Tag: Jake Julien

3 players had workouts with Broncos on Friday

The Broncos worked out long snapper Peter Bowden and punters Jake Julien and Ty Zentner on Friday.

The Denver Broncos brought in three special teams players for workouts on Friday, according to a report from KUSA-TV’s Mike Klis. The team worked out a long snapper — Peter Bowden — and two punters: Jake Julien and Ty Zentner.

Bowden, 23, played college football at Wisconsin. He spent time with the Green Bay Packers and Jacksonville Jaguars this year but is yet to appear in a regular season game in the NFL.

Julien, 26, played college football at Eastern Michigan and competed with the New England Patriots at training camp in 2022 before landing in the Canadian Football League in 2023. He earned All-CFL honors with the Edmonton Elks after a record-breaking season in Canada this summer.

Zentner, 26, entered the league as an undrafted free agent out of Kansas State in 2023. He has spent time with four NFL teams, playing in 10 games. In one game with the Los Angeles Rams earlier this year, he punted seven times for 281 yards. His career average in the NFL is 44.1 yards per punt (Riley Dixon is averaging 46.7 yards per punt with Denver this season).

Broncos worked out 3 players

  1. LS Peter Bowden
  2. P Jake Julien
  3. P Ty Zenter

Denver previously worked out six players last week. The Broncos are likely looking at candidates for future contracts at the end of the season and/or candidates to sign if injuries pop up later this season.

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Patriots make three moves on roster cut day

The Patriots made three roster moves on cut day.

Like every other team around the league, the New England Patriots were tasked with cutting their roster down to 85 players before Tuesday’s deadline.

Per ESPN’s Mike Reiss, the team is placing cornerbacks Joejuan Williams and Malcolm Butler on injured reserve. And they’re also waiving backup punter Jake Julien.

It’s a sad end to Butler’s return bid to the team that gave him his first NFL opportunity as an undrafted rookie free agent back in 2014. After making pit stops to play with the Tennessee Titans and Arizona Cardinals, Butler’s career had come full-circle with him rejoining the Patriots in the offseason.

Meanwhile, Williams was playing in a contract year after struggling during training camp and in last Thursday’s preseason opener against the New York Giants.

Both defensive backs aren’t eligible for return in 2022 since they were placed on injured reserve ahead of the 53-man roster being set. So we might have seen the last of each in a Patriots uniform.

Stay tuned to this developing story.

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