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Broncos promote DB Alijah Holder, add two players to practice squad

The Broncos added cornerback Alijah Holder to the 53-man roster on Tuesday and signed two players to the practice squad.

The Denver Broncos have promoted defensive back Alijah Holder from the practice squad to the 53-man roster, the team announced Tuesday. Denver had an opening on the roster after safety Kareem Jackson was suspended for two games for driving while ability impaired.

Holder (6-2, 188 pounds) played cornerback at Stanford but is expected to serve as a rotational backup safety. He spent the first 15 weeks of the season on the Broncos’ practice squad after signing with the team as an undrafted free agent in May.

Assuming Holder will play safety, he will join Justin Simmons, Will Parks and Trey Marshall as Denver’s top four safeties to close out the year.

The Broncos also signed safety P.J. Locke and defensive lineman Jay-Tee Tiuli to the practice squad Tuesday. Both defenders are rookies. Last week, offensive lineman Corey Levin was signed to the Bears’ active roster from Denver’s practice squad. Levin’s departure and Holder’s promotion created the two openings for Locke and Tiuli.

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Broncos might add a cornerback this week

Broncos general manager John Elway might add a cornerback to the 53-man roster ahead of Sunday’s game against the Chargers.

Broncos cornerback Duke Dawson is in the concussion protocol and might not be able to play in Sunday’s game against the Chargers. With Dawson potentially sidelined this week, coach Vic Fangio said Monday that the team will consider adding another cornerback to the roster.

“We need to look at that and Cyrus’ [Jones] illness affects that too,” Fangio said. “We were already kind of light back there as you guys know. Yeah, we need to look at that.”

Jones missed last week’s game and his status for Week 13 is uncertain. One option for Denver would be to promote rookie cornerback Alijah Holder from the 10-man practice squad to the active roster. If Holder is promoted, the Broncos would have to make a corresponding move to make room for him on the 53-man roster.

Fangio said Denver’s decision to potentially add a cornerback to the roster will not influence the team’s decision on quarterback Drew Lock, who is a candidate to be promoted from injured reserve to the active roster. The Broncos will need to create a roster spot for Lock, too.

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