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Broncos sign 9 players to reserve/future contracts

The Broncos signed nine players to reserve/future contracts on Monday.

At the end of the regular season, players who are not on an active roster are allowed to sign a reserve/future contract with an NFL team. Every player on a practice squad at the end of the season is eligible to do so.

The players that sign reserve/future deals officially join their team’s 90-man offseason roster when the NFL’s new league year begins in March.

This year, the Denver Broncos signed nine members of their practice squad to reserve/future contracts. Here is the list:

  • WR Victor Bolden
  • G Parker Ferguson
  • CB Faion Hicks
  • CB Delonte Hood
  • DB Devon Key
  • RB Tyreik McAllister
  • OLB Wyatt Ray
  • OL Hunter Thedford
  • LB Ray Wilborn

Denver did not sign five other players.

Hicks (5-10, 192 pounds) is one of the most notable players on the list. He was selected by the Broncos in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL draft out of Wisconsin. Hicks failed to make Denver’s 53-man roster as a rookie, but he was quickly added to the team’s practice squad.

Hicks was elevated to the game-day roster two times during his rookie season, playing 30 snaps on special teams.

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Seahawks sign defensive end Alex Tchangam to reserve/future contract

The Seattle Seahawks have signed defensive end Alex Tchangam to a reserve/future contract ahead of the 2022 NFL season.

The Seattle Seahawks have officially signed defensive end Alex Tchangam to a reserve/future contract ahead of the 2022 NFL season.

Tchangam is the 13th player Seattle now has secured under contract including the following 12 who were signed off the practice squad last week. He originally went undrafted out of the University of Colorado in 2020.

Below are the 13 players the Seahawks have signed to future deals:

DT Myles Adams
WR Matt Cole
LB Aaron Donkor
T Greg Eiland
WR Aaron Fuller
DT Jarrod Hewitt
CB Mike Jackson
WR Cade Johnson
G Pier-Olivier Lestage
WR Cody Thompson
LB Lakiem Williams
DT Niles Scott
DE Alex Tchangam

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Broncos sign OL Tyler Jones to reserve/future contract

The Broncos added depth to the offensive line by signing 6-3, 306-pound guard/tackle Tyler Jones to a reserve/future contract.

The Denver Broncos have signed offensive lineman Tyler Jones to a reserve/future contract, the team announced Wednesday. Jones will officially join the 90-man offseason roster when the new league year begins in March.

Jones (6-3, 306 pounds) entered the league as a college free agent out of North Carolina State University with the New York Jets last May. He earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors twice during his time with the Wolfpack.

After a short stint in New York, Jones went to training camp with Denver and spent part of the year on the Broncos’ 10-man practice squad. Jones also spent time on the Dallas Cowboys’ practice squad in 2019.

Jones bench-pressed 225 pounds 23 times at the NFL combine last year and ran a 20-yard shuttle in 4.82 seconds. NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein wrote that Jones has “the athletic ability” to transition to guard in the NFL.

Jones played mostly tackle in college but Denver likely views him as backup swing guard/tackle prospect. Jones is the 16th player the Broncos have signed to a reserve/future contract, joining a list of players that includes quarterback Brett Rypien and running back Khalfani Muhammad.

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Ex-Broncos WR River Cracraft signs reserve/future contract with Eagles

The Eagles will add former Broncos wide receiver/kick returner River Cracraft to their 90-man offseason roster.

The Philadelphia Eagles signed eight players to reserve/future contracts on Monday. Denver Broncos fans will recognize one of the players that signed with Philly: wide receiver/kick returner River Cracraft.

Cracraft (6-0, 195 pounds) played college football at Washington State and signed with Denver as a college free agent following the 2017 NFL draft. After spending most of his rookie season on the Broncos’ practice squad, Cracraft dressed for eight games in 2018, catching one pass for 44 yards.

He was used primarily as a returner in 2018, returning three kickoffs for 43 yards and 12 punts for 40 yards. Cracraft spent one game on Denver’s active roster in 2019 before the team signed dynamic returner Diontae Spencer.

Spencer, who earned Pro Bowl alternate honors as a returner this season, made Cracraft expendable for the Broncos. Cracraft was cut by Denver on Sept. 24 and he signed with the Eagles’ practice squad on Dec. 24.

Because he was not on an active roster at the end of the season, Cracraft was eligible to sign a reserve/future contract with Philly. Cracraft will officially join the Eagles’ roster when the new league year begins in March.

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