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Giants work out several punters, one long snapper

The New York Giants worked out three punters and one long snapper, who is a familiar face, on Wednesday in East Rutherford.

The New York Giants reportedly worked out four players on Wednesday in hopes of fortifying their injury-riddled roster.

Cam Lyons is a long snapper who spent all summer with the Giants but was released during the team’s final cuts before the regular season.

Pat O’Donnell, Michael Palardy and Corliss Waitman are all punters with NFL experience the Giants brought in just in case Jamie Gillan (groin) can’t go this week against the Philadelphia Eagles.

None of the four were immediately signed by multiple transactions are expected in the coming day.

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Report: Patriots cutting veteran P Corliss Waitman

The Patriots have made a decision at punter.

The New England Patriots have made their decision at punter.

Per the Boston Herald’s Doug Kyed, the team opted to cut veteran Corliss Waitman on Monday, ahead of Tuesday’s 53-man roster deadline.

Waitman competed valiantly throughout training camp and the preseason, but the Patriots have ultimately decided to go with rookie sixth-round draft pick Bryce Baringer as the starter.

It isn’t a surprise considering what the team invested in Baringer, who showed off a strong leg with kicks being blasted as far as 65 yards. There is tremendous upside with the former Michigan State Spartan.

As for Waitman, another opportunity will surely come elsewhere, if he doesn’t end up back in New England as a member of the team’s practice squad.

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6 revenge games on Broncos’ 2023 schedule

The Broncos’ 2023 schedule will feature several revenge opportunities for some of the team’s former players.

The Denver Broncos now know their 2023 schedule and it will feature six revenge games with former Broncos facing off against their old team. Here’s a quick look at six games with ex-Denver players on the 2023 schedule.

Broncos made big changes on special teams this offseason

The Broncos brought in a new ST coordinator and an assistant HC with a ST background and made changes at punter, returner and long snapper.

Last year, the Denver Broncos’ special teams units were nothing special. Let’s go over some of the “highlights” from 2022.

Not only did they lead the league in punts (96), kicker Brandon McManus also missed the most field goals in a season of his career (8) and rookie return specialist Montrell Washington fumbled five times.

Suffice it to say, the Broncos are in major need of a special teams makeover. During free agency, Denver signed punter Riley Dixon, who returns to the Broncos after most recently playing for the Los Angeles Rams. After signing Dixon, they released Corliss Waitman, who, despite leading the NFL in punts, had one of the shortest punts of the season among qualifying punters who booted at least 25 kicks (57 yards). Comparatively, Dixon’s longest punt in 2022 was 67 yards.

The Broncos also made a change at long snapper, letting Jacob Bobenmoyer walk in free agency. Mitchell Fraboni, who filled in for an injured Bobenmoyer in four games last year, now appears set to become the team’s full-time long snapper in 2023.

In addition, the Broncos also acquired cornerback Tremon Smith, who was a kick returner for the Houston Texans to compete with Washington as a specialist. Will this competition bring out the best in Washington? Or will Denver be looking for another returner in the draft?

This new-look special teams unit has some great potential. It would certainly be nice to rank near the bottom of the league in punts, and near the top of the NFL in return yards. With new special teams coordinator Ben Kotwica and new assistant head coach Mike Westhoff leading the charge, the Broncos should take a big step forward on special teams this fall.

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Patriots sign punter Corliss Waitman to boost special teams

The Patriots are adding a new punter to the roster.

The New England Patriots signed punter Corliss Waitman on Thursday, according to ESPN’s Mike Reiss. He most recently played with the Denver Broncos in 2022.

This move could be especially of note, given that the Patriots released Jake Bailey on March 10. Waitman averaged 46.6 yards per punt last season for the Broncos and could be the Patriots’ answer at the position.

Michael Palardy filled in for the injured Bailey last season and averaged 42.4 yards per punt, which was the lowest number of his career.

This is another move in what has been a busy off-season, headlined by the acquisitions of JuJu Smith-Schuster and tight end Mike Gesicki

It will be interesting to see what kind of impact Waitman has on special teams. If nothing else, he should be able to provide stability for a Patriots team that struggled last season.

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Broncos rescind Corliss Waitman’s ERFA tender, making him a free agent

After signing Riley Dixon, the Broncos rescinded their ERFA tender for Corliss Waitman, making him a free agent.

It appears that the Denver Broncos’ punter competition has come to an end before it even started.

