The Broncos signed center Chris Myers to a 4-year, $11 million dollar contract and then they traded him to the Houston Texans for a 6th round pick in the 2008 NFL Draft.  Myers started all 16 games for the Broncos last season.  He played in 41 games and started 16 of them in his three seasons for the Broncos.  It doesn’t seem as if the Broncos got fair value for Myers.

The Broncos have signed WR Edell Shepherd.  He didn’t play at all last season in the NFL.  He has now played in 25 games in his NFL career and he has caught 13 passes for 163 yards (12.5 avg) with 1 TD grab.  Shepherd has also returned 3 punts for 24 yards (8.0 avg) and 37 kickoffs for 809 yards (21.9 avg).  Shepherd will be a long shot to make the Broncos but it helps his cause that he is a good special teams player.

The Broncos have signed linebacker Boss Bailey to a 5-year, $17.5 million dollar contract.  Bailey is CB Champ’s brother which is a nice thing.  Bailey played in 15 games for the Lions last season and he made 51 tackles, 2 passes defensed, 3.5 sacks and 1 forced fumble.  Bailey has now played in 58 games in his NFL career and he has made 265 tackles, 13 passes defensed, 7 sacks, 1 forced fumble and 2 interceptions including one returned for a TD.  This was a good move for the Broncos who needed help at linebacker.

The Broncos have signed linebacker Niko Koutouvides to a 3-year, $7.5 million dollar contract.  Koutouvides will likely be a backup linebacker and special teams ace for the Broncos.  He played in 15 games last season with the Seahawks and he made 24 tackles, defensed a pass and forced a fumble.  He has now played in 59 games in his NFL career and he has made 112 tackles, defensed 1 pass, has 1 sack and he’s forced one fumble. 

The Broncos have signed WR Keary Colbert to a 3-year, $7.2 million dollar contract.  Colbert played in 12 games last season for the Panthers and he caught 32 passes for 332 yards (10.4 avg).  He has now played in 55 games in his NFL career and he has caught 109 passes for 1,424 yards (13.1 avg) with 7 TD passes.  The Broncos are probably thinking of Colbert as more of a #3 WR and he could do a solid job if that’s all the Broncos are expecting.