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The Broncos have signed 31-year old DE Jarvis Green to a 4-year deal. Green played in 13 games for the Patriots last season and he had 36 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss and 1 sack. He has now played in 121 games in his NFL career in which he has made 232 tackles, defensed 5 passes, he has forced 9 fumbles and he has 28 sacks. This was a decent signing for the Broncos who hope that Green will really help out their pass rush this season and beyond.
The Broncos have signed 30-year old defensive tackle Justin Bannan to a 5-year deal. Bannan played in all 16 games for the Ravens last season and he had 35 tackles of which two went for a loss. Bannan has now played in 113 games in his NFL career and he has made 203 tackles, defensed 3 passes, has 5.5 sacks, he has forced 2 fumbles and he has 1 interception. Bannan will help with the Broncos’ run defense in 2010 and beyond.
The Broncos have signed 27-year old cornerback Nathan Jones to a 4-year, $13.6 million dollar contract. Jones played in all 16 games for the Dolphins last season and he had 54 tackles, 2 forced fumbles, 1 sack, 10 passes defensed and 2 interceptions. Jones has now played in 83 games in his NFL career and he has made 155 tackles, defensed 13 passes, forced 3 fumbles, has 6 sacks and he has 3 interceptions. This was a good signing for the Broncos because it adds depth to the secondary.
The Broncos have released 36-year old center Casey Wiegmann. Wiegmann started all 16 games for the Broncos last season. He started all 32 games in his two years with the Broncos. The Broncos are not a zone blocking team anymore as they want to go with more of a power blocking style. With that in mind look for Wiegmann to possibly surface with a team like the Texans or Redskins in 2010.
The Broncos have released 31-year old RB LaMont Jordan. Jordan played in 9 games for the Broncos last season and he carried the ball 25 times for 86 yards (3.4 ypc). Jordan also returned 1 kickoff for 6 yards and he had 2 tackles last season. The Broncos won’t miss Jordan as they have quite a few running backs on the roster that they like more than him.