Broncos Using Post-June 1 Designation To Cut LB Dre Greenlaw

According to Chris Tomasson, the Broncos will use a post-June designation to release LB Dre Greenlaw.

That move can’t be officially processed until the start of the league year on Wednesday. It will split his dead cap hit between this year and next, leaving behind $2.2 million in dead money and saving Denver $8.2 million in cap space. 

Greenlaw, 28, was drafted by the 49ers in the fifth round out of Arkansas in 2019. He was in the final year of a four-year, $2.8 million deal when he agreed to a two-year extension in 2022. 

Greenlaw was testing the market for the first time as an unrestricted free agent in 2025 when he agreed to a three-year, $35 million contract with the Broncos. 

In 2025, Greenlaw appeared in eight games for the Broncos and recorded 43 tackles, one sack, a forced fumble, an interception and two pass defenses.

We have him included in our Top 100 Available NFL Free Agents list.