Broncos Waive QB Garrett Grayson & WR Chad Hansen

Mike Klis reports that the Broncos have waived QB Garrett Grayson and WR Chad Hansen to make room for some of their undrafted rookie signings.

Grayson, 27, is a former third-round pick of the Saints back in 2015. He managed to make the 53-man roster during his rookie season but wound up being among the team’s final roster cuts coming out of the preseason.

The Saints signed him to their practice squad soon after and brought him back on a futures deal last year. However, they decided to cut him loose as they trimmed their roster down to 53 players at the start of the 2017 season.

Grayson was on and off of the Falcons’ practice squad before being waived him coming out of the preseason and later signing on to the Broncos’ taxi squad. Denver brought him back on a futures contract this past January. 

In 2015, Grayson was active for one game for the Saints.

Hansen, 24, was selected with the No. 141 overall pick by the Jets in last year’s NFL draft. He was entering the second year of his four-year rookie contract worth $2,819,648 when the Jets elected to waive him as they trimmed their roster down to the 53-man limit.

The Patriots claimed him off of waivers shortly after but elected to waive him in October. Hansen had a brief stint on the Titans’ practice squad before the Broncos added him to their taxi squad.

Denver re-signed Hansen to a futures contract this past January.

In 2017, Hansen appeared in 15 games for the Jets and recorded nine receptions for 94 yards (10.4 YPC) and no touchdowns.