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Broncos signing wide receiver ahead of 2025 offseason

The Broncos are bringing back WR Michael Bandy on a reserve/future contract, according to The Denver Gazette.

The Denver Broncos initially signed 13 members of their practice squad to reserve/future contracts following the 2024 season, making it appear that four players would not return.

At least one of them will return.

The Broncos are signing wide receiver Michael Bandy to a reserve/future deal, according to The Denver Gazette‘s Chris Tomasson. Bandy is now set to return for the 2025 campaign.

The 27-year-old Bandy has appeared in 12 games in his NFL career, including one game in Denver during the 2023 season. He spent all of 2024 on the Broncos’ practice squad. The receiver/returner has 10 receptions for 89 yards and four kickoff returns for 88 yards in his career (he spent 2021-2022 with the Los Angeles Chargers).

Denver still has not re-signed wide receiver David Sills, tight end Donald Parham or offenisve tackle Cam Fleming.

Players that are not on an active roster at the end of the season are eligible to sign reserve/future deals. After signing reserve contracts, players officially join the 90-man offseason roster when the new league year begins in March.

Broncos reserve/future signings

  1. WR A.T. Perry
  2. WR Michael Bandy
  3. TE Thomas Yassmin
  4. OL Nick Garguilo
  5. OL Will Sherman
  6. OL Calvin Throckmorton
  7. DL Matt Henningsen
  8. DT Jordan Miller
  9. LB K.J. Cloyd
  10. OLB Andrew Farmer
  11. DB Quinton Newsome
  12. DB Keidron Smith
  13. DB Tanner McCalister
  14. CB Reese Taylor

Meanwhile, three other players are still unsigned.

Broncos practice squad players not re-signed

  1. WR David Sills
  2. TE Donald Parham
  3. OT Cam Fleming

Denver signed 14 players to reserve/future deals last year, including running back Tyler Badie.

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Broncos let 3 players walk following 2024 season

The Broncos did not give reserve/future contract deals to four practice squad players, including TE Donald Parham.

Story update: The Broncos are signing receiver Michael Bandy to a reserve/future contract. See our original post below.

Following the conclusion of the 2024 season, the Denver Broncos signed 13 members of their practice squad to reserve/future contracts.

Four other veteran members of the practice squad were not given new deals ahead of the 2025 offseason. The Broncos are not re-signing wide receivers Michael Bandy or David Sills, tight end Donald Parham or offenisve tackle Cam Fleming, at least not at the moment.

Parham is perhaps the most intriguing player not re-signed. The 6-8 tight end with 11 career touchdowns spent the entire season on Denver’s practice squad.

Players that are not on an active roster at the end of the season are eligible to sign reserve/future deals. After signing reserve contracts, players officially join the 90-man offseason roster when the new league year begins in March.

Broncos practice squad players not re-signed

  1. WR Michael Bandy
  2. WR David Sills
  3. TE Donald Parham
  4. OT Cam Fleming

Meanwhile, here’s the list of players that were given reserve deals:

Broncos reserve/future signings

  1. WR A.T. Perry
  2. TE Thomas Yassmin
  3. OL Nick Garguilo
  4. OL Will Sherman
  5. OL Calvin Throckmorton
  6. DL Matt Henningsen
  7. DT Jordan Miller
  8. LB K.J. Cloyd
  9. OLB Andrew Farmer
  10. DB Quinton Newsome
  11. DB Keidron Smith
  12. DB Tanner McCalister
  13. CB Reese Taylor

The Broncos signed 14 players to reserve/future deals last year, including running back Tyler Badie.

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Broncos begin offseason moves, sign 13 reserve/future players

The Broncos have started signing players to reserve/future contracts. We are tracking the deals on this page.

The Denver Broncos have made their first 13 roster moves following the conclusion of their 2024 season.

The Broncos are starting to sign players to reserve/future contracts with reports of deals beginning today. We will be tracking the team’s signings below.

Players that are not on an active roster at the end of the season are eligible to sign reserve/future deals. After signing these reserve contracts, the players are now set to officially join Denver’s 90-man offseason roster when the new league year begins in March.

Broncos sign players to reserve/future contracts

  1. WR A.T. Perry (team)
  2. TE Thomas Yassmin (source)
  3. OL Nick Garguilo (source)
  4. OL Will Sherman (source)
  5. OL Calvin Throckmorton (team)
  6. DL Matt Henningsen (source)
  7. DT Jordan Miller (team)
  8. LB K.J. Cloyd (team)
  9. OLB Andrew Farmer (team)
  10. DB Quinton Newsome (source)
  11. DB Keidron Smith (source)
  12. DB Tanner McCalister (team)
  13. CB Reese Taylor (team)

Practice squad players not yet reported as signed

  1. WR Michael Bandy
  2. WR David Sills
  3. TE Donald Parham
  4. OT Cam Fleming

The Broncos signed 14 players to reserve/future deals last year, including running back Tyler Badie.

