The Broncos have let go of one of their offensive players.
Per the league’s daily transaction wire, Denver has waived receiver Mike Woods off of injured reserve with an injury settlement.
Woods, 26, had signed with the Broncos in May after a successful tryout during rookie minicamp. But he was waived/injured earlier this month.
A Browns sixth-round pick in 2022, Woods has appeared in 15 career games with two starts. He’s registered 12 catches for 110 yards.
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Former NFL defensive tackle DeShawn Williams has filed a lawsuit over memorabilia that he believes was stolen from his home.
The theft wasn’t the garden-variety smash-and-grab. Via Tampa Bay 28, Williams claims that contractors hired after Hurricane Helene damaged the home in 2024 entered the premises without permission, took items belonging to Williams, and then posted them for sale on Facebook Marketplace.
DeShawn Williams and his wife, Ashlee, contend that their mortgage company hired Solid Foundation Properties LLC, which then subcontracted with Colvin Inspections to inspect and preserve the property. They claim that Colvin Inspections also removed certain property.
“They call it securing the property or winterizing the property,” their attorney, Matt Weider, told Tampa Bay 28. “But in fact, they’re just entering into a property and violating a homeowner’s security.”
The Williamses contend that DeShawn’s Denver Broncos helmet and his Bengals jersey were listed for sale on Facebook Marketplace, for $800 and $200, respectively.
DeShawn Williams, undrafted in 2015, played for the Bengals, Broncos, and Panthers. Earlier this year, he joined the Oklahoma coaching staff as a defensive analyst.
Broncos wide receiver Troy Franklin ranked second on the team last season with 104 targets, 65 catches, 709 receiving yards and six touchdowns. Only Courtland Sutton had more targets, catches, receiving yards and touchdowns.
Thus, no one was more affected by Denver’s acquisition of Jaylen Waddle than Franklin.
“He’s a guy who’s coming in who’s a first-rounder,” Franklin told Luca Evans of The Denver Post on Tuesday. “We traded high value for him, and he’s going to get his touches, you know?
“But I think the same thing to where we’re not just going to be predictable. . . . ‘Oh, yeah, we’re giving 17 [Waddle] the ball every play.’ It’s just one of those deals where I think we just always gotta be ready.”
Franklin, a fourth-round pick in 2024, said before the Waddle trade that he was aiming for his first 1,000-yard season in 2026. That doesn’t seem likely with Waddle and Sutton expected to command most of the targets.
While his targets likely decrease, he also is likely to have better looks.
“Obviously, I think it’s a bit of both,” Franklin told Evans. “You got a guy coming in like that — obviously he’s getting paid more than me, or whatever the case is. I feel like that’s the thought any receiver has when they get somebody coming into the receiver room, you know?
“But I know me, personally, I’m always up for a challenge, competition. I think I’m hyper-competitive. I know what I can do out there, man. Especially just building off of last year. And I’m just building now, with him there. Trying to figure out my role in the offense now, and all that good stuff. And it’s been going good, man.”
Broncos wide receiver Marvin Mims was part of Sean Payton’s first draft class in Denver, but he doesn’t know if this will be his final year playing for the head coach.
Mims is heading into the final year of his rookie deal and said an extension would “be sweet,” but acknowledged, via Zac Stevens of DNVR Sports, that he knows “you can’t keep everybody” given the business realities of the NFL. He also said that he thinks he’s made the case for landing such a deal even if he’s sometimes felt challenged by the number of chances he has to shine.
“I think I’ve proved it time and time again. just in different stretches, different opportunities,” Mims said. “I feel as if the coaching staff knows what they’re going to get from me. I love making plays. I love being out there doing the things that I can do. It’s just whatever the team needs from me. Sometimes, I’m not in the most fortunate situations. Sometimes I am a little irritated with my situation, but, at the end of the day, I’m blessed to be where I am today, standing right here where I am. . . . With this possibly being my last year, I’m just going to enjoy it to the fullest, going through it carefree and just play my hardest because we have a real chance to do something extremely special.”
