Tracking all of the Denver Broncos’ moves as Sean Payton and George Paton set the final 53-man roster

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Preseason is in the book and the Denver Broncos‘ Week 1 date with the Tennessee Titans is less than two weeks away.

But there’s one more item that needs to be taken care of before the season can officially kickoff. Sean Payton and George Paton must cut down the Broncos‘ roster.

By Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. MDT, all NFL teams must cut their rosters down from 90 players to 53.

On Wednesday, teams will then begin building their practice squad, which will be filled with many players they release before the Tuesday deadline.

Here are the moves the Broncos made to knock the roster down to the final 53 players.

Players who have been cut

• QB Sam Ehlinger
• FB Michael Burton placed on season-ending IR
• ILB Drew Sanders placed on short-term IR
• TE Caleb Lohner
• FB Adam Prentice
• DL Kristian Williams
• S Keidron Smith
• TE Caden Prieskorn
• DL Jordan Miller
• ILB Jordan Turner
• ILB Garrett Wallow
• ILB Levelle Bailey
• WR AT Perry
• CB Reese Taylor
• OL Calvin Throckmorton
• CB Jaden Robinson
• CB Quinton Newsome
• WR Courtney Jackson
• S Sam Franklin Jr.
• WR Michael Bandy
• S Delarrin Turner-Yell
• OL Joe Michalski
• OL Will Sherman
• OL Marques Cox
• WR Kyrese Rowan
• CB Damarri Mathis
• RB Blake Watson
  • It will be an injury settlement with Watson as he suffered a sprained PCL in the final preseason game
• RB Audric Estime
• WR Jerjuan Newton
• OLB Garrett Nelson
• OT Xavier Truss
• DT Michael Dwumfour
• OL Clay Webb
• CB Joshua Pickett
• CB Micah Abraham
• WR Joaquin Davis
• OLB Andrew Farmer