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Monday Night Football schedule: Is there a ‘ManningCast’ tonight?

Peyton and Eli wrap up the ‘ManningCast’ season tonight with the Rams-Vikings game in the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs.

Peyton and Eli Manning have returned for a fourth season of the ManningCast with the two former quarterbacks set to provide commentary for 11 weeks of Monday Night Football games this fall.

The brothers released a funny 10-minute musical to promote the upcoming ManningCast season in September. The 2024 concludes tonight with a Wild Card playoff game wrapping up the Manning’s season.

Peyton and Eli will provide commentary for the Minnesota Vikings vs. Los Angeles Rams playoff game at 8:00 p.m. MT on ESPN2, which is available to stream on fuboTV.

Peyton and Eli welcome new guests on the program each week there is a ManningCast, and Bill Belichick will be featured on every episode this fall.

Check out the full schedule below.

ManningCast 2024 Schedule

NFL Week Date Game TV
1 Sept. 9 Jets @ 49ers ESPN2, ESPN+
2 Sept. 16 Falcons @ Eagles ESPN2
5 Oct. 7 Saints @ Chiefs ESPN2
6 Oct. 14 Bills @ Jets ESPN2
7 Oct. 21 Ravens @ Bucs ESPN2, ESPN+
8 Oct. 28 Giants @ Steelers ESPN2, ESPN+
9 Nov. 4 Bucs @ Chiefs ESPN2
11 Nov. 18 Texans @ Cowboys ESPN2
12 Nov. 25 Ravens @ Chargers ESPN2
14 Dec. 9 Bengals @ Cowboys ESPN2, ESPN+
Wild Card Jan. 13 Vikings @ Rams ESPN2, ESPN+

The ManningCast is televised on ESPN2. The primary MNF broadcast will continue to feature Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Lisa Salters on ESPN.

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Broncos PFF grades: Best, worst players from 31-7 loss to Bills

QB Bo Nix (85.2) did his part, but the Broncos need to add playmakers on offense. View more of the team’s PFF grades here.

Following the Denver Broncos‘ 31-7 loss to the Buffalo Bills in the NFL playoffs, Pro Football Focus has released grades for each player’s performance.

PFF grades players on a 0 (worst) to 100 (best) scale. Check out the best and worst from the Wild Card game below.

Best Offensive Players 

  • QB Bo Nix: 85.2
  • OT Garett Bolles: 79.6
  • WR Courtland Sutton: 77.1
  • P Riley Dixon: 73.1
  • C Luke Wattenberg: 69.3

Nix did his part, but it’s clear that Denver needs to add playmakers around him. Dixon’s fake punt landed him among the top offensive players. G Ben Powers (68.7) receiving the sixth-best grade on offense.

Best Defensive Players 

  • DL D.J. Jones: 79.4
  • DL Zach Allen: 77.2
  • OLB Nik Bonitto: 76.4
  • CB Ja’Quan McMillian: 67.0
  • DB Devon Key: 60.0

Jones is scheduled to become a free agent, so interior defensive line could quietly emerge as a key position of need for the Broncos in 2025.

Worst Offensive Players 

  • WR Devaughn Vele: 34.9
  • OT Mike McGlinchey: 47.8
  • WR Marvin Mims: 50.8
  • TE Lucas Krull: 51.6
  • WR Lil’Jordan Humphrey: 52.3

Denver’s front office needs to add a dynamic receiver and a pass-catching tight end this spring. Nix needs help.

Worst Defensive Players 

  • LB Drew Sanders: 27.1
  • LB Justin Strnad: 28.1
  • DB P.J. Locke: 28.4
  • DL John Franklin-Myers: 32.7
  • DL Malcolm Roach: 37.4

On defense, the Broncos will need at least one starting inside linebacker and a starting-caliber safety to push or replace Locke across from Brandon Jones.

Special Teams 

  • ST Adam Trautman: 74.4
  • LS Mitchell Fraboni: 63.6
  • R Marvin Mims: 59.5
  • K Wil Lutz: 48.9 (FG) 60.0 (KO)
  • P Riley Dixon: 64.5

You can view grades for every player on the paid version of PFF’s website.

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When will the Broncos pick in the first round of 2025 NFL draft?

The Broncos are set to pick 20th overall in the 2025 NFL draft.

After being eliminated from the NFL playoffs with a 31-7 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, the Denver Broncos are set to pick 20th overall in the 2025 NFL draft.

Fourteen teams make the playoffs each season, so the final 14 picks in the first round are determined as clubs are knocked out of the postseason. Denver is now set to pick at No. 20, according to Tankathon.

