Broncos waive reserve TE Lucas Reed, sign TE Jake O'Connell

To fill his place, the Broncos also signed former KC Chief TE Jake O'Connell.

Didn't practice past two days w/ hamstring injury RT @DenverBroncos: The #Broncos waived/injured TE Lucas Reed.

— Lindsay Jones (@bylindsayhjones) July 27, 2013

And now the Jake O'Connell signing makes sense. RT @DenverBroncos: The #Broncos waived/injured TE Lucas Reed.

— MileHighReport (@MileHighReport) July 27, 2013

Reed spent his collegiate career at New Mexico where the implementation of the triple option offense stunted his production as a TE. His senior year, Reed only managed 7 receptions for 37 yards. He showed more threat as a pass catcher during his junior year averaging more than 10 yards per reception. While his pass production leveled off a bit, his blocking excelled. Reed capped off his senior year with 23 knockdown blocks in 275 run block snaps. Reed was a potentially larger in-line TE measuring in at 6-6 250.

Jake O'Connell has been a reserve for the Chiefs the past 4 seasons, making it to the active roster contributing primarily as a backup/special teams player. O' Connell has appeared in 35 games during that time and has registered 15 catches for 108 yards.

UPDATED 7/28/2013 2:30 PM MST:

TE Lucas Reed cleared waivers and reverts to the #Broncos' injured reserve list.

— Denver Broncos (@DenverBroncos) July 28, 2013