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Jaguars hosted free agent OT Cam Fleming on visit

The Jaguars reportedly hosted free agent offensive tackle Cam Fleming on a visit.

The Jacksonville Jaguars hosted former Denver Broncos offensive tackle Cam Fleming on a visit, according to a league memo.

Fleming, 30, was a fourth-round pick of the New England Patriots in 2014 and later spent time with the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants before signing with the Broncos in 2021.

In nine NFL seasons, Fleming has made 61 starts including 15 during the 2022 season.

Fleming split time at both left and right tackle with Denver last season, and was credited with allowing seven sacks on 976 offensive snaps. His 72.6 grade on Pro Football Focus was the highest of his career.

Earlier this offseason, the Jaguars lost starting right tackle Jawaan Taylor to the Kansas City Chiefs in free agency. The team’s 2021 second-round pick, Walker Little, is expected to step into the void left by Taylor’s departure.

Behind Little and starting left tackle Cam Robinson is very little depth. The addition of Fleming and/or an offensive tackle in the 2023 NFL Draft could provide the team with a much-needed swing tackle and a contingency plan if one of the starters gets injured.

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12 Broncos free agents remain unsigned

These twelve Broncos free agents remain available. Should the team re-sign any of them?

The Denver Broncos have signed nine unrestricted free agents from other teams and five of their own in-house free agents so far this offseason.

The Broncos have also seen 10 of their free agents sign with other teams this spring. Today, we’re taking a quick look at Denver’s 12 free agents who remain unsigned.

The most notable player on the list is guard Dalton Risner, who has remained available longer than expected. The Broncos have already moved on from Risner by signing guard Ben Powers to a four-year, $52 million contract.

Three other notable names on the list are safety Kareem Jackson, running back Latavius Murray and offensive tackle Cam Fleming. Jackson and Murray might have to wait until after the NFL draft to land deals. Fleming could be a fit as a backup swing tackle option for Denver.

Here’s the full list of Broncos free agents who are still unsigned at the time of this writing on March 22.

Projected contracts for 5 of the Broncos’ in-house free agents

Here are the projected market values for the Broncos’ top five in-house free agents this offseason.

The Denver Broncos are projected to have about $13,698,473 in salary cap space this offseason, but the team could bring that number up to $57,218,495 by restructuring select contracts this spring.

More than $57 million worth of cap space would allow the Broncos to make some splashes during NFL free agency, but fans in Denver shouldn’t forget that the club has several in-house free agents who should be re-signed as well.

If the Broncos re-signed defensive lineman De’Mont Jones, guard Dalton Risner, linebacker Alex Singleton, safety Kareem Jackson and tackle Cam Fleming at their market values, it would cost the team about $38,350,578 in 2023, according to projections from Pro Football Focus and Spotrac.com.

Here’s a quick look at the projected market values for five of Denver’s free agents this offseason.

How will the Broncos replace injured OT Billy Turner?

One candidate to help replace Billy Turner is Tom Compton, who might return this week.

Denver Broncos right tackle Billy Turner is “week-to-week” with a knee injury, coach Nathaniel Hackett announced Friday.

Turner was expected to become the Broncos’ starting right tackle when they signed him this offseason, but his recovery from a lingering knee injury sidelined him for the first five weeks of the season.

When Turner was sidelined earlier this year, the Broncos started Cam Fleming in his place. Turner won the starting job once he was cleared to play, then Fleming was moved over to left tackle when Garett Bolles went down with a season-ending broken leg.

Fleming is currently sidelined with a quad injury so Calvin Anderson started in his place against the Tennessee Titans. When Turner left Sunday’s game with a knee injury, practice squad call-up Quinn Bailey was thrust into right tackle duties, giving the team third-choice options at both tackle spots.

Denver is also down to its third-choice option at center after losing Lloyd Cushenberry (groin) and Graham Glasgow (shoulder) to injuries. Right now, the only regular starters remaining on the offensive line are Dalton Risner and Quinn Meinerz, the team’s two guards.

It remains to be seen how the Broncos will replace Turner at right tackle. If Fleming returns from his injury, he could start at one of the tackle spots with Anderson across from him. If Fleming is going to miss more time, Bailey would be in line to start this week.

Denver also still has Tom Compton, who has been on the reserve/physically unable to perform list all season with a back injury. Compton was designated to return two and a half weeks ago. If he is not elevated to the 53-man roster within three weeks (by Wednesday), he will have to spend the rest of the season on reserve.

It wouldn’t be surprising to see the Broncos activate Compton this week even if he isn’t quite ready to play. The team is running out of options on the offensive line and they can’t afford to miss Compton’s window for a potential return this season.

Once healthy, Compton will be a candidate to start at right tackle.

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Broncos injuries: At least 2 players to miss several weeks

Baron Browning, Mike Boone and Cam Fleming will miss some time. Full injury report below.

The Denver Broncos will be without three players for a bit, coach Nathaniel Hackett announced on Monday.

Broncos outside linebacker Baron Browning (hip), running back Mike Boone (ankle) and offensive lineman Cam Fleming (quad) will all be sidelined going into the team’s Week 9 bye after this weekend’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in London.

