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Broncos sign 12 players to reserve/future contract

The Broncos signed 12 players to reserve/future contracts on Monday. They will officially join the 90-man offseason roster in March.

Following the conclusion of their 2023 season, the Denver Broncos have signed 12 players to reserve/future contracts.

Perhaps the most notable signing is that of quarterback Ben DiNucci, who spent all of the 2023 season on the practice squad and was elevated to Denver’s game-day roster three times.

With Russell Wilson expected to be released in March, DiNucci and Jarrett Stidham will be left as the Broncos’ two quarterbacks going into 2024. Denver will likely add at least one more QB, either through free agency or the draft (or both) this spring.

Players who were not on an active roster at the end of the season are eligible to sign reserve/future contracts (every player on the practice squad is eligible, for example). These players will officially join the 90-man offseason roster when the NFL’s new league year begins on March 13.

Here’s a look at the 12 players the Broncos have signed to future deals.

Broncos add player to practice squad after losing DL to Saints

After losing DL P.J. Mustipher to the Saints, the Broncos filled his former spot on the practice squad by signing LB Durell Nchami.

The Denver Broncos made a change to their practice squad on Wednesday after losing a player to the New Orleans Saints.

The Saints signed rookie defensive lineman P.J. Mustipher off Denver’s practice squad, via Saints Wire. The 318-pound defensive lineman signed with the Broncos as an undrafted free agent out of Penn State in May and he spent the first 13 weeks of the 2023 season on the practice squad.

Mustipher will now get a raise and a chance to compete for playing time as a member of New Orleans’ active roster. Denver, meanwhile, filled the spot formerly held by Mustipher on the practice squad by signing linebacker Durell Nchami.

Nchami (6-4, 260 pounds) is an undrafted rookie out of Maryland. He totaled 49 tackles, nine sacks, one pass breakup and four forced fumbles in 33 career games with the Terrapins from 2018-2022.

Nchami (pronounced CHAH-me) will wear No. 53 with the Broncos. Denver’s practice squad and 53-man roster are now both full.

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