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Falcons sign WR recently let go by Broncos; Bucs add ex-Denver DL

The Falcons signed ex-Broncos WR David Sills to a reserve/future contract and the Bucs added defensive lineman Adam Gotsis.

It didn’t take long for David Sills to land on his feet.

After having his practice squad contract with the Denver Broncos expire on Monday, the wide receiver signed a reserve/future contract with the Atlanta Falcons on Tuesday, according to the NFL’s transaction wire.

Sills (6-3, 211 pounds) spent the last two years on Denver’s practice squad. Before that, he spent time with the Buffalo Bills and New York Giants. Sills has 13 career receptions for 123 yards in 16 games, including three appearances with the Broncos during the 2023 season.

Elsewhere on the ex-Denver player front, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed defensive lineman Adam Gotsis to a reserve/future contract. Gotsis (6-4, 290 pounds) was picked by the Broncos in the second round of the 2016 NFL draft. He spent the first four years of his career in Denver before stints with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Indianapolis Colts.

Sills was one of three practice squad players who did not receive reserve/future deals from the Broncos at the end of the 2024 season, joined by tight end Donald Parham and offensive tackle Cam Fleming.

The Broncos did sign 14 other players to reserve/future contracts.

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.

Ex-Broncos practice squad free agents

TE Donald Parham
OT Cam Fleming

Broncos reserve/future signings

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

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Broncos let 3 players become free agents after contracts expire

The Broncos let the practice squad contracts of WR David Sills, TE Donald Parham and OT Cam Fleming expire, making them free agents.

Story update: After parting ways with the Broncos on Monday, WR David Sills signed a reserve/future contract with the Falcons on Tuesday. See our original post below.

The Denver Broncos have let the contracts expire for three practice squad players, making them 2025 free agents.

After spending last season on the Broncos’ practice squad, wide receiver David Sills, tight end Donald Parham and offensive tackle Cam Fleming were not among the 14 players signed to reserve/future contracts.

Sills, Parham and Fleming had their 2024 deals expire on Monday, according to the NFL’s transaction wire. They are now free to sign with any team.

Broncos expired practice squad contracts

Broncos reserve/future signings

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

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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).

Source says WR Michael Bandy signing futures deal with #Broncos. He was on their practice squad all season.

— Chris Tomasson (@christomasson) January 15, 2025

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

Broncos reserve/future signings

Meanwhile, three other players are still unsigned.

Broncos practice squad players not re-signed

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.

Broncos practice squad players not re-signed

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

Broncos reserve/future signings

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

Practice squad players not yet reported as signed

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

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Broncos’ updated 17-player practice squad with new OL

After adding OL Will Sherman, the Broncos have updated their 17-player practice squad.

The Denver Broncos made one addition to their practice squad this week.

After promoting running back Blake Watson from the practice squad to the 53-man roster and waiving cornerback Levi Wallace in late December, the Broncos had room to add another player to the practice squad.

Wallace cleared waivers, but he did not re-sign with Denver, so the team instead signed offensive lineman Will Sherman to the practice squad this week.

The NFL’s standard practice squad size limit is 16 players, but there’s an exception that allows an extra international player to not count against the limit. For Denver, Australian tight end Thomas Yassmin is an exception, giving the Broncos a 17-player practice squad.

So here’s the full list of 17 players on the squad after the recent moves.

Broncos 17-player practice squad

Two players can be elevated from the practice squad to the game-day roster each week.

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Broncos rule out RB, elevate WR and DL from practice squad

The Broncos have ruled out RB Tyler Badie (back) for Saturday’s game against the Bengals.

The Denver Broncos made an update to their injury report on Friday, ruling out running back Tyler Badie (back) for Saturday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Baide returned to practice earlier this week, starting his 21-day window to return from injured reserve. If Badie is not activated to the 53-man roster within three weeks, he will remain on IR for the rest of Denver’s season.

Everybody else on the injury report is good to go for Week 17, including cornerback Riley Moss (knee), who missed the team’s last three games.

Elsewhere on the roster front for Denver, the team plans to elevate wide receiver David Sills from the practice squad to the game-day roster, according to a report from KUSA-TV’s Mike Klis.

The Broncos will also elevate defensive lineman Matt Henningsen from the practice squad, according to the Denver Gazette‘s Chris Tomasson. Sills and Henningsen will revert back to the practice squad after Saturday’s game.

As for the Bengals, wide receiver Tee Higgins (ankle/knee) is listed as questionable, but “there’s optimism” he will be able to play, according to a report from ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.

The Broncos’ final injury report can be seen below.

Player	Tue	Wed	Thur	Game Status
RB Tyler Badie (back)	Full	Full	Full	Out
WR Troy Franklin (ankle)	Full	Full	Full
CB Riley Moss (knee)	Full	Full	Full
RB Jaleel McLaughlin (quad)	Limited	Full	Full

Saturday’s game will be televised on NFL Network. Denver is considered an underdog playing on the road this week. With two games remaining, the Broncos need one win (or tie) to clinch a spot in the NFL playoffs.

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Recapping the roster moves Broncos made ahead of Bengals game

The Broncos did some roster shuffling ahead of their game against the Bengals.

Story update: After this post was published, the Broncos ruled out RB Tyler Badie (back) for Week 17 and elevated wide receiver David Sills from the practice squad to the game-day roster. See our original post below.

The Denver Broncos made a few transactions leading up to Saturday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

The moves started on Tuesday when the Broncos waived veteran cornerback Levi Wallace from the active roster. That cut was made to make room for running back Blake Watson to be promoted from the practice squad to the 53-man roster.

Elsewhere at running back, Tyler Badie (back) was designated to return from injured reserve on Tuesday. Badie now has a 21-day window to be activated from IR to the 53-man roster.

Wallace has since cleared waivers and is now a free agent. It remains to be seen if he will return on the practice squad.

More moves could be on the way for Denver later this week. The Broncos might not be done shuffling the practice squad, and two practice squad players can be elevated to the game-day roster each week.

With more moves potentially still on the way, here’s the quick list of transactions Denver has made so far ahead of the Bengals game.

Broncos roster moves

Cut CB Levi Wallace from active roster
Promoted RB Blake Watson to active roster
Designated RB Tyler Badie to return from IR

Saturday’s game will be televised on NFL Network. The Broncos need one more win (or tie) to clinch a spot in the NFL playoffs.

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Broncos’ updated 17-player practice squad with new linebacker

After adding K.J. Cloyd, here’s a look at the Broncos’ updated 17-player practice squad.

After losing linebacker Kwon Alexander to the Detroit Lions, the Denver Broncos filled his former spot on the practice squad by signing K.J. Cloyd on Tuesday.

So here’s the full list of 17 players on the squad after the recent moves.

Broncos 17-player practice squad

Two players can be elevated from the practice squad to the game-day roster each week.

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Broncos’ updated 17-player practice squad after roster moves

The Broncos made a change to their practice squad this week. Here’s a look at the updated 17-player squad.

The Denver Broncos made a change to the practice squad this week.

The roster shuffling started on Tuesday when the team waived offensive lineman Calvin Throckmorton from the 53-man roster. Throckmorton cleared waivers on Wednesday and re-signed on the practice squad.

To make room for Throckmorton, Denver promoted linebacker Zach Cunningham from the practice squad to the 53-man roster.

So here’s the full list of 17 players on the squad after the recent moves.

Broncos 17-player practice squad

Two players can be elevated from the practice squad to the game-day roster each week.

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