The Broncos made a whole lot of moves today as they get set to trim their roster down to 75. Among their transactions, Denver traded tackle Chris Clark to the Texans for a seventh-round choice in 2016, as Jeff Legwold of ESPN.com tweets. The sixth-year offensive tackle appeared in 69 games (27 starts) with Denver during the last five seasons. Prior to that, Clark spent two years competing on Minnesota’s practice squad.
The team also announced a litany of transactions on Monday morning. Vested veteran Reggie Walker has been cut loose while nine other players were waived:
Released:
- Reggie Walker, ILB
Waived:
- Tevrin Brandon, CB
- Andre Davis, G
- Joe Don Duncan, TE/FB
- Zac Dysert, QB
- Spencer Lanning, P
- Ross Madison, S
- Jake Murphy, TE
- Jeremy Stewart, RB
- Chase Vaughn, OLB
Walker, a former special-teams standout for the rival Chargers, was signed in March but unable to win a job amongst a competitive group of inside linebackers. That batch of ILBs includes 2014 draft picks Corey Nelson and Lamin Barrow. In addition to the moves listed above, Denver also placed third-round pick Jeff Heuerman on injured reserve.
Clark entered the last two offseasons as the staring right tackle only to be supplanted in two different systems. While the inexperience on the Broncos’ left side of the offensive line has been well-documented, the fact that they’ve now gone through four starters at RT since moving Orlando Franklin to guard isn’t as much. Getting something for Clark was resourceful, but going into a season with mid-summer emergency replacement Ryan Harris illustrates the uncertainties across Denver’s front.