The Denver Broncos announced they have cut 20 players to trim the roster down to 53 players.
Our initial 53-man roster is set.
— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) August 30, 2022
The full list of cuts includes:
- DL McTelvin Agim
- T Quinn Bailey
- DL Jonathan Harris
- CB Faion Hicks
- WR Kendall Hinton
- G Zack Johnson
- OLB Jonathan Kongbo
- ILB Kana’i Mauga
- CB Ja’Quan McMillian
- G Netane Muti
- G Michael Niese
- RB Devine Ozigbo
- TE Dylan Parham
- S J.R. Reed
- WR Darrius Shepherd
- WR Seth Williams
- QB Josh Johnson
- TE Eric Tomlinson
- DL Mike Purcell
Denver also placed WR Brandon Johnson on injured reserve and traded OLB Malik Reed to the Steelers.
Johnson, 36, is a former fifth-round pick of the Buccaneers back in 2012. Since then, Johnson has played for a number of teams including the 49ers, Browns, Bengals, Chargers, Jets, Colts, Bills, Ravens, Giants, Texans and Raiders.
Johnson was selected with the No. 1 overall pick by the San Diego Fleet of the Alliance of American Football before signing on with Washington in 2018. From there, he had brief stints with the Lions, 49ers and Jets before finishing out last season with the Ravens.
The Broncos signed Johnson to a contract this past March.
In 2021, Johnson appeared in four games for the Ravens and Jets and completed 67.1 percent of his passes for 638 yards, five touchdowns and two interceptions. He also rushed for 28 yards.
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