Overview
- The Broncos waived/injured outside linebacker Drew Sanders on Sunday, a move that triggers the NFL waiver wire and could see him revert to Denver’s injured reserve if unclaimed.
- Sanders was a 2023 third-round pick out of Arkansas who played 21 NFL games with four starts and recorded 32 tackles and one sack during his time in Denver.
- A torn Achilles in the 2024 offseason began a string of absences that cost Sanders most of 2024 and all of 2025, and he spent much of this summer sidelined with an undisclosed injury.
- If Sanders clears waivers he will revert to injured reserve and the Broncos are likely to negotiate an injury settlement that would free him to sign elsewhere after the settlement’s waiting period.
- The move closes a three-year, injury-marred chapter for the Broncos’ front office and creates roster pressure as the team navigates depth questions around its edge group while key players are unavailable.