After they signed punter Riley Dixon on Tuesday, the Broncos rescinded their exclusive rights free agent tender for punter Corliss Waitman, making him a free agent.

The ERFA tender would have paid Waitman $940,000 this season. That offer is now off the table and Waitman is set to become a free agent.

With Waitman off the roster, Dixon now faces no immediate competition for the team’s punting job in 2023. It’s still possible that Denver could bring in another punter later this year, but it won’t be Waitman.

The Broncos also brought in a new special teams coordinator and a new returner this offseason, and they made a change at long snapper. Fixing the special teams units was clearly a priority for new coach Sean Payton.

Elsewhere on the NFL’s transaction wire, former Denver cornerback Lamar Jackson cleared waivers on Tuesday after being cut by the Broncos on Monday. Jackson and ex-Denver outside linebacker Wyatt Ray are now both unrestricted free agents.

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Broncos place ERFA tenders on LB Jonas Griffith and two other players

The Broncos have placed one-year, ERFA tenders on LB Jonas Griffith and two other players.

The Denver Broncos are bringing back three of their players who were eligible for one-year exclusive rights free agent tenders this spring.

The Broncos have placed one-year, ERFA tenders on inside linebacker Jonas Griffith, punter Corliss Waitman and offensive lineman Quinn Bailey, according to KUSA-TV’s Mike Klis.

In the NFL, ERFAs are players with fewer than three accrued seasons and an expiring contract. They are eligible for one-year, league-minimum contracts.

For Griffith and Waitman, who have two years of experience, the tender will be worth $940,000 this season. Bailey, who has just one accrued season, will earn $870,000 this year.

Denver declined to pick up the ERFA tender of pass rusher Jonathan Kongbo, according to Klis. Kongbo will now become an unrestricted free agent.

The Broncos’ three players who did have their tenders exercised — Griffith, Waitman and Bailey — will not be allowed to negotiate with other teams.

We are tracking all of the team’s free agency moves on Broncos Wire.

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Broncos place 1-year ERFA tender on punter Corliss Waitman

The Broncos have placed a one-year, $940,000 ERFA tender on punter Corliss Waitman.

The Denver Broncos’ first move of NFL free agency flew under the radar, so much so that we didn’t notice it until almost three hours later.

The Broncos exercised the one-year exclusive rights free agent tender of punter Corliss Waitman, according to Doug Kyed of AtoZ Sports Nashville.

The ERFA deal will pay Waitman $940,000, the NFL’s minimum salary for a player with two years of experience. As an ERFA, Waitman will not be eligible to negotiate with other teams.

Waitman (6-2, 210 pounds) was born in Belgium and later moved to the United States as a teenager. He played college football at South Alabama and then signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2020.

Waitman bounced between the Steelers, Las Vegas Raiders and New England Patriots from 2020-2021 before being claimed off waivers by the Broncos late in the 2021 season. He went to camp with Denver last summer and beat out Sam Martin for the starting punter job.

Waitman averaged 46.6 yards per punt with the Broncos in 2022.

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Here is the list of Broncos players with RFA and ERFA statuses

Should the Broncos give one-year tenders to these restricted and ERFA free agents this spring?

In addition to having 17 players scheduled to become unrestricted free agents this spring, the Denver Broncos will also have four restricted free agents (RFAs) and two exclusive rights free agents (ERFAs), according to Spotrac.com.

Players set to become RFAs are eligible for one-year first- ($6,005,000) or second-round ($4,304,000) tenders, or a right of first refusal ($2,627,000) tender (salaries courtesy of OverTheCap.com).

If the Broncos, for example, place a first-round tender on an RFA and that player signed a bigger contract with another team, that club would have to send a first-round pick to Denver for the player. The same concept applies to a second-round tender, and the right of first refusal tender would give the team a chance to match an offer a player might receive from another club.

Players with ERFA statuses are eligible for one-year contracts at the NFL’s minimum salary, and they are not eligible to negotiate with other teams. So if Denver wants to keep their ERFAs, it’s easy to do so.

Here is the full list of Broncos players scheduled to become restricted or exclusive rights free agents this spring.

Studs and duds from Broncos’ 34-28 loss to Chiefs

Here are the Broncos’ studs and duds from Sunday’s loss to the Chiefs.

If there is such a thing as a good loss, the Denver Broncos just had one when they saw that they were capable of going toe-to-toe with the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. We examine the studs and duds from the game.