Denver Broncos fill practice squad, includes veteran tight end released by Chargers

Travis Wakeman

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After cutting their roster down to 53 players, the Denver Broncos have now filled their practice squad, getting several names back with the team. However, many players they likely wanted to retain on the practice squad were claimed off waivers on Wednesday. 

In today's NFL, most of the practice squad players are going to see at least some regular season action. That makes each one of these players important to the overall build of this team.

The Broncos also made an interesting acquisition in the process, signing former Los Angeles Chargers tight end Donald Parham to the practice squad. Parham was somewhat surprisingly released by the Chargers after playing there the last four years but he brings a 6-foot-8 option that can be a force in the red zone.

For his career, Parham has caught 67 passes for 764 yards and 11 touchdowns. 

Here is a look at the rest of the players who were signed to the practice squad. 

Denver Broncos practice squad

Lil'Jordan Humphrey, WR

Tanner McAlister, S

Quinton Newsome, CB

Jordan Miller, DL

Matt Henningsen, DL

Calvin Throckmorton, G

Michael Burton, FB

Dondrea Tillman, OLB

Thomas Yassmin, TE

Michael Bandy, WR

Reese Taylor, CB

Nick Gargiulo, G

Tyler Badie, RB

David Sills, WR

Will Sherman, G

That leaves the Broncos with one spot on the practice squad still open. Speculation is that it will go to linebacker Jonas Griffith, one of the team's more surprising cuts, who is still weighing his options. 

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Travis Wakeman

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Travis Wakeman has been covering the NFL since 2012 when he started with Bleacher Report. After reporting about the Broncos there until 2016, he joined the FanSided network as a site expert covering the San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers while simultaneously covering the Broncos at Broncos Wire when that site launched. He then took over the Broncos site at FanSided in March 2020 and covered the team there until spring of 2024. A lifelong Broncos fan and fan of the game, Travis is filled with sometimes useless NFL knowledge, but it always serves him well in any trivia contest. You can follow him on Twitter/X @traviswakeman10.