The Denver Broncos have trimmed down their roster to 53 players and are now preparing for week one of the regular season. They are fifth on the waiver wire, so will have one of the first cracks at any player releases league-wide. Teams have until Sunday to submit waiver claims, so this 53-man roster could change by then. Let us take a look at the Broncos initial 53-man roster. Quarterback(3): Case Keenum Chad Kelly Paxton Lynch Running back(3): Devontae Booker Royce Freeman Phillip Lindsay Fullback(1): Andy Janovich Wide receiver(5): Demaryius Thomas Emmanuel Sanders Courtland Sutton DaeSean Hamilton Tim Patrick Tight end(3): Jeff Heuerman Jake Butt Matt LaCosse Offensive line(9): Garett Bolles Ronald Leary Matt Paradis Connor McGovern Jared Veldheer Billy Turner Max Garcia Sam Jones Elijah Wilkinson Defensive line(6): Derek Wolfe Adam Gotsis Domata Peko Zach Kerr Shelby Harris DeMarcus Walker Outside linebackers(4): Von Miller Bradley Chubb Shaq Barrett Shane Ray Inside linebacker(6): Brandon Marshall Todd Davis Josey Jewell Joe Jones Keishawn Bierra Alexander Johnson Cornerbacks(5): Chris Harris Jr. Jr. Bradley Roby Tramaine Brock Adam “Pac Man” Jones Isaac Yiadom Safety(5): Justin Simmons Darian Stewart Su’a Cravens Will Parks Dymonte Thomas Special Teams(3):<doc-sep>The Denver Broncos have the 53 players they are going to begin the season with. Some of the moves the team made to get to those 53 players were among the most surprising in the league on Saturday. Some of these moves left fans angry and confused, but they are the moves the organization felt would be best for the team in 2018. However, that doesn’t mean the organization can’t be criticized as some of these moves were not only surprising, they were quite strange. Below, you will see a list of three players who should still be on the roster and three guys who probably should have been sent to the waiver wire. Surprise cut: De’Angelo Henderson This move wasn’t just surprising or strange, it was downright terrible. After two solid preseasons with the team, De’Angelo Henderson has been sent packing in favor of Devontae Booker, a running back fans are far less enamored with. Unfortunately, the NFL is a business and therefore, fans have no say in the matter. Booker is the player the organization has decided to invest more time in. It shouldn’t take Henderson long to latch on somewhere else. Surprise keep: Elijah Wilkinson Elijah Wilkinson made it as a rotational lineman for the team, something almost no one would have predicted. Cyrus Kouandijo seemed like a better choice but the team chose to go with the undrafted player out of Massachusetts. Wilkinson did spend some time on the active roster last season.<doc-sep>After announcing a 53-man roster on Saturday, the Denver Broncos will consider options off the waiver wire on Sunday morning. After players clear waivers, the team can begin building a 10-man practice squad at 10 a.m. MT on Sept. 2. We are tracking all of the practice squad signings below: *Henderson will not count toward the team’s 10-man practice squad until after Week 1 because he is serving a one-game suspension. Note: None of these signings are official until confirmed by the team. Players on the practice squad can be promoted to the 53-man roster during the regular season. Other teams are also allowed to sign players off Denver’s practice squad to their own active rosters. Players that have gone from the Broncos’ practice squad to the active roster in recent years include dime backer Dymonte Thomas and running back Juwan Thompson. This page will be updated as new signings are announced.<doc-sep>The official deadline is Saturday at 2 p.m. Mile High time, but the Denver Broncos usually got the cut downs going early with 13 players cut on Friday and the rest on Saturday. The road from 90 players to 53 players is a long one and we’ll all be glad its over with. There may even be a trade involved as we saw last year on NFL cut day when offensive tackle Ty Sambrailo was traded to the Atlanta Falcons for a fifth-round pick, so don’t rule something like that out either. Related: NFL cuts tracker | Khalil Mack trade We’ll get the updates in on Mile High Report as fast as we can. All updates will be put into our tracker stream as well. List of Broncos cuts Wide receiver, Jordan Leslie - Source Defensive lineman, DeQuinton Osborne - Source Guard, Jeremiah Poutasi - Source Outside linebacker, Marcus Rush - Source Defensive end, Antonio Simmons - Source Wide receiver, Mark Chapman - Source Cornerback, Marcus Rios - Source Cornerback, Michael Hunter - Source Defensive end, DeShawn Williams - Source Offensive lineman, J.J. Dielman - Source Wide receiver, Bryce Bobo - Source Wide receiver, John Diarse - Source Offensive tackle, Austin Fleer - Source Wide receiver, Carlos Henderson - Source Safety, Jordan Moore - Source Running back, De’Angelo Henderson - Source Cornerback, Brendan Langley - Source Outside linebacker, Jeff Holland - Source Safety, Trey Marshall - Source Tight end, Brian Parker - Source Linebacker, Zaire Anderson - Source Tight end, Austin Traylor - Source Receiver/returner, Isaiah McKenzie - Source Defensive end, Clinton McDonald - Source Defensive tackle, Kyle Peko - Source Wide receiver, River Cracraft - Source Offensive tackle, Leon Johnson - Source Safety, Shamarko Thomas - Source Offensive tackle, Cyrus Kouandjio - Source Running back, Dave Williams - Source Cornerback, C.J. Smith - Source Wide receiver, DeAndrew White - Source Guard/Center, Austin Schlottmann - Source Defensive end, Caushaud Lyons - Source Offensive tackle, Andreas Knappe - Source Players placed on the injured reserve Tight end, Troy Fumagalli - Source Linebacker, Jerrol Garcia-Williams - Source Player placed on the PUP list Wide receiver, Jordan Taylor - Source Live Coverage<doc-sep>
During the last 48 hours, the Denver Broncos made a series of transactions to trim their roster down to 53 players leading up to Saturday’s 2:00 p.m. transaction deadline for these roster cuts. Some of the more notable cuts came yesterday as the Broncos move on from several draft picks from 2017 when they cut Isaiah McKenzie, Brenden Langley, Carlos Henderson, and even De’Angelo Henderson. Surprisingly, they even moved on from promising undrafted free agent pass rusher Jeff Holland. On Sunday, the waiver claims will likely be announced around 10 a.m. mile high time and with such a high waiver order for the Broncos, we could see John Elway and his staff add another player or two to the roster. Then by 11 a.m. mile high time the Broncos can start building their 10-man practice squad. Practice Squad Rules Under the new 10-man practice squad rules implemented in 2016, teams can have up to four players with two accrued seasons in the NFL. A season is considered six weeks, so you may find players in their third season with practice squad eligibility left. After that, players eligibility is limited to those who have been on an active roster fewer than six games, or were on the 46-man active gameday roster for less than nine games. As far as pay for the 2018 season, practice squad players can make no less than $7,600 per week, which equates to $129,200 for the season. Broncos Waiver Wire Claims Broncos Practice Squad Updates Safety, Trey Marshall - Source Tight end, Brian Parker - Source Offensive tackle, Austin Schlottmann - Source Nose tackle, Kyle Peko - Source Cornerback, Brendan Langley - Source Wide receiver, River Cracraft - Source Running back, David Williams - Source Wide receiver, Carlos Henderson - Source (On Suspended List) Outside linebacker, Jeff Holland - Source Defensive lineman, DeShawn Williams - Source Offensive lineman, Avery Gennesy - Source Live Coverage