The Denver Broncos have cut veteran tight end Jeff Heuerman, the team announced Friday.
Heuerman (6-5, 254 pounds) was selected by the Broncos in the third round of the 2015 NFL draft out of Ohio State. He missed his entire rookie season with a torn ACL and he missed four games with injuries in 2016.
Heuerman has battled injuries throughout his career, missing two games in 2017, five games in 2018 and two games last season. His best season came two years ago when he caught 31 passes for 281 yards and two touchdowns.
Denver selected Noah Fant in the first round of last year’s draft and Albert Okwuegbunam in the fourth round of this year’s draft. The Broncos also signed Nick Vannett during free agency, making Heuerman expendable.
Behind Fant, Vannett and Okwuegbunam, Denver also has Jake Butt, Troy Fumagalli, Austin Fort and Andrew Beck at tight end.
After placing Beck on their Reserve/COVID-19 list and parting ways with Heuerman, the Broncos now have 78 players on their offseason roster.
Heuerman, 27, has four seasons of experience in the NFL. He has caught 63 passes for 678 yards and five touchdowns in his career.
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