Broncos roster: 4 players whose stock took a hit at OTAs
Broncos roster stock down no. 4: One of the tight ends
We’ve got to face it — at some point, one of the tight ends the Denver Broncos currently have on the roster is going to be on the outside looking in.
Let’s take a look at players that could be considered on the Denver Broncos roster “bubble” after OTAs and the financial investment made in each of them.
- Andrew Beck: 1 year, $1.25 million, $200,000 guaranteed
- Eric Tomlinson: 1 year, $1.435 million, $1 million guaranteed
- Eric Saubert: 1 year, $1.187 million, $30,000 guaranteed
Based on the guaranteed cash given to these guys, the order you would think they’d be most likely to make the roster would go: Tomlinson-Beck-Saubert.
Based on diversity of skill set, it’s impossible to say.
These guys are all very different types of players who can do different things well.
I’m guessing the Broncos would ideally like to have one of these guys on the practice squad, at least initially, and even though he played a pretty significant role last season, that player might end up being Eric Saubert.
Saubert hung around in free agency for a long time before the Broncos brought him back and they only gave him a $30,000 guarantee, which seems abnormally low.
Tomlinson was held out of the back end of OTAs and is the most unspectacular athlete of the group, but he’s essentially an extension of the offensive line and the team valued him pretty highly with $1 million guaranteed.
Andrew Beck plays a hybrid tight end/fullback role and could be a valuable outlet type of receiver for the Broncos. Maybe they keep Beck on the roster instead of, say, keeping four running backs.
One way or another, it seems like at least one of these back-end tight ends won’t make the final roster.