Less than a week until Sunday, August 30, at 4:00pm MT, the NFL’s grim reaper officially comes for the Denver Broncos roster. Today is the last Monday that dozens of players will clock in, knowing their NFL dream might be ending right here, right now, with a 53-man roster cut looming. This season, the drama on cut day in Denver will hit hard on the offensive side of the ball.
The Backfield Battle and Wideout Locks
The real heat in Denver is all on the offensive side of the ball, especially at running back, wide receiver, and tight end. You’ve got J.K. Dobbins, Jonah Coleman, and R.J. Harvey as absolute locks at running back, no doubt about it. But that leaves Jaleel McLaughlin, Tyler Badie, and Cody Schrader battling it out for only one final spot. Talk about high stakes for those guys! Wide receiver is a little less spicy, honestly. Waddle, Sutton, Mims, Bryant, and Troy Franklin are pretty much locked into the five spots. It’s tough to see any of the hopefuls like Lil’Jordan Humphrey, Kobe Katsis, Dane Key, Joseph Manjack, Kyrese Rowan, Kyre Duplessis, or Hakeem Butler breaking through.
Tight End Tussle and Trade Talk
At tight end, it’s Evan Engram, Justin Joly, Lucas Krull, Adam Trautman, Dallen Brentley, and the injured Caleb Lohner fighting for likely four spots. The buzz is to expect the names you already know to make it. Sorry, Caleb, that’s the cold truth of the NFL. Will Broncos GM George Paton pull a fast one with a pre-deadline trade? He’s done it before, like in 2023 when he shipped Albert Okwuegbunam and a 7th rounder to the Eagles for a 6th. With so many players returning from 2025, it’s a real possibility Paton makes a move.
There’s one last preseason game against Minnesota in Denver, but let’s be real, that game’s disposable. Most of the guys playing in it won’t be on the team by the time it re-airs on NFL Network. Every player not a lock is busting their tail to stick around, either on the practice squad or hoping to catch on with another club. Who survives this Sunday’s roster bloodbath? We’ll find out soon enough.
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Originally reported by Mile High Report.
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