Broncos make cuts to 53-man roster

The Broncos today made their final cuts to get the roster down to 53 players. In total 19 players were released and one was placed on injured reserve. The remaining two, Virgil Green and DJ Williams start their suspensions now. Below is the breakdown of the cuts:

FRIDAY’S TRANSACTIONS
NAME Jeremy Beal Jamie Blatnick Rafael Bush Drayton Florence Jerry Franklin Ben Garland Adam Grant Virgil Green Ryan Harris Jason Hill Tony Hills Duke Ihenacho Cornelius Ingram Jeremiah Johnson Mike Mohamed Greg Orton Gerell Robinson Sealver Siliga Syd’Quan Thompson Wayne Tribue Adam Weber D.J. Williams	POSITION Defensive end Defensive end Safety Cornerback Linebacker Defensive end Tackle Tight end Tackle Wide receiver Tackle Safety Tight end Running back Linebacker Wide receiver Wide receiver Defensive tackle Cornerback Guard Quarterback Linebacker	EXPERIENCE1 R 3 10 R 1 1 2 6 6 5 R 2 3 2 1 R 1 3 R 1 9	TRANSACTION Placed on Injured Reserve Waived Waived Released Waived Waived Waived Placed on Reserve-Suspended List Released Released Released Waived Waived Waived Waived Waived Waived Waived Waived Waived Waived Placed on Reserve-Suspended List

Not surprised by these cuts, not sure how Tony Carter made the team. Good to see Florence go after playing poorly. Great to see Jackson and Johnson make the roster. Hopefully we can get a number of these young guys on the practice squad.

Here are some comments from Elway on the roster:

On Carter:

Cornerback Tony Carter, a fourth-year player who finished the preseason with a secondary-leading 10 tackles, was rewarded for his play with a spot on the 53-man roster. Carter beat out veteran Drayton Florence for the job as the fourth cornerback behind Champ Bailey, Tracy Porter and Chris Harris.

'He played better,' Elway said. 'I think that’s the bottom line is it comes down to the competition and you look at what happened and (we) just felt that Tony at this point in time was a guy that was a better football player.'

Elway noted that rookie Omar Bolden is the fifth cornerback.

On Jim Leonhard:

'It was good to see Jim out there,' Elway said. 'He was everything we expected him to be – very smart and in the right spots. I think he’s going to perform very well in this defense and what he can do, because of his smarts. Plus, his leadership back there. Obviously with Omar's (touchdown) and (Leonhard's 17-yard punt) return last night, that was a big boost to us.'

On Knowshon:

'Knowshon had a great camp,' Elway said. 'We had to start him slow because of that knee surgery in the offseason. Jeremiah played well, too. When you look at the full package, we were excited about where Knowshon was, and how he ran the ball and continued to get better throughout camp. He’s carrying more weight, and he’s come back strong. He’s a first- and second-down guy, as well as a third-down guy.'

On Julius Thomas:

'He’s finally getting healthy,' Elway said. 'He’s finally starting to get back up to speed physically. We think that now that he’s physically healthy, he’ll be able to get better and help us on the offensive side.'

Taken from: Elway Talks Roster

Broncos set roster.

More on the roster cuts from MHR

Elway Talks tough cuts

Elway talks linebackers.

Roster

Broncos roster, MHR.

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