The Broncos traded for Jaylen Waddle this offseason and Courtland Sutton is also signed to a long-term deal, so another big investment at receiver may not be in the cards in Denver. As long as Mims remains on the field in the fall, he could make the ultimate decision a more difficult one.
The offseason programs around the league have largely wrapped up for 2026, with players and coaches around the league now experiencing some time off.
But training camps are just a few weeks away from opening.
The NFL announced the camp report dates for all 32 teams on Monday, with the first ones opening up in less than a month.
Below are the camp locations and report dates:
Arizona Cardinals: State Farm Stadium | Rookies: 7/22 | Veterans 7/22
Atlanta Falcons: Atlanta Falcons Training Facility | Rookies: 7/24 | Veterans: 7/28
Baltimore Ravens: Under Armour Performance Center | Rookies: 7/24 | Veterans: 7/28
Buffalo Bills: St. John Fisher University | Rookies: 7/21 | Veterans: 7/28
Carolina Panthers: Bank of America Stadium | Rookies: 7/21 | Veterans: 7/22
Chicago Bears: Halas Hall | Rookies: 7/25 | Veterans: 7/28
Cincinnati Bengals: Paycor Stadium | Rookies: 7/25 | Veterans: 7/28
Cleveland Browns: CrossCountry Mortgage Campus | Rookies: 7/23 | Veterans: 7/28
Dallas Cowboys: Marriott Residence Inn Oxnard | Rookies: 7/28 | Veterans: 7/28
Denver Broncos: Broncos Park Powered by CommonSpirit | Rookies: 7/22 | Veterans: 7/28
Detroit Lions: Meijer Performance Center | Rookies: 7/25 | Veterans: 7/28
Green Bay Packers: Lambeau Field | Rookies: 7/27 | Veterans: 7/28
Houston Texans: Houston Methodist Training Center | Rookies: 7/21 | Veterans: 7/28
Indianapolis Colts: Grand Park | Rookies: 7/27 | Veterans: 7/28
Jacksonville Jaguars: Miller Electric Center | Rookies: 7/25 | Veterans: 7/28
Kansas City Chiefs: Missouri Western State University | Rookies: 7/28 | Veterans: 7/28
Las Vegas Raiders: Intermountain Health Performance Center | Rookies: 7/23 | Veterans: 7/28
Los Angeles Chargers: The Bolt | Rookies: 7/23 | Veterans: 7/28
Los Angeles Rams: Loyola Marymount University | Rookies: 7/25 | Veterans: 7/25
Miami Dolphins: Baptist Health Training Complex | Rookies: 7/21 | Veterans: 7/28
Minnesota Vikings: TCO Performance Center | Rookies: 7/26 | Veterans: 7/28
New England Patriots: New Balance Athletics Center | Rookies: 7/21 | Veterans: 7/24
New Orleans Saints: Ochsner Sports Performance Center | Rookies: 7/28 | Veterans: 7/28
New York Giants: Quest Diagnostics Training Center/The Greenbrier | Rookies: 7/23 | Veterans: 7/28
New York Jets: Athletic Health Jets Training Center | Rookies: 7/25 | Veterans: 7/28
Philadelphia Eagles: Jefferson Health Training Complex | Rookies: 7/28 | Veterans: 7/28
Pittsburgh Steelers: Saint Vincent College | Rookies: 7/28 | Veterans: 7/28
San Francisco 49ers: SAP Performance Facility | Rookies: 7/18 | Veterans: 7/25
Seattle Seahawks: Virginia Mason Athletic Center | Rookies: 7/17 | Veterans: 7/24
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: AdventHealth Training Center | Rookies: 7/27 | Veterans: 7/28
Tennessee Titans: Vanderbilt Health Football Center | Rookies: 7/23 | Veterans: 7/28
Washington Commanders: Commanders Park | Rookies: 7/24 | Veterans: 7/28
The logjam of unsigned picks at the top of the third round of the 2026 NFL draft is starting to break.
