Broncos Sign Chad Mustard, Release Dylan Gandy

by John Bena on Oct 6, 2008 7:15 PM MDT in Denver Broncos Roster Moves

The Denver Broncos on Monday signed free-agent tight end Chad Mustard, Head Coach Mike Shanahan announced. As per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The Broncos also on Monday waived guard Dylan Gandy.

Mustard (6-foot-6, 277 pounds) is in his fifth NFL season and third year with the Broncos. He competed with Denver in its 2008 training camp before he was waived on Aug. 30.

In 41 career games (6 starts) with Denver (2006-07) and Cleveland (2002-04), Mustard has totaled 12 receptions for 123 yards (10.3 avg.). He entered the NFL with the Browns as a practice-squad signee in 2002 after a stint with the Omaha Beef of the National Indoor Football League, and he played both football and basketball at the University of North Dakota.

Last season with the Broncos, Mustard saw time in 12 games (2 starts) and had a personal-best five receptions for 62 yards (12.4 avg.). He started a career-high four games and appeared in a total of 12 contests for Denver in 2006.

Mustard played two seasons of football at North Dakota after his basketball eligibility expired. He finished his collegiate basketball career ranked eighth all-time in UND annals with 1,568 points scored.

Born on Oct. 8, 1977, Mustard attended Scotus Central Catholic High School in Columbus, Neb.

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how bad off is schef

if they had to bring in another te?

by Sneaky Sean on Oct 6, 2008 7:19 PM MDT reply actions

mustard

is like adding a TE AND a Tackle. I wouldn’t sa we are worse off with Mustard in there, because for a couple of weeks at least, we will be doing some things that are very different from what we have put on tape in past weeks.

A great opportunity here, to change things up for a couple of weeks while Tony gets healthy.

Mountains, forest, sea: these render man fierce, but yet do not destroy the man.

by Jeremy Bolander on Oct 6, 2008 7:44 PM MDT up reply actions

I just meant injury wise

no knock on mustard…honestly I’m surprised he wasn’t picked up by another team. but schef is just out 2-3 weeks right?

by Sneaky Sean on Oct 6, 2008 8:11 PM MDT up reply actions

yeah

that’s what the initial thought was

Jason
The Hanging Curve

by poorboywilly on Oct 6, 2008 9:04 PM MDT up reply actions

My exact thoughts styg

I like the move.

That’s ok with me. We’re playing for wins, not media publicity....HT 9/11/08

by firstfan on Oct 6, 2008 11:13 PM MDT up reply actions

I really lke Mustard.

He may not stay after Scheff comes back, but he will be a help.

"Greater is an army of sheep led by a lion, than an army of lions led by a sheep" Defoe

by Steve Nichols on Oct 7, 2008 2:45 PM MDT up reply actions

Colonel Mustard is back

At least he is familiar with the offense.

Victor Frankl:

What man actually needs is not a tensionless state but rather the striving and struggling for some goal worthy of him. What he needs is not the discharge of tension at any cost, but the call of a potential meaning waiting to be fulfilled by him.

Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.

by wyoeng on Oct 6, 2008 7:27 PM MDT reply actions

Colonel Mustard.....in the endzone......with the football.

"It doesn't dissipate" ~ Mike Shanahan

Cutler's 4th qtr/OT game winning drives: 4

by weazel on Oct 6, 2008 8:33 PM MDT up reply actions 2 recs

nice

by Sneaky Sean on Oct 6, 2008 9:27 PM MDT up reply actions

VERY nice.

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"Greater is an army of sheep led by a lion, than an army of lions led by a sheep" Defoe

by Steve Nichols on Oct 7, 2008 2:44 PM MDT up reply actions

and with Colbert traded

He can have his number back! I’ve always liked Scheff, Graham, and Chad roaming about in 88, 89 and 85.

Unfortunately, the Colbert trade also limits our receiver depth now. However, I think Martinez is a good guy, I just hope he doesn’t have to be anything more than depth or a returner.

Jason
The Hanging Curve

by poorboywilly on Oct 7, 2008 11:49 AM MDT reply actions