The Broncos' cut down to 53 players and 16 practice squad members is underway.
A couple of deadlines to keep in mind: Teams must be down to 53 players by 2 p.m. MDT Tuesday. They can place waiver claims on eligible players until 10 a.m. Wednesday. Denver is fifth in the waiver priority order, so Sean Payton and general manager George Paton have a good chance of landing a player if they like one who gets waived in the coming days.
At 10:01 a.m. Wednesday, teams can start filling their 16-man practice squads.
More than 1,100 players league-wide will be out of work for at least some time between now and Wednesday. Life in the bubble can be tough.
"There's going to be anxiety and you're going to have nervousness, but at the end of the day it's kind of out of our control at this point," second-year safety Delarrin Turner-Yell told The Post after the Broncos' 41-0 preseason-closing win over the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday night. "You just have to try to be comfortable letting everything play out."
Here's how they're playing out for the Broncos. This list will continue updating through the deadline with the most recent moves at the top of the list.
Latest updates
Sunday
(3:30 p.m.): Denver waived wide receivers Kendall Hinton, J.J. Koski and defensive back Delonte Hood and released offensive lineman Isaiah Prince in addition to Williams, according to the NFL's transaction wire.
If there's a surprise in the group it's Hinton, who played extensively for the Broncos last year when injuries struck the wide receiver room. Hinton started the 2022 season on the practice squad and could be a candidate for that designation again this year, though he and the others waived will be eligible to be claimed by other teams through Wednesday morning.
"He's smart. He's savvy. He's one of those players who has a good feel," Payton said of Hinton last week. "I think he locates and tracks the ball well. He knows who he is. He's better in the slot and some of those interior option routes. … He's got really good football instincts."
While a player is on waivers, he is eligible to be traded, so Denver could also hope that there's a team interested in acquiring Hinton and willing to deal a late-round pick or a player in order to avoid the risk of another team claiming him on waivers.
After the five cuts Sunday, Denver's roster stands at 85. The Broncos will need to trim 32 more over the next two days.
Trimming three wide receivers leaves Denver with 10 remaining on the roster. Jerry Jeudy (whether he goes to short-term IR or not due to a hamstring injury), Courtland Sutton and Marvin Mims, Jr. are locks to make the roster, while Brandon Johnson is likely to, as well. Lil'Jordan Humphrey has come on strong recently. The others: Marquez Callaway — like Humphrey, he's played for Payton in the past — Montrell Washington, Taylor Grimes, Josh Hammond and Michael Bandy.
(2:30 p.m.): The Broncos have waived wide receiver Nick Williams.
Williams, a former standout at Cherry Creek High, had been on and off Denver's roster several times over the course of the offseason but was a longshot to make the 53-man cut.
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