NFL Network reported earlier this week that Browning is expected to miss several weeks, and KUSA-TV reported that Boone has a high ankle sprain. Hackett said Monday that Fleming will miss some time, but it’s uncertain if he will be sidelined as long as Browning and Boone.

The Broncos’ complete injury report from Wednesday can be seen below.

Broncos buzz: Before traveling to London, Denver signed running back Marlon Mack to the practice squad and placed Boone on injured reserve. Boone will now have to sit out four weeks.

Additionally, the Broncos promoted long snapper Mitchell Fraboni from the practice squad to the active roster. To fill Fraboni’s former spot on the practice squad, Denver offensive tackle Christian DiLauro.

The Broncos will practice again on Thursday and Friday before releasing a final injury report with game statuses for Sunday.

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Broncos expected to start Cam Fleming again at right tackle in Week 2

The Broncos are expected to start Cam Fleming again at right tackle this week.

After earning a start against the Seattle Seahawks last week, Denver Broncos offensive lineman Cam Fleming is expected to start at right tackle again in Week 2.

“When he got here, we kind of threw him into the mix,” coach Nathaniel Hackett said of Fleming on Wednesday. “He got here later than the other guys, and I thought he was really consistent. I thought he did a really good job at right tackle. As a whole, I think it went pretty well.

“We ran the ball well, we protected pretty well. Obviously, the noise for a first game and everybody together contributed to some of those false starts and some of the delay games and things like that with those guys. But besides that, all in all as a group, I thought they did a pretty good job.”

Broncos offensive lineman Billy Turner is still working his way back from injury, so Fleming will likely start against the Houston Texans on Sunday. If Turner is healthy enough to dress for the game, he will likely serve as a swing backup at both tackle and guard.

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5 notes from Day 1 of Broncos training camp

“We feel really good about this team,” Broncos GM George Paton said.

The Denver Broncos took to the practice field for Day 1 of training camp on Wednesday. Following the arrival of a new coaching staff and a new star quarterback in Russell Wilson, expectations are high in Denver.

“We know expectations are higher than they’ve ever been here,” general manager George Paton said during his pre-camp press conference on Tuesday. “We’re not blind to that. We embrace expectations, but we have a long way to go. We haven’t won here in five, six years.

“We won seven games last year. We’re 0-0 now. The work starts now, [and there’s] a lot of work to be done. I know we’re going to embrace the process, and I look forward to the journey with Coach [Nathaniel] Hackett, with this team, and everyone involved.”

Here are five quick notes on the Broncos following the first day of practice at the team’s UCHealth Training Center in Englewood.

Broncos sign OT Cam Fleming, cut LB Kadofi Wright

With Billy Turner on the PUP list, the Broncos brought in Cam Fleming to add more depth at right tackle.

The Denver Broncos are bringing back veteran offensive tackle Cam Fleming, the team announced Wednesday morning. Fleming’s returning on a one-year contract.

Fleming (6-6, 326 pounds) signed a one-year deal with the Broncos last spring after the team lost starting right tackle Ja’Wuan James to a season-ending injury. Fleming competed for the starting job last summer but failed to beat out Bobby Massie.

Though he began the season as a backup, Fleming did end up starting in four games as an injury fill-in last year. He was penalized one time and allowed a half sack in those four appearances, according to STATS.

Massie became a free agent this spring and Denver opted to not re-sign him. Instead, the Broncos signed veterans Billy Turner and Tom Compton and re-signed Calvin Anderson. Those three players were set to compete for the right tackle job this summer, but Turner is still recovering from a knee injury so he’s currently on the physically unable to perform list.

With Turner unavailable, Denver is bringing back Fleming to add more depth and competition at the position.

To make room for Fleming on the 90-man offseason roster, the Broncos waived undrafted rookie linebacker Kadofi Wright.

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5 pending free agents Broncos should let walk

Would you have any complaints if the Broncos let these players leave during NFL free agency?

The NFL’s free agency negotiating window is one week away and the Denver Broncos have more than a dozen players scheduled to become free agents.

Broncos Wire has already published a list of seven pending free agents the team should re-sign. Today, we’re taking a quick look at five players Denver should let walk once free begins next week.

Ex-Giant Cam Fleming signs with Broncos

Former New York Giants OT Cam Fleming has signed a one-year deal with the Denver Broncos.

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Former New York Giants offensive tackle Cam Fleming finally has a new home, signing a one-year deal with the Denver Broncos on Thursday.

The Broncos, of course, will visit the Giants at MetLife Stadium in Week 1 of the 2021 regular-season. And in addition to Fleming, former head coach Pat Shurmur will also be in tow.

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Fleming was a fourth-round pick of the New England Patriots in the 2014 NFL draft and spent his first four seasons playing for Bill Belichick & Co. Over that span, Fleming won two Super Bowl titles while protecting Tom Brady.

In 2018, Fleming joined the Dallas Cowboys and would stay there through the 2019 season. He then signed a free agent deal with the Giants in 2020 and went on to appear in 16 games (with 16 starts) — the only time in Fleming’s career he started all 16 games.

Pro Football Focus gave Fleming a 58.4 overall grade a season ago, including a pass blocking grade of 56.5 and a run blocking grade of 62.0.

The Giants will likely have Nate Solder and Matt Peart competing for Fleming’s former spot come training camp.