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| [[Cleveland Browns]] || [[Fullback (gridiron football)|FB]] [[Andy Janovich]] || 2021 seventh-round selection—No. 253 || <ref>{{cite news |last=O'Halloran |first=Ryan |title=Broncos lose center Connor McGovern (Jets), will be trading fullback Andy Janovich (Browns) |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2020/03/17/broncos-lose-connor-mcgovern-trade-andy-janovich/ |newspaper=The Denver Post |date=March 18, 2020 |access-date=March 18, 2020}}</ref>
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| rowspan=2| [[New York Giants]] || [[Cornerback|CB]] [[Isaac Yiadom]] || 2021 seventh-round selection—No. 239 || <ref>{{cite web |last=DiLalla |first=Aric |title=Broncos agree to trade CB Isaac Yiadom to Giants |url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-agree-to-trade-cb-isaac-yiadom-to-giants |work=Denver Broncos |date=September 2, 2020 |access-date=September 2, 2020}}</ref>
| rowspan=2| [[New York Giants]] || [[Cornerback|CB]] [[Isaac Yiadom]] || 2021 seventh-round selection—No. 239 || <ref>{{cite web |last=DiLalla |first=Aric |title=Broncos agree to trade CB Isaac Yiadom to Giants |url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-agree-to-trade-cb-isaac-yiadom-to-giants |work=Denver Broncos |date=September 2, 2020 |access-date=September 2, 2020}}</ref>

Revision as of 10:21, 1 May 2021

2021 Denver Broncos season
OwnerEstate of Pat Bowlen
General managerGeorge Paton
Head coachVic Fangio
Home fieldEmpower Field at Mile High
Uniform

The 2021 season will be the Denver Broncos' upcoming 52nd season in the National Football League, their 62nd overall, their third under head coach Vic Fangio and their first season under general manager George Paton. This will be the Broncos' first season since 2010 that John Elway won't be serving as general manager, as he announced on January 4, 2021 that we would give up his general manager duties but remain part of the Broncos' personnel, as the president of football operations. They will attempt to improve on their 5–11 record from 2020 and make the playoffs for the first time since their 2015 Super Bowl-winning season.

Coaching changes

  • February 4: Chris Cook was hired as an offensive quality control coach.[1]

Front office changes

  • January 3: During halftime of the Broncos' 2020 regular season finale, director of player personnel Matt Russell announced his retirement, after eight seasons in that role.[4]
  • January 4: John Elway announced that he will remain president of football operations, but will relinquish his general manager duties, and led the hiring of a new general manager.[5]
  • January 13: George Paton was hired as the new Broncos' general manager. Paton spent the previous 14 seasons in the Minnesota Vikings' front office, including the previous nine seasons as the Vikings' assistant general manager and the last three as vice president of player personnel.[6]

Roster changes

Future contracts

All players listed below were signed to reserve/future contracts on January 4, unless noted otherwise. The signings include all ten players who were on the practice squad of the final roster at the end of the 2020 season. Each player was officially added to the active roster on March 17—the first day of the 2021 league year.[7]

Position Player Notes
OT Quinn Bailey
WR Trinity Benson
WR Fred Brown waived February 2[8]
S Chris Cooper
RB Jeremy Cox
RB Damarea Crockett
WR Kendall Hinton
TE Jordan Leggett waived February 2[8]
LB Patrick Morris signed January 5[9]
OT Darrin Paulo waived February 2[8]
DT Deyon Sizer

Free agents

Unrestricted

Position Player 2021 team Notes
LB Jeremiah Attaochu Chicago Bears signed with the Bears on March 21[10]
CB De'Vante Bausby TBD
TE Jake Butt TBD originally an RFA
LB Austin Calitro TBD originally an RFA
LB Anthony Chickillo TBD
OT Demar Dotson TBD
DT Shelby Harris Denver Broncos re-signed March 15[11]
S Kareem Jackson Denver Broncos contract option for 2021 declined on March 15,[12] re-signed March 24[13]
LB Joseph Jones TBD
RB Phillip Lindsay Houston Texans originally an RFA, assigned right-of-first-refusal tender on March 16,[14]
tender rescinded on March 18,[15] signed with the Texans on March 19[16]
LB Von Miller Denver Broncos contract option for 2021 picked up on March 16[17]
S Will Parks TBD
S Justin Simmons Denver Broncos assigned franchise tag on March 5,[18] re-signed March 19[19]
CB Kevin Toliver TBD originally an RFA
DE DeMarcus Walker Houston Texans signed with the Texans on April 16[20]
G Elijah Wilkinson Chicago Bears signed with the Bears on March 23[21]
DT Sylvester Williams TBD

Note: Unrestricted free agents who were originally Restricted free agents (RFA) had three accrued seasons whose contracts expired at the end of the previous season, and did not receive a qualifying offer before the start of the 2021 league year on March 17.