The Broncos have their own picks in the first four rounds for the first time since the Russell Wilson trade, and they hold three picks in the sixth round following the Baron Browning trade from earlier this season.

Here’s a look at the team’s order of picks in next year’s NFL draft, with help from prosportstransactions.com.

Broncos order of picks in 2025 NFL draft

Denver does not hold a fifth-round pick after trading that pick and pass rusher Bradley Chubb to the Miami Dolphins in 2022 in exchange for running back Chase Edmonds and first- and fourth-round draft picks. (The Broncos later used that first-round pick to acquire coach Sean Payton in 2023.)

Denver also does not hold a seventh-round pick after trading that selection and tight end Albert Okwuegbunam to the Philadelphia Eagles in 2023 in exchange for a sixth-round pick.

The 2025 NFL draft will be held in Green Bay from April 24-26.

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7 Broncos players did not play vs. Bills on Sunday

Seven Broncos players did not play against the Bills, including healthy scratch Audric Estime.

Seven members of the Denver Broncos‘ 53-man roster did not play in the team’s 31-7 loss to the Buffalo Bills in the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs on Sunday.

Broncos quarterback Zach Wilson*, running back Audric Estime, running back Blake Watson, linebacker Levelle Bailey, offensive lineman Nick Gargiulo and and defensive end Eyioma Uwazurike were inactive.

*Wilson was inactive but still dressed as an emergency third quarterback. Jarrett Stidham, Denver’s primary backup quarterback, also did not get on the field as Bo Nix played the entire game. That gave the Broncos a total of eight players who did not play against the Bills.

Broncos who did not play vs. Bills

  1. QB Zach Wilson (*emergency third QB)
  2. RB Audric Estime 
  3. RB Blake Watson
  4. LB Levelle Bailey 
  5. OL Nick Gargiulo
  6. DL Eyioma Uwazurike
  7. QB Jarrett Stidham (active)

Denver now enters the NFL offeseason with 19 players scheduled to become free agents in March.

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Twitter reacts to Broncos’ 31-7 playoff loss to Bills

The Broncos were knocked out of the playoffs by the Bills on Sunday. Here’s how fans and pundits reacted on Twitter/X.

The Denver Broncos lost to the Buffalo Bills 31-7 in the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs on Sunday afternoon.

Here’s a sampling of how fans and pundits reacted to the game on Twitter/X.

Up next for several Broncos players is the Pro Bowl in February. Attention will then turn to the NFL combine, followed by NFL free agency in March.

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Broncos have 19 players scheduled to become free agents in 2025

The Broncos have 19 players scheduled to become free agents in 2025, including RB Javonte Willams, DL D.J. Jones and QB Zach Wilson.

After falling to the Buffalo Bills 31-7 in the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs on Sunday, the Denver Broncos have have now entered offseason mode.

The Broncos have 19 players scheduled to become free agents this spring, including 13 players scheduled to become unrestricted free agents in the spring, according to OverTheCap.com.

The team’s list of UFAs includes running back Javonte Williams, defensive lineman D.J. Jones, inside linebacker Cody Barton and both backup quarterbacks: Jarrett Stidham and Zach Wilson.

Denver also has a restricted free agents in long snapper Mitchell Fraboni, plus five exclusive rights free agents, including slot cornerback Ja’Quan McMillian. Here’s a quick list of the team’s 19 pending free agents, with the RFAs and ERFAs noted.

Broncos 2025 free agents

  1. DL D.J. Jones
  2. QB Zach Wilson
  3. QB Jarrett Stidham
  4. LB Cody Barton
  5. CB Tremon Smith
  6. RB Javonte Williams
  7. P Riley Dixon
  8. LB Justin Strnad
  9. OL Matt Peart
  10. CB Levi Wallace
  11. LB Zach Cunningham
  12. FB Michael Burton
  13. WR Lil’Jordan Humphrey
  14. LS Mitchell Fraboni (RFA)
  15. TE Lucas Krull (ERFA)
  16. OLB Dondrea Tillman (ERFA)
  17. DB Devon Key (ERFA)
  18. DL Jordan Jackson (ERFA)
  19. CB Ja’Quan McMillian (ERFA)

The NFL’s 2025 negotiating period will run from March 10-12 ahead of the official start of NFL free agency on March 12.

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Twitter reacts to Broncos’ 31-7 playoff loss to Bills

The Broncos were knocked out of the playoffs by the Bills on Sunday. Here’s how fans and pundits reacted on Twitter/X.

The Denver Broncos lost to the Buffalo Bills 31-7 in the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs on Sunday afternoon.

Here’s a sampling of how fans and pundits reacted to the game on Twitter/X.

Up next for several Broncos players is the Pro Bowl in February. Attention will then turn to the NFL combine, followed by NFL free agency in March.

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