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Five Denver Broncos who will be leaving the team in a few weeks

The 2023 NFL season has just six weeks remaining, which implies that many players will be with their teams for a very short time. In the NFL, roster turnover is inevitable, particularly as teams are just starting their second season under a new head coach. It’s impossible to keep the band together year after year.

Which Denver Broncos players might be playing their final few weeks for the team with just over a month left in the season? A few players scheduled for NFL free agency in 2024 may find themselves cut when the season begins.

In 2022 NFL free agency, the Denver Broncos signed K’Waun Williams to a two-year contract; at the time, it appeared to be one of the best offseason additions the team had made. Williams was performing admirably as a slot cornerback for the Broncos even when he was hurt. He even had an interception off Trevor Lawrence that sealed the victory in the team’s London game against the Jaguars the previous season.

Williams was excellent in 2022, but we haven’t had a chance to see him much in 2023. Williams has been sidelined since the preseason due to a foot injury. Although the team had hoped he might return for the second half of the season, that hope has been dashed and Williams will not be playing.

Young Ja’Quan McMillian has performed admirably in K’Waun Williams’ absence and appears to be the team’s starting position moving forward. I don’t see Williams returning to Denver in 2024, especially since he will turn 33 in the summer.

Former Broncos players who were traded or left via free agency this offseason

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This offseason, the Denver Broncos have made 20 moves, and 16 of their free agents are still unsigned. Three more players were traded out of Denver, and four of the team’s free agents signed with other teams.

Here’s a brief look at the former Broncos who have moved on.

Upon acquiring Russell Wilson through trade, the Broncos decided against re-signing Bridgewater. He committed to the Miami Dolphins for a single season.

The offensive lineman Schlottmann signed a one-year contract with the Minnesota Vikings after leaving Denver.

In an effort to concentrate on developing young players, the Denver Broncos have decided to part ways with linebacker Randy Gregory, as general manager George Paton and the team announced on Friday.

The Broncos sent the linebacker and a seventh-round pick to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the upcoming draft, following rumors that the team was going to release the veteran.

Gregory will still receive about $10 million from Denver in the year following the trade.

Gregory was a member of the Broncos for ten games, during which he recorded eight solo tackles, three sacks, and one pass deflection for Denver. He had one sack and nine tackles this season.

The seasoned pass rusher was only able to play in six games last season due to a suspected knee injury.

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Gregory was traded by Denver just eighteen months after he signed a five-year, $70 million contract that included a $14 million salary for the current campaign.

Nik Bonitto, Jonathan Cooper, Thomas Incoom, Alex Singleton, and Josey Jewell are the remaining linebackers for Denver. According to reports, Bonitto’s strong performance as the starting quarterback against the Chicago Bears made the decision to cut Gregory easy. In Denver’s 31-28 comeback victory over Chicago, Bonitto’s strip-sack of Justin Fields in the fourth quarter set up Cooper’s scoop-and-score touchdown play that tied the score.

Gregory played for the Dallas Cowboys from 2015 to 2022 before joining the Broncos. He’s accumulated 97 tackles, 18.5 sacks, 10 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries, and 1 interception over his career.