Restricted and exclusive-rights

Position Player Tag 2021 team Notes
OT Calvin Anderson ERFA TBD assigned tender on March 16[14]
LB A. J. Johnson RFA TBD assigned tender on March 16[14]
S Trey Marshall RFA TBD assigned tender on March 16[14]
WR Tim Patrick RFA TBD assigned tender on March 16[14]
WR Diontae Spencer ERFA TBD assigned tender on March 16[14]
Restricted Free Agent (RFA): Players with three accrued seasons whose contracts expired at the end of the previous season
Exclusive-Rights Free Agent (ERFA): Players with two or fewer accrued seasons whose contracts expired at the end of the previous season

Signings

Position Player 2019 team(s) Notes
RB Mike Boone Minnesota Vikings signed March 18[22]
CB Ronald Darby Washington Football Team signed March 17[23]
CB Kyle Fuller Chicago Bears signed March 20[24]
DT Isaiah Mack New England Patriots
Tennessee Titans		 signed February 11[25]
LB Natrez Patrick Los Angeles Rams claimed off waivers from the Rams on January 10[26]
DE Shamar Stephen Minnesota Vikings signed April 6[27]

Departures

Position Player Notes
CB A. J. Bouye released February 10[28]
DE Jurrell Casey released February 25[29]
DE Joel Heath waived February 2[8]
S Alijah Holder waived February 2[8]
TE Nick Vannett released March 23[30]

Draft

Main article: 2021 NFL Draft
2021 Denver Broncos Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
1 9 Patrick Surtain II CB Alabama
2 35 Javonte Williams RB North Carolina
3 98 Quinn Meinerz G Wisconsin–Whitewater
105 Baron Browning LB Ohio State
5 152
164
6 218
7 237
239
253

Draft trades

Trade partner Broncos give Broncos receive Source
Atlanta Falcons original 2021 second-round selection—No. 40
2021 fourth-round selection—No. 114		 2021 second-round selection—No. 35
2021 sixth-round selection—No. 218		 [31]
Carolina Panthers original 2021 sixth-round selection—No. 191 QB Teddy Bridgewater [32]
Cleveland Browns FB Andy Janovich 2021 seventh-round selection—No. 253 [33]
New Orleans Saints 2021 third-round selection (No. 76–from NYG) two 2021 third-round selections—Nos. 98 & 105
New York Giants CB Isaac Yiadom 2021 seventh-round selection—No. 239 [34]
original 2021 third-round selection—No. 71 2021 third-round selection (No. 76—later traded to NO)
2021 fifth-round selection—No. 164

Staff

Denver Broncos staff
Walton-Penner Family Ownership Group
Front office
  • President – Damani Leech
  • General manager – George Paton
  • Assistant general manager – Darren Mougey
  • Vice president of player personnel – Cody Rager
  • Director of player personnel – Reed Burckhardt
  • Director of pro personnel – A. J. Durso
  • Executive director of football operations – Kelly Kleine
  • Vice president of football administration – Rich Hurtado
  • Vice president of football operation and compliance – Mark Thewes
  • Vice president of player development – Ray Jackson
  • Director of college scouting – Brian Stark
  • Senior personnel executive – Roman Phifer
  • Senior personnel executive – David Shaw
  • Assistant director of college scouting – Nick Schiralli
Head coach
Offensive coaches
  
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
  • Vice president of player health and performance – Beau Lowery
  • Head strength and conditioning – Dan Dalrymple
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Korey Jones
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Shaun Snee

→ Coaching staff
→ Front office
→ More NFL staffs

Current roster

Denver Broncos roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Rookies in italics

Roster updated August 14, 2024

90 active (+1 exempt), 2 inactive

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Preseason

The Broncos' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

Regular season

2021 opponents

Listed below are the Broncos' opponents for 2021. On March 30, 2021, the NFL announced the addition of one game to regular season for a total of 17 games played. The 17th game will match the Broncos in a home game against the Detroit Lions, a interconference opponent from one of the three divisions from the NFC that the Broncos are not scheduled to play in 2021, which was based on division placement from 2020.[35]

Exact dates and times will be announced on May 12.[36]

Category Home Away
Division opponents
(AFC West)		 Kansas City Chiefs
Las Vegas Raiders
Los Angeles Chargers
Conference opponents
(AFC North)		 Baltimore Ravens
Cincinnati Bengals		 Cleveland Browns
Pittsburgh Steelers
Conference opponents
(based on 2020 division placement)		 New York Jets Jacksonville Jaguars
Interconference opponents
(NFC East)		 Philadelphia Eagles
Washington Football Team		 Dallas Cowboys
New York Giants
Additional home game
(Interconference opponent based on 2020 division placement)		 Detroit Lions

