Broncos sign P Britton Colquitt to fill extra roster spot

by John Bena on Dec 30, 2009 10:38 AM MST in Denver Broncos Roster Moves

The Denver Broncos on Wednesday signed rookie punter Britton Colquitt to their active roster from Miami's practice squad, it was announced. As per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Colquitt (6-foot-3, 204 pounds), entered the NFL with Denver as a college free agent on April 27 from the University of Tennessee. He competed in training camp with the Broncos before being waived in the team's final roster cutdown on Sept. 1. He was out of football until being signed to Miami's practice squad on Dec. 22.

At the University of Tennessee, Colquitt played in 43 games, punting 209 times for 8,897 yards (42.6 avg.) with 73 punts placed inside the 20-yard line. He only had one punt blocked for his collegiate career and also handled kickoff duties. He received first-team All-Southeastern Conference honors as a sophomore in 2006 and second-team all-conference accolades as a junior in 2007.

Colquitt received all-state honors as a junior and senior at Bearden High School in Knoxville, Tenn., where he kicked and punted. He also lettered in soccer in high school, helping Bearden to a No. 1 national ranking and a state championship as a junior (25-0 record). His father (Craig), brother (Dustin) and cousin (Jimmy) all punted for Tennessee. Craig Colquitt won two Super Bowl rings as the Steelers' punter from 1978-84, Dustin Colquitt punts for the Chiefs and Jimmy Colquitt punted for the Seahawks in 1985. Britton Colquitt was born on March 20, 1985, in Knoxville, Tenn.

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We should have signed Colquitt when we cut Kern

This move was about 10 weeks too late.

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by c_style on Dec 30, 2009 10:49 AM MST reply actions

but but but McD is too arrogant to admit a mistake!

by Todd Jewell on Dec 30, 2009 10:53 AM MST reply actions

SO Berger remains on the team and we carry 2 punters

Hmm. Berger to remain as holder? What else?

by si_ice on Dec 30, 2009 11:09 AM MST reply actions

I doubt that Colquitt will be active...

I bet Berger will be the punter for the rest of the year… and Colquitt will be mr. 2010.

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"Well, the last thing I remember is seeing this flash of Blue and Orange and the #22... then everything just went black..."

by HillisRanUover on Dec 30, 2009 11:20 AM MST up reply actions

McD confirmed in the press conference

Berger will punt… Colquitt has been signed for depth…so basicly to train with the team in the offseason and compete for a job…

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by BroncosNL on Dec 30, 2009 11:48 AM MST up reply actions

I am curious if Colquitt will do kickoffs next year?

by Todd Jewell on Dec 30, 2009 11:14 AM MST reply actions

Prater has been excellent on kickoffs this year

by si_ice on Dec 30, 2009 11:46 AM MST up reply actions

I agree, I just wonder if they want to help him rest his leg

by Todd Jewell on Dec 30, 2009 12:01 PM MST up reply actions

Does that mean the Broncos will have a real punter?

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by AZDynamics on Dec 30, 2009 11:16 AM MST reply actions

Great Move Here!

No Doubt, Colquitt will be the punter next year. I was concerned that we had lost him when he was picked up by Miami and placed on thier PS.

Obviously, Colquitt needed some time to develop and was not ready to do all that the Team was going to ask him to do this year. Now that he has a spot, they have an entire off-season, training camp, and pre-season to get him up to speed for 2010.

The nice thing is the versatility of Colquitt. As we saw in the pre-season… he can be a backup kicker… and even handle the kick-off duties if needed. Again, fits right in with what McD is looking for.

I have a feeling that the punter rotation situation has now been solved for a while.

"So tell me what happened."
"Well, the last thing I remember is seeing this flash of Blue and Orange and the #22... then everything just went black..."

by HillisRanUover on Dec 30, 2009 11:18 AM MST reply actions

Punter rotation?

by Jezru on Dec 30, 2009 2:04 PM MST up reply actions

Well, revolving Punter situation would be a better way to say it...

Obviously Berger was not coming back, so it would have been another after this season… so we had no stability there… that was what I was trying to say.

"So tell me what happened."
"Well, the last thing I remember is seeing this flash of Blue and Orange and the #22... then everything just went black..."

by HillisRanUover on Dec 30, 2009 4:24 PM MST up reply actions

McD just said Berger is still punting this week

by Todd Jewell on Dec 30, 2009 11:19 AM MST reply actions

Simply put.............. Sweet.

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by Troy Hufford on Dec 30, 2009 12:46 PM MST reply actions

My Guess

Is that the Broncos liked Colquitt but wanted him to work on some things like maybe getting rid of the ball quicker. By signing him now, they have him for next year. Wait a week and he’ll probably be with Miami next year. Don’t be surprised if Berger is still punting this week.

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by 3nS on Dec 30, 2009 1:24 PM MST reply actions

what's the record for most punts under 20 yards in a season?

and is berger close to breaking it this year? even given that he’s only played … what? 10 games is it?

by RockyMountainHigh on Dec 30, 2009 2:30 PM MST reply actions

Love the move

by BroncosRock! on Dec 30, 2009 2:48 PM MST reply actions

This just sounds odd to me

No conspiracy or anything, just odd. Could the Broncos re-sign him if they wanted or did Miami sign him so we could get him back? Just odd that he was out of football till just a few days ago and then he re-signs with us.

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by Sean in Pa. on Dec 30, 2009 3:01 PM MST reply actions

Miami signed him to their practice squad

So the only way we could re-sign him is if we signed him straight to our 53 man roster. Which is what we did. Had we not have, Miami would have owned his rights all off-season until they made their final roster next year (i.e. decided if he was on their 53 man roster or not). By signing him now, we have his rights all off-season and we will have him in our training camp next year.

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by c_style on Dec 30, 2009 3:06 PM MST up reply actions

Thinking ahead

Good.

Now where did that Kool-Aid vendor go?

by pubkeeper on Dec 30, 2009 4:17 PM MST reply actions

They signed Britton

because, if Berger makes another 17 yard punt, someone will have to assume those duties when Dawkins gets finished with him!

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by KaptainKirk on Dec 30, 2009 5:29 PM MST reply actions

2010 and CBA

This pobably has more to do with the possible impact of the CBA and top teams not being able to sign free agents in the off-season than anything else. If Colquitt is on the Broncos roster at the end of this season, they will not have to worry about getting a punter later to replace Berger.

by opinion8r on Dec 31, 2009 5:09 AM MST reply actions