Broncos Cut Roster Down To 53, Release 34

Here’s the full list of moves:

Cuts:

1. DT Israel Antwine
2. CB Brent Austin
3. WR Michael Bandy
4. LS Luke Basso
5. CB Sean Fresch
6. DB Ricardo Hallman
7. T Reid Holskey
8. TE Justin Joly
9. WR Kolbe Katsis
10. WR Dane Key
11. WR Joseph Manjack
12. OLB Dasan McCullough
13. RB Jaleel McLaughlin
14. NT Jordan Miller
15. T Tyler Miller
16. LB Red Murdock
17. OL Gavin Ortega
18. S Parker Robertson
19. WR Cameron Ross
20. WR Kyrese Rowan
21. RB Cody Schrader
22. S Miles Scott
23. OLB Ron Stone Jr.
24. CB Reese Taylor
25. OLB Johnny Walker Jr.
26. DT Kristian Williams
27. ILB Taurean York
28. LB Drew Sanders (Injured)
29. LS Mitchell Fraboni
30. TE Lucas Krull
31. FB Adam Prentice
32. T Foster Sarell
33. C Lecitus Smith
34. G Calvin Throckmorton

Placed on Reserve/Injured (Designated to Return)

1. T Frank Crum
2. TE Caleb Lohner

Placed on Reserve/PUP

1. G Nick Gargiulo

Placed on Commissioner’s Exempt List

1. OLB Jonathon Cooper

Cooper, 28, was a two-year starter at Ohio State and a third-team All-Big Ten selection as a senior. The Broncos used the No. 239 overall pick in the seventh round on him in 2021.

Cooper was in the final year of a four-year deal worth $3,580,672 that also included a $100,672 signing bonus when Denver signed him to a four-year, $60 million extension in November 2024. 

In 2025, Cooper appeared in all 17 games for the Broncos and recorded 50 tackles, eight tackles for loss, eight sacks, and four pass defenses.