References

  1. ^ DiLalla, Aric (February 4, 2021). "Broncos hire Chris Cook as Offensive Quality Control Coach". Denver Broncos. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  2. ^ Swanson, Ben (February 8, 2021). "Broncos hire Christian Parker as Defensive Backs Coach". Denver Broncos. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  3. ^ Renck, Troy (January 25, 2021). "Broncos coach Renaldo Hill lands Chargers' defensive coordinator job". ABC Denver. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  4. ^ Dilalla, Aric (January 3, 2021). "'I got to work with the all-time greatest Bronco': After announcing retirement, Matt Russell reflects on working alongside John Elway". Denver Broncos. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  5. ^ Dilalla, Aric (January 4, 2021). "John Elway announces changes to Broncos football operations". Denver Broncos. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  6. ^ Dilalla, Aric (January 13, 2021). "Broncos agree to terms with George Paton to become general manager". Denver Broncos. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  7. ^ DiLalla, Aric (January 4, 2021). "Broncos sign 10 players to future contracts". Denver Broncos. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  8. ^ a b c d e DiLalla, Aric (February 2, 2021). "Broncos waive five players". Denver Broncos. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  9. ^ DiLalla, Aric (January 5, 2021). "Broncos sign OL Patrick Morris to future contract". Denver Broncos. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  10. ^ Williams, Charean (March 21, 2021). "Jeremiah Attaochu signs two-year deal with Bears". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  11. ^ DiLalla, Aric (March 15, 2021). "Broncos agree to terms on three-year deal with DE Shelby Harris". Denver Broncos. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  12. ^ Renck, Troy (March 15, 2021). "Broncos decline contract option on Kareem Jackson". ABC Denver 7. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  13. ^ DiLalla, Aric (March 24, 2021). "Broncos sign S Kareem Jackson to 1-year deal". Denver Broncos. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  14. ^ a b c d e f DiLalla, Aric (March 16, 2021). "Broncos place second-round tenders on RFAs Tim Patrick, Alexander Johnson, also tender Phillip Lindsay, several ERFAs". Denver Broncos. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  15. ^ Simmons, Miles (March 18, 2021). "Broncos rescind Phillip Lindsay's tender, making him an unrestricted free agent". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  16. ^ Maya, Adam (March 19, 2021). "Texans signing former Pro Bowl RB Phillip Lindsay to 1-year, $3.25M deal". NFL. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  17. ^ Swanson, Ben (March 16, 2021). "Broncos to pick up Von Miller's contract option for 2021 season". Denver Broncos. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  18. ^ DiLalla, Aric (March 5, 2021). "Broncos place franchise tag on safety Justin Simmons". Denver Broncos. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  19. ^ DiLalla, Aric (March 19, 2021). "Justin Simmons signs new four-year contract with Broncos". Denver Broncos. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  20. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (4-16-2021)". HoustonTexans.com. April 16, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  21. ^ Alper, Josh (March 23, 2021). "Bears sign Elijah Wilkinson". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  22. ^ DiLalla, Aric (March 18, 2021). "Broncos agree to terms with RB Mike Boone". Denver Broncos. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  23. ^ DiLalla, Aric (March 15, 2021). "Reports: Broncos agree to terms with CB Ronald Darby". Denver Broncos. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  24. ^ DiLalla, Aric (March 20, 2021). "Broncos agree to terms with CB Kyle Fuller". Denver Broncos. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  25. ^ DiLalla, Aric (February 11, 2021). "Broncos sign DT Isaiah Mack". Denver Broncos. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  26. ^ Heath, Jon (January 10, 2021). "Broncos will add a linebacker to roster after the Super Bowl". USA Today. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  27. ^ DiLalla, Aric (April 6, 2021). "Broncos agree to terms with DL Shamar Stephen". Denver Broncos. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  28. ^ DiLalla, Aric (February 10, 2021). "Broncos release cornerback A.J. Bouye". Denver Broncos. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  29. ^ DiLalla, Aric (February 25, 2021). "Broncos release DL Jurrell Casey". Denver Broncos. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  30. ^ DiLalla, Aric (March 23, 2021). "Broncos release TE Nick Vannett". Denver Broncos. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  31. ^ Swanson, Ben (April 30, 2021). "Broncos trade up, select RB Javonte Williams with No. 35 pick in 2021 NFL Draft". Denver Broncos. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  32. ^ DiLalla, Aric (April 28, 2021). "Broncos agree to trade for QB Teddy Bridgewater". Denver Broncos. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  33. ^ O'Halloran, Ryan (March 18, 2020). "Broncos lose center Connor McGovern (Jets), will be trading fullback Andy Janovich (Browns)". The Denver Post. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  34. ^ DiLalla, Aric (September 2, 2020). "Broncos agree to trade CB Isaac Yiadom to Giants". Denver Broncos. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  35. ^ DiLalla, Aric (January 3, 2021). "Broncos 2021 opponents finalized". Denver Broncos. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  36. ^ DiLalla, Aric (April 21, 2021). "Broncos' 2021 schedule to be announced May 12". Denver Broncos. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
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