Denver Broncos 53-man roster cuts tracker and analysis

The Denver Broncos are working their way to a 53-man roster to start off the 2016 season. Will there be surprise cuts or trades? Follow the action here…

As the Denver Broncos continue to trim their roster ultimately down to 53 players, we’re bringing you the latest news and updates as they come in…

UPDATED LIST

CB John Tidwell (R)
CB Taurean Nixon (2nd season)
WR/KR Kalif Raymond (R)
LB Dwayne Norman (R)
OLB Eddie Yarbrough (R)
OLB Vontarrius Dora (R)
OLB Sadat Sulleyman (R)
RB/FB Juwan Thompson (3rd season)
WR Mose Frazier (R)
OT Lars Hanson (R)
DL Henry Melton (7th season)
OG Robert Myers (2nd season)
DL Lars Koht (R)
OT Justin Murray (R)
S Ryan Murphy (2nd season)

QB Mark Sanchez (8th Season)

RB Ronnie Hillman (5th Year)

TE Henry Krieger-Coble (R)

C Dillion Day (2nd Season)

DB B.J. Lowery (R)

ILB Kyle Kragen (R)

OL Aaron Neary (R)

S Shiloh Keo (5th Season) [Suspended List]

UPDATE #1 (Eddie Yarbrough, OLB)

UPDATE #2 — Ronnie Hillman on the move?

This is an interesting situation to monitor. It’s possible the Broncos have been shopping Hillman since their preseason against the LA Rams, as Hillman was extremely limited in game action in the team’s fourth preseason game against Arizona.

UPDATE #3 — Sadat Sulleyman & Vontarrius Dora

UPDATE #4 — Juwan Thompson released

This one is going to sting a bit for Denver Broncos fans. Juwan Thompson made the team as a UDFA back in 2014, and has been a versatile player for this team. He should land on his feet quickly.

UPDATE #5 — Mose Frazier waived

UPDATE #6 — Britton Colquitt lands on his feet

UPDATE #7 — OT Justin Murray expected on the practice squad

UPDATE #8 — QB Mark Sanchez was released after the Broncos failed to find a trading partner.

UPDATE #9 — RB Ronnie Hillman was right after Sanchez. He was released seconds before the 4 PM EST deadline.

UPDATE #9 — The Broncos roster is now set at 52 players.

ANALYSIS

The initial names to come across the wire (Tidwell, Nixon, Peko, Rayamond, Norman) all look like guys that could be candidates for the practice squad. There’s probably no correlation between their names emerging first and whether or not the Broncos will try and get them back by Sunday when practice squads are likely announced, but it’s interesting they’ve all come out consecutively here.

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Taurean Nixon was on the practice squad with the Broncos all of last year and came up to the active roster just in time for a Super Bowl run. It makes sense that the Broncos would want to try and continue his development for another season as he has phenomenal athleticism.

Raymond was in competition with Jordan Norwood and others as the Broncos’ primary return specialist. With him no waived, it’ll be interesting to see who the Broncos put back for kick returns. That duty — for the time being — could belong to reserve receiver Cody Latimer, who has done it for the Broncos before.

Defensive lineman Kyle Peko was one of the favorites to uphold the almost annual tradition of the Broncos keeping an undrafted free agent on the roster. He was given the highest signing bonus among Broncos UDFAs this offseason.

We’ll continue to update as cuts roll in.