Willis McGahee.

The National Football League term OTAs stands for "organized team activities" -- and they're supposed to be voluntary. Still, starting Broncos running back Willis McGahee's decision to skip out on them earlier this year set tongues wagging about the prospect of him being punished for doing so.

Lo and behold, McGahee has now been cut.

But there are plenty of other reasons why McGahee was given his walking papers.

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Couldn't resist sharing the way the Boston Herald's page-one reaction to the New England Patriots signing Tim Tebow -- with a photo of the Chosen One Tebowing in a Broncos uniform, accompanied by the headline, "GOOD GOD!" Whether Tebow will be as good is a totally different question -- but we'll enjoy laughing from afar.

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After former Broncos quarterback/controversy lightning rod quarterback Tim Tebow was cut by the Jets in April, some pundits speculated that he would never catch on with another team. Wrong: Yesterday, word broke that he'll sign with the New England Patriots, whose offensive coordinator, Josh McDaniels, drafted him in Denver (en route to practically ruining the team). The news was startling, as reflected by the memes that began popping up almost instantaneously. We've collected our favorites below. Laugh along with them below.

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In late April, onetime toast of Denver Tim Tebow found himself sans employment after being cut by the New York Jets -- and since then, no other NFL team has given him a sniff. Fortunately, though, he's got a career alternative: Controversial talk-show host Glenn Beck, who feels Tebow's faith is being used against him, recently announced that he'd love to hire Tebow to do sports for him. Check out the sort-of offer, plus a debate about Tebow's skills focusing on his achievements with the Broncos, in the video below; start at about the 4:45 minute mark.

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An Internet Crimes Against Children investigation of Chris "Birdman" Andersen is still open a year after investigators searched his Larkspur home. But that hasn't stopped him from becoming an even bigger celebrity as a current member of the Miami Heat than he was in Denver -- and expect the spotlight to grow even brighter after his flagrant foul against Tyler Hansbrough in last night's Heat victory over the Pacers. No wonder memes makers are becoming increasingly obsessed with the Birdman. See some of the most memorable images below.

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Mike Bohn in 2010.

Last November, the subtitle to our post about the firing of CU-Boulder football coach Jon Embree posed the question, "A sacrifice by AD Mike Bohn to save his own job?"

If so, the strategy didn't work over the long haul. Bohn has now resigned as CU-Boulder's athletic director in a classic jump-or-we'll-push scenario.

But his landing won't be as bumpy as it could have been thanks to a golden parachute worth $918,000.

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Former Denver Nugget Chris Andersen, aka the Birdman, has been a major part of the Miami Heat's success in the NBA playoffs to date thanks in part to a 15-15 consecutive basket streak that remained alive last night despite the Heat's loss to the Pacers -- because he didn't attempt a shot. Such achievements contrast sharply with his ignominious exit from the Nuggets last July following a search of his home by Douglas County's Internet Crimes Against Children unit. And today, a law-enforcement rep confirms that the investigation into Andersen remains open.

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Ex-quarterback Cullen Finnerty was a Denver Bronco so briefly before the 2008 season that only the most fervent fans of the team are likely to recall him.

Until now, that is. Finnerty, who led his Grand Valley State University squad to three national championships before his short stint with Denver, has been the subject of an intensive search in his native Michigan, where he vanished after what his family feared was "some kind of mental episode" -- and it's ended unhappily, with the discovery of his body.

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Goalies aren't exactly known for fighting. But as you can see by some of the many videos on view below, Patrick Roy, among the best players to ever wear a Colorado Avalanche sweater, wasn't afraid to throw down.

He'll need that bare-knuckle passion now that he's finally accepted the job as the Avs' coach. Can he make Coloradans care again about the team, which sucked hard enough to land the first draft pick in the next NHL draft? Check out the clips below and decide.

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For the past year or so, Broncos receiver Eric Decker and Jesse James, his country-music-singing beloved, have topped the hottest local athlete/girlfriend list. But it looks like they've got some competition from the Colorado Rockies' Josh Rutledge and Laura McKeeman, his significant other. A former Miss Florida, McKeeman works at Fox Sports -- hence her designation as one of the 25 hottest sidelines reporters by Complex.com -- and Rutledge ain't so bad, either. Check out the photographic evidence below.

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