Broncos Set 53-Man Roster
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – Meet your 2012 Denver Broncos.
On Friday, the club waived or released 19 players — including veteran cornerback Drayton Florence — placed two on the reserve-suspended list and another on injured reserve to reach the regular-season roster limit of 53 players.
Here is a list of the transactions:
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Marshall To Active Roster; Gandy WaivedTo make room for Brandon Marshall on its active roster the Broncos waived guard Dylan Gandy on Tuesday.
Gandy joined the Broncos as a free agent on May 16, 2008 and spent training camp with Denver. The team released Gandy on August 30 to reach the 53-man league minimum, only to bring him back to the team’s active roster three days later.
Marshall was off the active roster last week serving a one-game suspension for violating the league’s personal conduct policy.
-Jake Grilley, DenverBroncos.com
McKinley Released; Two More Signed
The Broncos continued in a busy week of roster moves this afternoon, releasing ninth-year defensive tackle Alvin McKinley. After releasing McKinley trading Domonique Foxworth to Atlanta earlier today, two roster spots were available. The team signed guard Dylan Gandy, who had been with the team through training camp, and defensive tackle Josh Shaw, a sixth -year player who joins the Broncos after spending the 2007 season with Oakland, which released him on Saturday.
McKinley was the Broncos’ most experienced defensive tackle with 42 career starts, including 10 last season with Denver. In his one season with the team, he amassed 28 tackles and 2.5 sacks.
Gandy has played 42 career games (14 starts) in the regular season along with six career playoff games (1 start), including the Colts’ victory in Super Bowl XLI during the 2006 season. In 2007, Gandy saw time in 10 games for Indianapolis and recorded one start at right guard.
Shaw has played in nine career regular-season games and totaled nine tackles and a sack.
-Gray Caldwell, DenverBroncos.com
Final Cuts MadeThe league mandated deadline for final roster cuts was 2:00 PM MDT Saturday, and the Broncos have made all their roster moves to get to the 53-man limit.
The following players were waived:
Quarterback Darrell Hackney
Wide receivers Glenn Martinez, Marquay McDaniel and Clifford Russell
Tight end Chad Mustard
Offensive linemen P.J. Alexander, Dylan Gandy and Mitch Erickson
Defensive ends Larry Birdine and Paul Carrington
Defensive tackle Steven Harris
Linebacker Jordan Beck
Cornerbacks Wale Dada and Tyrone Poole
Safeties Josh Barrett and Vickiel Vaughn
Punter Sam Paulescu
On the waived/injured list:
Tight end Brett Pierce
On the reserve/injured list:
Fullback Cecil Sapp, with a left quad injury
Running back Anthony Alridge, with a left foot injury
– Adam Zinser, DenverBroncos.com
Final Roster is a Daily RosterAll 32 National Football League teams set their 2007 rosters over the weekend.
A flurry of activity saw moves including waivers, physically unable to perform, injured reserve, trade talk, and unsigned free agents going here or there.
What it all amounts to is that a team’s roster is always something that must be viewed in the present only.
There are always improvements and updates to rosters, due to a variety of factors including but not limited to injury and available players with varying skill levels.