Update:
Mike Klis reports that the Broncos have officially signed RB Theo Riddick to a one-year contract on Friday.
According to Mike Klis, the Broncos are expected to sign free-agent RB Theo Riddick later this week.
Riddick had visited both the Broncos and the Saints after being released last week by the Lions. Riddick reunites with Broncos RBs coach Curtis Modkins who he worked with in Detroit.
Riddick, 28, is a former sixth-round pick of the Lions back in 2013. He was in the third year of his four-year, $12.3 million contract and set to make base salaries of $2.7 million and $3.2 million over the final two years of the agreement when the Lions released him on Saturday.
In 2018, Riddick appeared in 14 games for the Lions and rushed for 171 yards on 40 carries (4.3 YPC) to go along with 61 receptions for 384 yards receiving and no touchdowns.
We have him featured in our Top 50 Available Free Agents list.
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