; returned five kickoffs for a 16.6-yard
average (83 yds) with a long of 29, and completed his only pass
attempt, a 14-yarder to John Elway in 1998. Smith now holds
the Nos.1, 3 and 4 spots on the Broncos all-time single-season
receiving-yardage list. Rod is just the fifth player in franchise
history to post back-to-back 1,000-yard receiving seasons, now
4 years in a row. His combined regular and postseason total
of 1,482 receiving yards in 1998 is the best in franchise history,which
he has passed this season with the palyoffs still to come. and
his combined two-year regular season receiving total of 2,402
yards in 1997 and 1998 is the second-best over a two-year span
in franchise history, behind Lionel Taylor's 2,411 yds. (1960-61).
Smith has also played in eight postseason games (7 starts) and
caught 24 passes for 480 yards (20.0) and three touchdowns,
with a long of 80, which went for a touchdown in Super Bowl
XXXIII vs. Atlanta.
