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10 players work out for Broncos, including Nigerian DL Kenneth Odumegwu

The Broncos brought in 10 players for workouts on Monday, including Nigerian defensive lineman Kenneth Odumegwu.

The Denver Broncos brought in 10 players for workouts on Monday, according to the NFL’s transaction wire (via KUSA-TV’s Mike Klis).

One of the most interesting players on the list is Kenneth Odumegwu, a Nigerian defensive lineman who entered the league as a member of the NFL’s International Player Pathway Program with the Green Bay Packers in 2023. He grew up playing soccer and later switched to basketball before being recruited to Osi Umenyiora’s football camp. The 23-year-old lineman is yet to appear in a regular season game in the NFL.

Former CFL draft pick Luiji Vilain is also on the list. The 26-year-old linebacker turned down a chance to play in Canada and opted to instead join the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2022. He has dressed for five games (four with the Vikings and one with the Carolina Panthers), totaling four tackles.

View the full list of players below.

10 players worked out for Broncos

  1. DT Kenneth Odumegwu (No College)
  2. LB Chris Garrett (Concordia, St. Paul)
  3. LB Tyreek Maddox-Williams (Rutgers)
  4. LB Donavan Mutin (Houston)
  5. LB Luiji Vilain (Wake Forset)
  6. DB Christian Holmes (Oklahoma State)
  7. DB Zech McPhearson (Texas Tech)
  8. DB Chris Wilcox (Bringham Young)
  9. DB Damarion Williams (Houston)
  10. DB A.J. Woods (Pittsburgh)

Denver’s 53-man roster and 17-player practice squad are both full, so if the Broncos add any free agents, the team will have to cut somebody to make room for any potential new arrivals.

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Titans showing interest in Pitt CB A.J. Woods

The Titans have shown interest in Pitt CB A.J. Woods.

After the first week of free agency, the Tennessee Titans are still in need of more help at the cornerback position, and more specifically for one of their starting spots on the boundary.

The signing of Chidobe Awuzie covers one of those spots, but Tennessee is left looking for a second starter after the departure of Sean Murphy-Bunting, and with the expected departure of Kristian Fulton.

Adding more depth options remains a possibility for the Titans, also.

Tennessee figures to further address the position in free agency, but the 2024 NFL draft is another avenue in which they can add help.

Someone to keep an eye on is Pittsburgh cornerback A.J. Woods, who the Titans have shown interest in during the pre-draft process, according to Justin Melo of The Draft Network.

Here’s more on Woods, per Jared Maslin of The 33rd Team:

Woods is an undersized corner who brings some physicality, run support, and strong zone skills, but a lack of size, deep speed, ball skills, and tackle consistency make him a deep backup and potential special teamer at the next level.

Seeing as how he’s projected to be a late-round pick, at best, Woods wouldn’t be the starter the Titans need, but he could be added to compete for a depth and special teams role in training camp.

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Pittsburgh statistical leaders through seven games

You might recognize a couple of these names.

Notre Dame fans will see a couple of familiar faces when their team battles Pittsburgh. That’s because the Panthers’ top quarterback and running back both once donned the blue and gold. In fact, a lot of the Panthers’ best players are transfers, either because they didn’t get the opportunities they sought at other programs or they wanted to use up college eligibility elsewhere. Either way, many of these Panthers didn’t start as Panthers.

Is that part of the reason the Panthers’ offense isn’t as strong as their defense? Perhaps, but either way, most of this season has not gone well for the Steel City program. The fact that they handled Louisville and the Irish didn’t is not a good look for [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] and his staff. Alas, nothing can be done to change that now.

Assuming the Panthers can make this a game, here are the players most likely to do that: