Jeff Legwold Oct 4, 2023, 3:04 PM ETLectura: 3 min.
Randy Gregory, 30, had signed a five-year, $70 million contract just in March 2022.
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. –The hopes that the Denver Broncos for what Randy Gregory to become an elite pass rusher have been torn apart Wednesday as the team plans to release the outside linebacker, sources told Adam Schefter of ESPN.
Gregory and his agents had requested that the player be cut earlier in the week, sources told ESPN. Head coach Sean Payton, general manager George Paton and team owner Greg Penner discussed the contract, potential playing time, focus on the team and decided the best option was to release him, according to information that could collect ESPN.
Randy Gregory30, signed a five-year, $70 million contract in March 2022. His base salary of $14 million this season and another $5 million for next season are fully guaranteed, according to the Roster Management System.
Randy Gregory and the Broncos have decided to part waysIcon Sportwire
Last weekend, against the Chicago Bears, he did not appear in the starting defense and his position was taken by Nik Bonitto, a second-year player. He played 33 snaps on Sunday and collected three tackles, plus a quarterback hit. In four games so far this season, he has nine tackles and a sack.
The defense of the Broncos He appears last or at the bottom of most major categories, including points received, total yards allowed and rushing yards against.
Bonitto had 2.5 sacks and a forced fumble on Sunday, in addition to creating a play in which Jonathon Cooper returned the ball to the end zone.
“[Bonitto] he’s going to get more reps,” Sean Payton said this week. “…I think our overseas players did a lot better [el domingo]”.
Payton stressed that outside linebackers, including Randy Gregory, they went very deep at times, and that allowed gaps to open up for the quarterbacks to escape. Now, Bonitto and Cooper will start at outside linebacker.
Frank Clark (hip) has only appeared in one game this season and Baron Browning, who underwent knee surgery following organized team activities (OTA’s), remains on the Physically Unable to List (PUP). The Broncos They hope that both can return in the coming weeks.
Also, undrafted rookie Thomas Incoom has had some assignments on defense.
Randy Gregory He has not participated in more than 47 plays in a game during the campaign and even that has been his maximum contribution (in Week 2 against the Las Vegas Raiders). In the rest of the games he has not appeared in even half of the defensive plays.
Gregory had promised in training camp to have a better year than in 2022, a campaign in which he only participated in six games due to a knee injury he suffered in Week 4 that required surgery, in addition to being suspended for one game after throwing a hit Oday Aboushi of the Los Angeles Rams after a 51-14 loss on Christmas. In that same match, Gregory He was benched after various punishments.
For the Broncos, Randy Gregory It was a big disappointment since, when signing him last year, they had him considered as the replacement for Von Miller and Bradley Chubb, players they had traded in 2021 and 2022, respectively.
At the moment, Randy Gregory He has not been able to play a full season in his career due to injuries, in addition to a 54-game suspension for violating the prohibited substances policy. He has never started more than 11 games in a season and has failed to surpass the mark of six quarterback sacks.
2023-10-04 19:04:00
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