By 2PM mdt today the Denver Broncos, and the other 31 teams in the National Football League, must be at 53 players on the active roster. Use this thread to talk about it as names come across the wires -
The following players are confirmed to be released or placed on I/R -
| Released September 4 and 5th, 2009 | ||
| Player | NFL Exp. | College |
| DL Matthias Askew* | 3 | Michigan State |
| G Kory Lichtensteiger | 2 | Bowling Green State |
| QB Ingle Martin | 3 | Furman |
| CB Rashod Moulton | 1 | Fort Valley State |
| T Clint Oldenburg* | 2 | Colorado State |
| DL Carlton Powell | 2 | Virginia Tech |
| ILB Lee Robinson* | R | Alcorn State |
| WR Nate Swift* | R | Nebraska |
| RB Marcus Thomas | 2 | Texas-El Paso |
| WR Matthew Willis* | 2 | UCLA |
| DB Joshua Bell | 2 | Baylor |
| CB Tony Carter* | R | Florida St. |
| DT Everette Pedescleaux* | R | N. Iowa |
| OL Mitch Erickson* | 2 | S. Dakota St. |
| DE Tim Crowder | 3 | Texas |
| DE Nic Clemons | 3 | Georgia |
| RB Darius Walker | 3 | Notre Dame |
| OL Matt McChesney** | 3 | Colorado |
*Practice Squad Eligable
**Placed on Injured Reserve
After the jump, the players on the Broncos roster that are Practice Squad eligable.
| 53-man roster | Practice Squad | Waived | |
| RB Knowshon Moreno | X | ||
| OLB/DE Robert Ayers | X | ||
| CB Alphonso Smith | X | ||
| DB Darcel McBath | X | ||
| TE Richard Quinn | X | ||
| DB David Bruton | X | ||
| OG Seth Olsen | X | ||
| WR Kenny McKinley | X | ||
| QB Tom Brandstater | X | ||
| DE Mathias Askew | X | ||
| OG Mitch Erickson | X | ||
| T Clint Oldenburg | X | ||
| WR Matthew Willis | X | ||
| WR Nate Swift | X | ||
| DT/DE Ryan McBean | X | ||
| DB DJ Johnson | X | ||
| DB Tony Carter | X | ||
| SLB Lee Robinson | X | ||
| DE Everette Pedescleaux | X | ||
| DE/NT Chris Baker | X |