Official Site of the Broncos · Sep 5, 2015
Breaking down the Broncos' roster at the 53-man deadline
There were some difficult cuts Saturday, including veterans Steven Johnson and Tony Carter, who played a combined 91 games for the Broncos in their careers.
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- It took some excruciating cuts for the Broncos to trim the roster to 53 players, and perhaps none was more painful than inside linebacker Steven Johnson.
Tony Carter and Steven JohnsonA starter during the second half of the 2014 season after Nate Irving tore his medial collateral ligament, Johnson was one of 20 players waived or released in advance of the 2 p.m. MDT deadline to get down to 53 players.
