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Denver Broncos roster: How the team acquired each player

By Sayre Bedinger

GLENDALE, AZ - AUGUST 30: Quarterback Chad Kelly #6 of the Denver Broncos looks to pass under pressure from defensive tackle Peli Anau #63 of the Arizona Cardinals during the preseason NFL game at University of Phoenix Stadium on August 30, 2018 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, AZ - AUGUST 30: Quarterback Chad Kelly #6 of the Denver Broncos looks to pass under pressure from defensive tackle Peli Anau #63 of the Arizona Cardinals during the preseason NFL game at University of Phoenix Stadium on August 30, 2018 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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Offensive Line

Garett Bolles (age 26)

The Broncos drafted Garett Bolles with a first round pick (20th overall) in the 2017 NFL Draft out of Utah.

Jared Veldheer (age 31)

Jared Veldheer was a third-round pick of the Oakland Raiders once upon a time, but the Broncos acquired him in a trade from the Arizona Cardinals in the 2018 offseason. They sent the Cardinals a sixth-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft.

Elijah Wilkinson (age 23)

The Broncos signed Wilkinson as an undrafted free agent out of UMass in 2017, and he was on the team’s practice squad for a brief bit before joining the active roster.

Billy Turner (age 26)

Turner was a third-round pick of the Miami Dolphins (67th overall) in the 2014 NFL Draft but was waived by the team in 2016, claimed by the Baltimore Ravens, waived by the Ravens, and claimed by the Broncos. He signed a one-year, $2 million deal with Denver in 2018.

Ron Leary (age 29)

The Broncos signed former undrafted free agent Ron Leary to a four-year, $36 million contract in the 2017 offseason. He was an unrestricted free agent of the Dallas Cowboys.

Connor McGovern (age 25)

Connor McGovern was a fifth-round pick of the Broncos (144th overall) in the 2016 NFL Draft out of Missouri.

Max Garcia (age 26)

The Broncos drafted Max Garcia in the fourth round (133rd overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft.

Matt Paradis (age 28)

The Broncos selected Paradis with a sixth-round pick (207th overall) in the 2014 NFL Draft. He didn’t make the initial roster and was signed to the team’s practice squad before becoming the full-time starting center in 2015.

Sam Jones (age 22)

Jones was a sixth-round pick of the Denver Broncos (183rd overall) in the 2018 NFL Draft out of Arizona State.

Austin Schlottmann (Practice Squad, age 22)

The Broncos signed Schlottmann as an undrafted free agent out of TCU in 2018. He was waived and signed to the team’s practice squad in September.

Avery Gennesy (Practice Squad, age 24)

The Broncos signed Gennesy to their practice squad after final cuts were turned in in September 2018. The former undrafted free agent out of Texas A&M spent time with Jacksonville and Cleveland in his first year in the NFL.

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