The Denver Broncos acquired pass rush Stephen Weatherly in a trade Saturday with the Minnesota Vikings.
Stephen Weatherly was playing sparingly at protective end for the Vikings after re-signing with them this year, behind Danielle Hunter, Everson Griffen and D.J. Wonnum. The Vikings additionally sent out the Broncos a 2022 seventh-round draft pick in exchange for a 2023 seventh-round draft pick while unloading the remaining section of his $1.5 million base pay.
The Broncos will certainly use Weatherly as an outdoors linebacker in their 3-4 system. Star outside linebacker Von Miller sprained his ankle in their game on Thursday. The Broncos also placed inside linebacker Micah Kiser on damaged book after he injured his groin on Thursday.
Weatherly was a seventh-round draft pick by the Vikings in 2016. He played the 2020 period for Carolina. In 64 games, with 16 starts, Weatherly has 6 sacks, 2 required fumbles and also 20 quarterback hits.
Broncos Players, Staff & & Family Invited To Get COVID Vaccine
Members of the Denver Broncos organization as well as their family members went to a COVID-19 vaccination event at the UChealth Training Center on Wednesday. The group states the occasion was voluntary.
Players, trainers, team, graduates and cheerleaders were welcomed along with any member of the family that stay in the same house.
” In order to get back to regular, to get back to football the Broncos are mosting likely to do their component to ensure we are spreading out the message,” said Brittany Bowlen, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives.
Those that were immunized got the Pfizer shot.
Broncos Games Against 49ers, Cardinals Canceled As NFL Scraps Preseason Weeks 1, 4
The NFL is scrapping weeks one and four of the preseason according to several reports. Each team will play one game at home and one on the road.
The Denver Broncos were set to organize the San Francisco 49ers on Aug. 15 as well as take a trip to visit the Arizona Cardinals on Sept. 3. Both of those video games would certainly be canceled under the brand-new timetable.
The Broncos will certainly still organize the Chicago Bears on Aug. 22 and also will take a trip to LA to see the Rams on Aug. 29.
Most gamers are still anticipated to report to training camp on July 28. Cutting the preseason will certainly assist players’ in reacclimatizing to NFL play hereafter year’s extraordinary online offseason. Both the NFL as well as the NFL Player’s Association agree that gamers will certainly require more time than regular to enter into football form.
The Broncos open the 2020 normal period on Monday Night against the Tennesse Titans at Empower Field at Mile High. Kickoff is set for 8:10 p.m. MDT.