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Broncos sign Jim Leonhard

Found August 04, 2012 on Down and Distance: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Jim Leonhard,  Jason La Canfora
TEAMS: New York Jets,  Denver Broncos,  Buffalo Bills
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Former New York Jets safety Jim Leonhard signed with the Denver Broncos two days after attending a Buffalo Bills practice (Credit: AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

It looks like the Denver Broncos are willing to take another aging veteran player in hopes that they return to their old selves. Today, the Broncos announced that they have signed former New York Jets Jim Leonhard.

According to Jason La Canfora of CBS.com, Leonhard and the Broncos agreed to a one-year contract.

Although Leonhard attended practice at the Bills’ training camp on Thursday, he left without a contract and traveled today for a workout in Denver, where he quickly signed.

Leonhard, who suffered a season-ending tear to his patellar tendon in Week 14 of last season, signed in Buffalo as an undrafted free agent out of Wisconsin in 2005, and has played three years in Buffalo, one in Baltimore and three with the Jets.

 

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