About
Will Petersen is a Denver Sports analyst with deep roots in Colorado. Born in Littleton, Will grew up a passionate fan of all the city’s pro teams, learning to read by studying the sports section. Covering the Broncos, Nuggets, Avalanche, and Rockies professionally since 2013 has been a lifelong dream fulfilled. He’s especially focused on the Avalanche as they chase another Stanley Cup.
Expertise
- Denver Broncos
- Colorado Avalanche
- Denver Nuggets
- Colorado Rockies
- CU & CSU Athletics
Experience
Will has been covering Colorado sports for more than a decade. His previous roles include positions at cover32, Mile High Sports, Altitude Sports Radio,
and 9NEWS. He joined Denver Sports and 104.3 The Fan in February 2022.
Education
B.A. in Journalism, University of Missouri (2012)
Kent Denver High School (2005–2008)
Social Media Profiles
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DENVER BRONCOS | Mar 24, 2022Broncos solve their right tackle issue by bringing an old friend home
Billy Turner has already been a member of the Broncos. He played with the team for three games in 2016, one game in 2017 and then all 16 in 2018
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DENVER BRONCOS | Mar 24, 2022Fire burns seats inside of Empower Field at Mile High
The source of the fire was from seats inside the stadium, according to pictures posted by the Denver Fire Department on Twitter
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DENVER BRONCOS | Mar 24, 2022Chiefs “replace” Tyreek with a guy who’s never had more than 40 catches
Tyreek Hill averaged 79.6 receptions and more than 1,100 yards during his six seasons in Kansas City. Hill has 56 career receiving touchdowns, Valdes-Scantling has just 13
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COLORADO ROCKIES | Mar 24, 2022Rockies trade speedy Raimel Tapia for a slugger from Toronto
The Rockies are getting away from "small ball" with Tapia and trying to go back to the days of the "Blake Street Bombers" with Bryant, McMahon and now Randal Grichuk
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DENVER BRONCOS | Mar 23, 2022Home of late Broncos WR Demaryius Thomas robbed of memorabilia, cash
The robbery was discovered after D.T.'s mother called police because she saw posts on social media of people partying at the house, which should have been empty
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DENVER NUGGETS | Mar 23, 2022Nuggets decide Malone is their guy by giving him multiyear extension
ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports Malone will now be tied to the franchise over the next few years in a potential championship window
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DENVER BRONCOS | Mar 23, 2022The Internet trolled Tyreek Hill after downgrading from Mahomes to Tua
In a shocking trade on Wednesday the Kansas City Chiefs traded their best wide receiver to the Miami Dolphins for a haul of draft picks
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DENVER BRONCOS | Mar 23, 2022Outlook for Broncos gets even better as Chiefs trade a huge star
Adam Schefter shared the crazy news about Tyreek Hill leaving the Kansas City Chiefs and the AFC West and joining the Miami Dolphins
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DENVER BRONCOS | Mar 23, 2022Jerry Jeudy will be the Broncos No. 3 WR in 2022, and that’s just fine
Courtland Sutton's earned the right to be Russell Wilson's No. 1 target and Tim Patrick's showed he has what it takes to be the No. 2 option. It's not time to give up on Jeudy, but he has to prove himself
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DENVER BRONCOS | Mar 22, 2022Broncos address another big need by signing slot cornerback from 49ers
K'Waun Williams has played seven years in the NFL, his first two with Cleveland and the last five with San Francisco. In 97 career games Williams has five interceptions
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DENVER BRONCOS | Mar 22, 2022Bart Scott picks Broncos to win AFC West, Chiefs to miss playoffs entirely
Scott's four division winners are the Broncos, Bengals, Bills and Colts. His three wild card teams are the Browns, Chargers and Ravens with the Chiefs heading on vacation early
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DENVER BRONCOS | Mar 22, 2022NFL’s Power Rankings launch Broncos into top-10 after start of free agency
The Broncos were ranked No. 23 after the Super Bowl and now with the Russell Wilson trade and signings of Randy Gregory and D.J. Jones have jumped to No. 9
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DENVER BRONCOS | Mar 21, 2022Russell Wilson’s former teammate could be Broncos solution at right tackle
Brandon Shell has played six seasons in the NFL, his first four with the Jets and the last two with Seattle. He started all 21 games he played in for the Seahawks
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COLORADO ROCKIES | Mar 21, 2022Rockies’ spending spree continues as team extends McMahon for $70M
Ryan McMahon has played parts of five seasons with the Rockies, making his MLB debut in 2017. He's a career .243 hitter with 61 home runs and 215 RBI
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COLORADO AVALANCHE | Mar 21, 2022Avalanche add two players right before NHL trade deadline passes
Artturi Lehkonen has played all six seasons of his career thus far in Montreal, tallying 74 goals and 75 assists for the Canadiens
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DENVER NUGGETS | Mar 21, 2022Nuggets fans need to brace for possibility Jamal Murray is out for the year
Nuggets head coach Michael Malone said on Sunday night that Murray is "not close" to playing in any games for Denver right now
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DENVER BRONCOS | Mar 20, 2022L.A. Times has fascinating behind the scenes look at Russell Wilson trade
The Broncos and Seahawks had been working on the Wilson trade for a long time, and Aaron Rodgers wasn't GM George Paton's main target.
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DENVER BRONCOS | Mar 18, 2022Dream tweets of the week: Russell Wilson’s press conference was awesome
The Broncos introduced Russell Wilson on Wednesday and the presser felt like a big deal. It helped his superstar wife Ciara was in attendance
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COLORADO ROCKIES | Mar 18, 2022Former MVP Kris Bryant says he wants to help Rockies win a World Series
Bryant had his first press conference as a member of the Rockies on Friday at the team's spring training facility in Scottsdale.
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DENVER NUGGETS | Mar 18, 2022Stephen A. Smith raves about MVP Nikola Jokic on Schlereth and Evans
The ESPN analyst told Mark and Mike that Nikola Jokic deserves "top-notch" consideration to win back-to-back NBA MVP awards
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DENVER BRONCOS | Mar 17, 2022D.J. Jones confirms he signed with Broncos in part due to Wilson trade
The Broncos gave Jones a three-year, $30M deal in free agency. The former 49ers defensive tackle has 126 career tackles and is known as a run stopper
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DENVER BRONCOS | Mar 17, 2022Russell Wilson taking his Broncos receivers to San Diego to start throwing
Wilson told 9NEWS Broncos insider Mike Klis he will escape the Colorado snow and head out West to begin working with his new teammates
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COLORADO ROCKIES | Mar 16, 2022Rockies sign former National League MVP to massive $182M deal
Kris Bryant, the 2016 National League MVP with the Chicago Cubs, will join a lineup and a team that was lacking star power before his arrival.
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DENVER BRONCOS | Mar 16, 2022Russell Wilson credits Colorado Rockies for helping bring him to Denver
The Rockies drafted Wilson to play baseball in the fourth round of the 2010 MLB Draft, but he ended up becoming a football star with the Seahawks.