The Denver Broncos just pulled off a pretty significant move, officially signing veteran safety Taylor Rapp. Yeah, that’s right. According to Adam Schefter over at ESPN and other reports, the 28-year-old safety is headed to the Mile High City, and it looks like they’re not messing around with their secondary depth anymore.
Who Is Taylor Rapp, Anyway?
So, who is Taylor Rapp, right? This dude’s no rookie, not by a long shot. He was a second-round pick all the way back in the 2019 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams. We’re talking about an *experienced* safety with a ton of starts under his belt in this league. Rapp’s already stacked up seven seasons in the NFL, playing in 93 games and starting 72 of those. That’s a serious, serious resume for a 28-year-old. He spent time with the Rams, obviously, and most recently with the Buffalo Bills. Last season, man, he only got into six games for the Bills before a knee injury sidelined him for the rest of the year, putting him on injured reserve. But don’t sleep on his career numbers just because of one injury. Rapp’s got a whopping 488 tackles, 11 tackles for a loss, two sacks, 12 interceptions, 31 pass deflections, and two forced fumbles. That’s consistent, reliable production, folks, and the Broncos know it.
Denver’s Depth Dilemma
This signing isn’t just about adding a name to the roster, though. The Broncos were clearly looking to fix a hole, a pretty glaring one at that. Their safety depth was actually called out as the *only* real weakness on their roster, which is saying something. Remember PJ Locke holding down that third safety spot last season? Well, the Broncos didn’t bring anyone in to fill that role during the offseason. They tried the whole “let’s see what the young guys got” thing, allowing their young safeties to duke it out through camp for the job. But now, with camp wrapping up, it seems those young players just didn’t show enough. This is exactly where Rapp steps in, big time. He’s likely slotting right into that critical third safety role, bringing some much-needed veteran depth and a ton of experience to the room. It’s not just about filling a spot, either. He’s insurance, serious insurance, if anything were to happen to their starting safeties, Talanoa Hufanga or Brandon Jones. Smart move, if you ask me.
Who’s On The Hot Seat Now?
And let’s be real, this move puts some current Broncos safeties squarely on the hot seat. I mean, outside of the All-Pro special teamer Devon Key, the rest of the safety depth chart just got a lot more competitive. JL Skinner might have looked good in that preseason opener, but now he could seriously be looking in from the outside. Tycen Anderson was brought in as a special teams ace, but has he really done enough to lock down a 53-man roster spot with this kind of veteran presence arriving? Then there’s seventh-round rookie Miles Scott, who, let’s be honest, might be practice squad bound now. Rapp’s arrival is a serious shakeup for that room, no doubt about it. It screams that the Broncos are serious about getting the right guys on the field, even if it means making a significant veteran addition late in camp when other teams are trimming rosters.
How this all shakes out is going to be super interesting to watch. We’ll get another look at these guys, and maybe how Rapp fits in, during the Broncos’ second preseason game tomorrow night against the Green Bay Packers. Stakes are high for those bubble players now, huh?
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Originally reported by Mile High Report.
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