The Broncos signed defensive tackle Tyler Onyedim, the second player drafted in the third round, to his rookie contract on Sunday night. That signing came just hours after the Raiders signed Keyron Crawford, the third player drafted in the third round.
Onyedim gets a four-year, $7.38 million contract with a $1.8 million signing bonus. According to Luca Evans of the Denver Post, Onyedim got no guaranteed base salary on the deal. The delay in signing high third-round picks was caused in part by agents trying to get guaranteed base salary for them, but teams have been holding firm that the only money they would guarantee for third-round picks was the signing bonus.
The top third-round pick, Cardinals quarterback Carson Beck, remains unsigned. Also unsigned are the fourth, fifth and sixth picks of the third round: Eagles offensive tackle Markel Bell, Bears tight end Sam Roush and 49ers edge rusher Romello Height.
The Broncos made four roster moves on Thursday.
They announced the signings of offensive lineman Reid Holskey and cornerback Blake Cotton, waiving offensive guard Nash Jones and rookie cornerback Ahmari Harvey in corresponding moves.
Holskey and Cotton participated in the team’s minicamp this week as tryout players.
Holskey, 24, started at right tackle all four seasons at Miami of Ohio. He spent time with the Ravens and Giants last season.
Cotton, 22, signed as an undrafted rookie after playing at Utah and UC Davis.
Jones spent three weeks on the Broncos’ practice squad late last season, then participated in the team’s offseason program.
Harvey, an undrafted rookie who played collegiately at Auburn and Georgia Tech, received a $10,000 signing bonus and $110,000 in guaranteed salary.
The Broncos are adding an offensive lineman.
Per Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, Denver has reached an agreement on a one-year deal with Reid Holskey.
Holskey, 24, was most recently with the Giants, who waived him late last month.
He has also spent time with the Texans and Ravens since entering the league as an undrafted free agent in 2025.
Holskey has not appeared in a regular-season game.
The NFL hasn’t had its own development league since the plug was pulled on NFL Europe nearly 20 years ago. Currently, the UFL is filling that void.
Broncos coach Sean Payton, whose team recently signed UFL receiver Hakeem Butler and UFL cornerback Sean Fresch Jr., was asked on Wednesday whether Denver’s scouts have made a concerted effort to target UFL players.
“I asked the question of the scouts the other day like, ‘UFL or CFL? Where are we getting the better [players]?’” Payton told reporters. “I don’t know how many years in, five, six, seven with the UFL, and I think it’s kind of becoming that, ‘OK, where’s the next market?’ They’re getting developed somewhere. Where are they if they’re not in our league? I think to their league’s credit, it’s helping us.”
Technically, the UFL has been around for only three years. It arose from a merger of the XFL and the USFL.
Payton also was asked whether it helps players with limited NFL experience to get UFL reps.
“Well, they don’t have a choice,” Payton said. “But yes. Do I think guys can go get exposure, get experience, get confidence? History has said there are Hall of Famers now for our league that played up in the CFL.”
The NFL doesn’t have a developmental league because, frankly, it didn’t turn a profit (or enough of one) with NFL Europe. If it had, NFL Europe would have endured.
Follow the money. If the NFL believed the money would follow the establishment of a developmental league, the NFL would absolutely have one.
Broncos cornerback Pat Surtain II says he’s lining up against a different Denver offense in offseason practices, thanks to the arrival of wide receiver Jaylen Waddle.
Surtain was asked what Waddle brings to the offense, and he said the blazing speed Waddle showed during his time with the Dolphins is on display on the Broncos’ practice field as well.
“Speed, speed, speed . . . it adds a whole different dynamic for sure. It’ll be fun to watch,” Surtain said, via ESPN.
The Broncos made a big investment in Waddle, trading a first-round pick and a third-round pick to the Dolphins to get him. That’s the kind of aggressive move a team makes when it thinks a player might be the last piece of a Super Bowl-winning roster. Surtain is liking what he’s seeing.
