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According to the Denver Broncos, they have been award punter Spencer Lanning off waivers from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
#Broncos were awarded punter Spencer Lanning off waivers from Tampa Bay. Roster stands at 90 players.
— #BroncosCamp (@Broncos) August 14, 2015
This roster move bumps the Broncos roster back up to 90 players.
The Buccaneers waived Lanning after trying out four punters and signing former Denver Broncos kicker/punter Carl Schmitz earlier this week.
The Buccaneers had claimed Lanning off waivers June 9 from the Cleveland Browns, who had waived him after they had acquired Andy Lee from the San Francisco 49ers.
In review: #Broncos waive punter Karl Schmitz #Bucs sign Karl Schmitz #Bucs waive punter Spencer Lanning #Broncos claim Spencer Lanning
— MileHighReport (@MileHighReport) August 14, 2015
Lanning had spent the last two seasons with the Cleveland Browns. During those two seasons, Lanning averaged 44.1 yards on 177 punts, with a net average of 38.6. Lanning also has 14 career kickoff attempts, but only one touchback in two years. So I do not view him as a possible kickoff specialist.
Look for Lanning to compete with current starting punter Britton Colquitt. The Broncos did recently cut Colquitt's salary a bit, so I don't think his roster spot is in much danger now.