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Posts Tagged ‘Roster Moves’

Broncos Claim Spann Off Waivers

August 24th, 2009 - 4:09pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by

The Broncos on Monday claimed defensive back Antwain Spann off waivers from Buffalo and waived receiver Travis Shelton.

Spann played for New England from 2006 to 2008 and competed in training camp this season with the Buffalo Bills. He entered the league with the New York Giants in 2005 as an undrafted free agent.

Spann has appeared in 19 career regular-season games and totaled 11 special-teams tackles along with one defensive stop. He has also played in three postseason games, notching two special teams tackles.

Broncos Make Several Moves

August 17th, 2009 - 4:30pm by Zach EisendrathOther posts by

The Broncos on Monday announced several roster moves.

The club acquired defensive lineman Le Kevin Smith from the New England Patriots in a trade that included undisclosed draft choices. The team also signed free-agent running back Marcus Thigpen and waived defensive lineman Rulon Davis along with guard Pat Murray.

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Parker Placed on IR

August 8th, 2009 - 10:42am by Zach EisendrathOther posts by

Defensive lineman J’Vonne Parker has been placed on injured reserve. The move makes room for Knowshon Moreno to officially sign with the team today and join the active roster.

Entering his fifth season in the NFL, Parker has appeared in 11 games during his professional career, seeing time on the rosters of Carolina, Atlanta, Baltimore, Dallas and Cleveland.

– Zach Eisendrath, DenverBroncos.com

Shelton, Moulton Signed

July 30th, 2009 - 7:38pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by

The Broncos on Thursday announced that wide receiver Travis Shelton (pictured above) and cornerback Rashod Moulton have been signed.

Shelton is a rookie out of Temple University, who originally signed with the team as an undrafted free agent on April 27. He totaled 64 receptions for 784 yards with four touchdowns at Temple, adding 25 rushes for 205 yards and 97 career kickoff returns for a school-record 2,507 yards with two touchdowns.

He earned second-team All-Mid-American Conference honors as a kickoff returner as a senior in 2008, leading the nation with a 31.3-yard return average while adding a 92-yard touchdown return at Kent State.

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Changes That Will Make A Difference

July 28th, 2009 - 9:19am by mike_riceOther posts by

It is time to get things going. Training camp started this week with rookies and selected veterans reporting to Dove Valley. Soon the rest of the players will be in; full squad practices begin on Friday.

It was an offseason of change for the Broncos. They have a new head coach and coaching staff, a new set of quarterbacks and a revamped roster.

Here are my choices for the top three moves the Broncos made in the offseason. Since I already wrote about the quarterback position in the last blog, I am not considering what happened with that position for this list.

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