Here’s who the Broncos have cut so far as they trim the roster to 53

The Denver Broncos have finished trimming their roster to 53 players, for now.

The team needed to be at 53 by Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. MST. After deciding on a punter on Monday morning, several other cuts rolled in throughout the days. 104.3 The Fan and 9NEWS Broncos insider Mike Klis had details on who received the bad news they weren’t making the team. Others have chimed in as well, with the full 53-man roster linked in a tweet from the Broncos at the bottom of this article.

Broncos have waived veteran CB Bless Austin per source. #9sports

— Mike Klis (@mikeklis) August 29, 2022

Broncos have waived RB JaQuan Hardy per source. Had 4 carries for 23 yards in final preseason game Saturday vs. Vikings. Candidate for practice squad. #9sports

— Mike Klis (@mikeklis) August 29, 2022

Broncos have waived ILB Jeremiah Gemmel per source. Helped out big-time in preseason game Saturday on short notice. #9sports

— Mike Klis (@mikeklis) August 29, 2022

Per source, Broncos have waived OL Sebastian Gutierrez, the pride of Minot State. #9sports

— Mike Klis (@mikeklis) August 29, 2022

Broncos have waive/injured CB Donnie Lewis per source. #9sports

— Mike Klis (@mikeklis) August 29, 2022

Source confirms Broncos are waiving DL McTelvin Agim. Huge final preseason game (2 forced fumbles, 2 deflections, 1 sack) not enough to make 53. #9sports

— Mike Klis (@mikeklis) August 30, 2022

Broncos have waived OL Zack Johnson per source. #9sports

— Mike Klis (@mikeklis) August 30, 2022

Broncos have waived rookie TE Dylan Parham per source. Definitely a practice squad candidate. #9sports

— Mike Klis (@mikeklis) August 30, 2022

Broncos have released QB Josh Johnson per source. Brett Rypien appears to be the No. 2 QB. #9sports

— Mike Klis (@mikeklis) August 30, 2022

Trade: Broncos sending LB Malik Reed to the Pittsburgh Steelers for late draft-pick compensation, per sources.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 30, 2022

#Broncos waive offensive lineman Quinn Bailey. #Denver7

— Troy Renck (@TroyRenck) August 30, 2022

The #Broncos are waiving DL Jonathan Harris, per source. They want him back on practice squad.

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) August 30, 2022

Broncos are cutting RB Devine Ozigbo, per a source. Claimed from New Orleans recently, had 13 carries for 59 yards in the preseason finale. Could be a practice squad candidate if he's not signed elsewhere.

— Parker Gabriel (@ParkerJGabriel) August 30, 2022

Kana’i Mauga is being waived, per a league source

— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) August 30, 2022

Broncos have waived WR Kendall Hinton, per source. Hope he clears so he can be brought back on practice squad. #9sports

— Mike Klis (@mikeklis) August 30, 2022

Broncos have cut veteran safety J.R. Reed, per source. #9sports

— Mike Klis (@mikeklis) August 30, 2022

Tough deal for undrafted rookie WR Brandon Johnson. He's going to be waived/injured with injury settlement, per source. Most likely would have made 53 but suffered high ankle sprain on first play of final preseason game Saturday. #9sports

— Mike Klis (@mikeklis) August 30, 2022

Source: #Broncos waiving OL Netane Muti.

— Doug Kyed (@DougKyed) August 30, 2022

Was a tough numbers game for Seth Williams. Played great in preseason finale #Denver7 #Broncos https://t.co/1ts5rsBw1J

— Troy Renck (@TroyRenck) August 30, 2022

Broncos (19 of 21) roster moves:
Released
J Johnson QB
Waive
Agim DL
Bailey OL
J Harris DL
F Hicks CB
K Hinton WR
Z Johnson OL
J Kongbo OLB
Mauga ILB
McMillian CB
N Muti G
Niese OL
Ozigbo RB
Parham TE
J Reed S
Shepherd WR
S Williams WR
B Johnson WR (inj)
Trade
M Reed OLB#9sports

— Mike Klis (@mikeklis) August 30, 2022

The Broncos are releasing veteran Eric Tomlinson as a procedural roster move, per sources. Will be re-signed to 53 tomorrow. Broncos need to float an injured player or two for a day so they wind up on short-term IR (4 games). Players put on IR today are done for season. #9sports

— Mike Klis (@mikeklis) August 30, 2022

Mike Purcell also cut. Broncos have 5 DL including 2 rookies. https://t.co/m10lZgQ881

— Andrew Mason (@MaseDenver) August 30, 2022

Our initial 53-man roster is set.

— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) August 30, 2022

These days are never easy, as NFL dreams are dashed, sometimes permanently. On the bright side, it appears as if Broncos GM George Paton didn’t waste much time, giving several guys a fair shot to land somewhere else by cutting them on Monday or early Tuesday.

We’ll keep this story updated, so stay tuned. There will be a lot of roster shuffling throughout the league in the next 24-48 hours, even though the initial 53-man roster is now set.

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